Wheel Alignment Question?
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Some context - Hit a pole hole few weeks ago which buckled alloy, got that repaired but had steering wobble at 70+. Got wheels balanced, didn't fix the wobble. Also car was pulling to left and steering felt very loose when hitting small bumps in road. Got wheels aligned and the result was the below pictures... the garage said nothing can be done to fix/align the front left camber but it won't effect the car anyway? Is this true? Can someone explain this please? Also my car still feels the same, the balancing and aligning has fixed nothing. Is it also too late to try and claim from the council?
stevieturbo said:
So at most they've adjusted front toe, rear toe somehow and ignored front camber ?
More importantly...what did they tell you ?
They literally just told me they can't adjust the camber on VW Golf's because they'd have to move the whole subframe or something like that which would then mess up the front right camber, also that it would not effect the car in anway...More importantly...what did they tell you ?
Red 4 said:
It's still out of manufacturer's spec/ tolerance.
It means something is bent if it can't be adjusted back into tolerance/ the car cannot be adjusted for camber.
Could the pothole have bent something? I am based in Bedfordshire. The garage offered to inspect the car to look for damage from the pothole, is it worth a shot?It means something is bent if it can't be adjusted back into tolerance/ the car cannot be adjusted for camber.
ToastedDrive said:
Could the pothole have bent something? I am based in Bedfordshire. The garage offered to inspect the car to look for damage from the pothole, is it worth a shot?
If the pothole cracked your wheel I'd imagine it was quite an impact.I''m not an expert on VW Golf suspension so I don't know how adjustable they are but I've had subframes moved on cars to get the best alignment. It:s not a massive job. Move the subframe to get the left front back in tolerance then adjust everything else around that.
Check out a Golf owners forum to see what can and can't be done ?
If something is bent though it means replacing parts and more cost.
Who did the alignment ? Specialist or jack of all trades (master of none)?
Edited by Red 4 on Thursday 10th May 15:15
Red 4 said:
If the pothole cracked your wheel I'd imagine it was quite an impact.
I''m not an expert on VW Golf suspension so I don't know how adjustable they are but I've had subframes moved on cars to get the best alignment. It:s not a massive job. Move the subframe to get the left front back in tolerance then adjust everything else around that.
Check out a Golf owners forum to see what can and can't be done ?
If something is bent though it means replacing parts and more cost.
Who did the alignment ? Specialist or jack of all trades (master of none)?
Jack of all trades. Do you think it's too late to try and claim from the council if it turns out something is bent and needs replacing? it happened about 3-4 weeks ago now...I''m not an expert on VW Golf suspension so I don't know how adjustable they are but I've had subframes moved on cars to get the best alignment. It:s not a massive job. Move the subframe to get the left front back in tolerance then adjust everything else around that.
Check out a Golf owners forum to see what can and can't be done ?
If something is bent though it means replacing parts and more cost.
Who did the alignment ? Specialist or jack of all trades (master of none)?
Edited by Red 4 on Thursday 10th May 15:15
ToastedDrive said:
thebraketester said:
The front camber on the mk5 is indeed only adjustable by moving the whole subframe and trying to achieve a happy medium.
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