car pulling to left , solved by swapping left and right, why
Discussion
GeniusOfLove said:
Crap/knackered tyre or less likely but damaged wheel.
Or badly fitted wheel originally and now resolved, some crap on the hub stopping the wheel from fitting totally flush could cause mischief. Swap them back and see what happens!
Thanks, swapped back and issue is back. Assuming it’s a bad tyre and not a balancing issue?Or badly fitted wheel originally and now resolved, some crap on the hub stopping the wheel from fitting totally flush could cause mischief. Swap them back and see what happens!
No help to the op I'm afraid, but years ago my then director bought an old mini, with a Honda Vtec engine shoehorned in! Upgraded brakes, suspension etc. The thing f*ckin flew! But, above 60 he'd get an annoying vibration, which got worse the faster he went!
Took it to a couple of places near him who checked the wheels, tyres, bearings, balancing, everything they could think of, no better. Must've cost him a fortune! Finally he was told to take it to the so called Guru of these cars up North, he was in Essex. Think it was Batley or near there, but it was over 20yrs ago. He drove it up, under 60 all the way, so up the A1. He was knackered by the time he got to Hull, where I am.
Anyway, drove to the expert next morning, dropped off the mini, and I took him round a few customers while the expert 'tinkered'. He got a call a couple of hours later, "Cars done, come and pick it up when you're ready!"
Turned out it was a minute flat spot, on one of the front tyres I think, that wasn't easy to see. 1 New'ish tyre later, job done. Hi Andy, if you're reading this .
Took it to a couple of places near him who checked the wheels, tyres, bearings, balancing, everything they could think of, no better. Must've cost him a fortune! Finally he was told to take it to the so called Guru of these cars up North, he was in Essex. Think it was Batley or near there, but it was over 20yrs ago. He drove it up, under 60 all the way, so up the A1. He was knackered by the time he got to Hull, where I am.
Anyway, drove to the expert next morning, dropped off the mini, and I took him round a few customers while the expert 'tinkered'. He got a call a couple of hours later, "Cars done, come and pick it up when you're ready!"
Turned out it was a minute flat spot, on one of the front tyres I think, that wasn't easy to see. 1 New'ish tyre later, job done. Hi Andy, if you're reading this .
sunnyb13 said:
car pulling to left and needing a lot of steering input to keep straight at higher speeds.
Swapped my front left and front right wheels and it seems to have resolved. Any ideas what would have caused it?
Your alignment is out.Swapped my front left and front right wheels and it seems to have resolved. Any ideas what would have caused it?
Your old tyres are worn as a result of that.
When you swapped the tyres side to side. The wear on the tyres is cancelling out the mis alignment of the suspension/steering components
So if you imagine that the left front has positive camber. And the right front has negative camber
Exaggerated, but you get the idea
The most wear on those tyres will be where the red stars are.
When you swapped the tyres side to side. You are then going to wear the tyres in a different area. The blue stars, the part of the tyre that is nowhere near as worn out
However, if you dont sort the alignment, in due course you'll knacker the tyres again and be back to the same bad handling
Make sense?
BunkMoreland said:
sunnyb13 said:
car pulling to left and needing a lot of steering input to keep straight at higher speeds.
Swapped my front left and front right wheels and it seems to have resolved. Any ideas what would have caused it?
Your alignment is out.Swapped my front left and front right wheels and it seems to have resolved. Any ideas what would have caused it?
Your old tyres are worn as a result of that.
The most wear on those tyres will be where the red stars are.
When you swapped the tyres side to side. You are then going to wear the tyres in a different area. The blue stars, the part of the tyre that is nowhere near as worn out
However, if you dont sort the alignment, in due course you'll knacker the tyres again and be back to the same bad handling
Make sense?
When you swap the wheels side to side the wear is still in EXACTLY the same place.
E-bmw said:
BunkMoreland said:
sunnyb13 said:
car pulling to left and needing a lot of steering input to keep straight at higher speeds.
Swapped my front left and front right wheels and it seems to have resolved. Any ideas what would have caused it?
Your alignment is out.Swapped my front left and front right wheels and it seems to have resolved. Any ideas what would have caused it?
Your old tyres are worn as a result of that.
The most wear on those tyres will be where the red stars are.
When you swapped the tyres side to side. You are then going to wear the tyres in a different area. The blue stars, the part of the tyre that is nowhere near as worn out
However, if you dont sort the alignment, in due course you'll knacker the tyres again and be back to the same bad handling
Make sense?
When you swap the wheels side to side the wear is still in EXACTLY the same place.
Swap the wheels side-to-side and what do you have?....
TwinKam said:
E-bmw said:
BunkMoreland said:
sunnyb13 said:
car pulling to left and needing a lot of steering input to keep straight at higher speeds.
Swapped my front left and front right wheels and it seems to have resolved. Any ideas what would have caused it?
Your alignment is out.Swapped my front left and front right wheels and it seems to have resolved. Any ideas what would have caused it?
Your old tyres are worn as a result of that.
The most wear on those tyres will be where the red stars are.
When you swapped the tyres side to side. You are then going to wear the tyres in a different area. The blue stars, the part of the tyre that is nowhere near as worn out
However, if you dont sort the alignment, in due course you'll knacker the tyres again and be back to the same bad handling
Make sense?
When you swap the wheels side to side the wear is still in EXACTLY the same place.
Swap the wheels side-to-side and what do you have?....
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