Wheel alignment when changing tyres

[lecanonnier]

Hi,

Wonder if anyone has any advice? I've just had a major service on my Fiesta and was told I need 3 new tyres, which I'm getting done at a different garage this week. Will I need to get the tracking/alignment done with the tyre change? This should have been included in the service so I'm hoping I won't need to get it done again.

Thanks in advance for any help!

[Scrump]

There is no definitive need to have tracking checked because of a tyre change.
If your old tyres showed signs of uneven wear then it makes sense to have the tracking checked in order to prevent uneven wear in the new tyres.

[_Hoppers]

If the tyres are worn unevenly, ie at the outer/inner edges I'd say yes. I'd also be tempted to get 4 new tyres depending on the condition of the 4th. Kwik Fit are doing 15% off if you buy 4 tyres, might be worth a look?

[GreenV8S]

Changing tyres doesn't affect the tracking / alignment. If that was OK before, it will be OK after.

[HustleRussell]

Why should wheel alignment have been included in the service? Were you billed for it? It's not a task which is done as a matter of course during a service.

[Chris32345]

HustleRussell said:

Why should wheel alignment have been included in the service? Were you billed for it? It's not a task which is done as a matter of course during a service.

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You could drive 100k miles in a car and never need wheel alignment if it was all on good roads without potholes or hitting curbs

But it's definitely not a service item

[Penelope Stopit]

Stand to be corrected but

The way I see it is that if the major service included the replacing of any suspension parts or wheel bearings, the tracking had to be checked as part of the job

[Hol]

Penelope Stopit said:

Stand to be corrected but

The way I see it is that if the major service included the replacing of any suspension parts or wheel bearings, the tracking had to be checked as part of the job

You are looking at it from the wrong perspective.

No high street main dealer automatically replaces wheel bearings or shocks as part of a main service schedule.
However, during the service they might notice that they need replacing and ask if you wanted to have them done at the same time (at extra cost).
They may appear on the same invoice, however.

Replaced like-for-like, neither of those items would upset the steering geometry, but something like a new steering arm/rack, could do so,

[NotBenny]

Penelope Stopit said:

Stand to be corrected but

The way I see it is that if the major service included the replacing of any suspension parts or wheel bearings, the tracking had to be checked as part of the job

a major service would include inspection of these components, but if they required changing that would be an additional work item, as would tracking/wheel alignment check/adjust.

UNLESS it was a warranty item, in which case the additional work would be zero cost but you'd still expect it to be listed on the invoice.

[Penelope Stopit]

NotBenny said:

Penelope Stopit said:

Stand to be corrected but

The way I see it is that if the major service included the replacing of any suspension parts or wheel bearings, the tracking had to be checked as part of the job

a major service would include inspection of these components, but if they required changing that would be an additional work item, as would tracking/wheel alignment check/adjust.

UNLESS it was a warranty item, in which case the additional work would be zero cost but you'd still expect it to be listed on the invoice.

Understood

Thank you