Tracking: am I being unreasonable?
Discussion
For the MOT on my car (1998 Volvo V70) I had a front wheel bearing replaced, together with a couple of track rod ends. Because of this, it was tracked.
When I got the car back, everything was fine but the steering wheel was off centre, the top was at about 11 o'clock when driving straight (it was pretty much straight before the work was done, maybe slightly off but not so much you'd notice). I contacted the garage and they had it back. Then it come back with the top at about 1 o'clock.
I spoke to the owner of the garage who said to bring it back again and he would do it personally. I know he spent a long time on it, with numerous test drives. But the top is now back at 11 o'clock. He said it was very difficult to get the wheel straight.
Now before I talk to them again, am I being unreasonable to expect the wheel to be straight? Does an off-set wheel bother anyone else?
Thanks.
When I got the car back, everything was fine but the steering wheel was off centre, the top was at about 11 o'clock when driving straight (it was pretty much straight before the work was done, maybe slightly off but not so much you'd notice). I contacted the garage and they had it back. Then it come back with the top at about 1 o'clock.
I spoke to the owner of the garage who said to bring it back again and he would do it personally. I know he spent a long time on it, with numerous test drives. But the top is now back at 11 o'clock. He said it was very difficult to get the wheel straight.
Now before I talk to them again, am I being unreasonable to expect the wheel to be straight? Does an off-set wheel bother anyone else?
Thanks.
Update:
The car had started to judder under braking, the steering wheel shaking, for a few weeks before all this tracking issue started. Not too bad, the brakes worked fine apart from the slight judder. I lived with it for a few weeks and it went in for an MOT. Passed (after the work already described in the first post was done) no advisories on the brakes which I was pleased at but surprised. Shortly after the MOT the steering wheel started to pull to the right under braking. More accurate to say the car braked in a straight line but the wheel pulled itself straight under braking, and then the top of the wheel would go back to 11 o'clock with foot off the brakes.
I booked it into a garage as this was most definitely not right. The garage found the offside wishbone 'completely knackered' and the nearside not much better.
Both replaced, now no judder and the steering wheel is now straight
The car had started to judder under braking, the steering wheel shaking, for a few weeks before all this tracking issue started. Not too bad, the brakes worked fine apart from the slight judder. I lived with it for a few weeks and it went in for an MOT. Passed (after the work already described in the first post was done) no advisories on the brakes which I was pleased at but surprised. Shortly after the MOT the steering wheel started to pull to the right under braking. More accurate to say the car braked in a straight line but the wheel pulled itself straight under braking, and then the top of the wheel would go back to 11 o'clock with foot off the brakes.
I booked it into a garage as this was most definitely not right. The garage found the offside wishbone 'completely knackered' and the nearside not much better.
Both replaced, now no judder and the steering wheel is now straight
Edited by JumboBeef on Sunday 23 October 21:54
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