deano87
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Right, here is the scenario.
I needed 2 new front tyres. The garage advised putting the older rears on the front (which didn't need replacing) and the 2 new ones on the rear. I agreed, they were all re-balanced and the tracking was done. They said the CV boot was split, so I had this done with the 10k mile interval service. They then said bring it back and they'll do the tracking for free, which they did.
Since then the car has been pulling to the left considerably. So much so after overtaking on the motorway, I just let go of the steering wheel and it pulls into the slower lane on its own. As a result the older tyres and starting to scrub out.
They re-did the tracking as I wasn't happy, they said it was out by 1mm, but nothing really to worry about. It is still pulling to the left.
They mentioned something about a 'radial pull' on the older tyres which are on the front. So swapping the tyres from side to side could either 1) rectify 2) make no difference 3) make it worse.
What I want to know, if it does make no difference, what else could be making it pull to the left? What about bushes and suspension arms, and that sort of thing?! I've just had it serviced/checked, so would presume this isn't the problem.
Any advice would be great!
 
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pow
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Mine was silly pulling to the left when I had the bent track rod.
First thing to do is to try swapping the rears and the fronts over and seeing if it wheels/tyres are at fault or it's a component on the car.
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deano87
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Ahhh yes, putting the new ones onto the front might help I've only ever hit the kerb once, which wasn't that hard, so I can't see it being that. . .never know though!
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N3CRO
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You seem to have nowt but probs with your car.
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pow
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Doesn't take much Mr. Deano.
Swap the tyres front to back though, on the same side (OSF to OSR, NSF to NSR etc etc) and report back.
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pow
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He does invent the odd few, but, I agree that pulling to the left is the most annoying thing IN THE WORLD
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deano87
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Car is fine and gives me hardly any trouble. Just niggly little things. It's a Corsa doing nearly 15k miles per year, things will go wrong 
pow - I'll change the front to back. If it still persists, needs looking at properly. If it fixes the problem. Old tyres needs swapping left to right.
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pow
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If it was running fine on the front wheels beforehand, then rule out the problem with dodgy rear wheels (if you have a slightly dodgy wheel, you want it to be on the back where it doesnt matter as much).
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N3CRO
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Mine seems to be fine too most of the time, its only really at MOT time it costs me money.
I've done less than 10,000 miles in the last 2 years so its still really low milage for its age too 
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John
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I hope this isn't the same bosch garage deano, they never do anything right.
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pow
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Umm, I changed my "friendly" family mechcanic the second he dropped both my front wheels face down.
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quote:
Originally posted by deano87
What I want to know, if it does make no difference, what else could be making it pull to the left?
Road camber, drains are on the left so you get a slight bias to that side on the road surface typically speaking.
You say you changed tyres from front to rear, are they level side to side for wear and have you checked the pressures? 
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steddy-eddie
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could be a buckled wheel or tyre not balanced correctly
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deano87
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quote:
Originally posted by LETGSI16V
Road camber, drains are on the left so you get a slight bias to that side on the road surface typically speaking.
You say you changed tyres from front to rear, are they level side to side for wear and have you checked the pressures?
Definitely not road camber. It does it on every single road, the same amount.
I put the brand new tyres on the rear, and older tyres which were on the rear, to the front. They haven't been swapped side to side. Tyre pressures are spot on. The tyres have slightly different wear each side.
I'll get the fronts put on the back and visa-versa first, and see what happens.
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deano87
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Just dropped it off. Will see what they say 
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deano87
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Stapletons just phoned. Apparently rear axle is bent. So this will cause a pull.
They swapped left to right, which didn't rectify the problem. So put the new tyres on the front and it is a lot better.
Weird.
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pow
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Leave it like that then
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deano87
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Going to, don't worry.
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pow
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I don't like the whole "new tyres on the rear" shit, prefer my better set of tyres n the front, they do most of the work?!?
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deano87
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The argument is though the front as more grip, so in a front wheel drive car with new tyres on the front, olds on the rear, you feel like you have loads of grip. But on the rear you don't so there is potential for the rear to slip out.
This isn't Stapletons saying this, its Michelin!
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