Pulling to the left

[leeshell]

HI looking for help :-)

My car is pulling to the left. Not noticable zooming around town but I do notice it when I'm on the motorway.

Went to get it sorted today (some laser line thingy) and was told they don't hold my model details in their book.

Does anyone know what the stock tracking settings are for a 3R?

Lee

[nigelw]

Usually pulling isnt a tracking problem if it always dives to one side (if it dives all over , it's toe d out ! ) ..... get it checked first , but if its ok look at the tyre wear to see if its even , could it be the brakes pulling ? ..if not , uneven camber or castor can causes pulling to one side only . Hope I have been of a little use !

Nigel

[slipstream 1985]

tyre presures?

[leeshell]

Thanks for the replies, both are useful to me :-). The guys at the garage couldn't get me in today to check why it's pulling but asked me to get the tracking settings in case for when I go back.

Is there a list of settings somewhere for a 3R showing what tyre pressures shoud be, camber and castor settings, tracking settings etc?

I have checked the tyres and they look fine, no lob-sided wearing.
Braking doesn't feel to be sticking, I can brake firmly and car stops in a straight line. Setting off I don't notice the pulling, only at higher speeds.

[daddysumo]

leeshell said:

HI looking for help :-)

My car is pulling to the left. Not noticable zooming around town but I do notice it when I'm on the motorway.

Went to get it sorted today (some laser line thingy) and was told they don't hold my model details in their book.

Does anyone know what the stock tracking settings are for a 3R?

Lee

You need 10 minutes toe out per side on the front(20 total toe) and 20 minutes toe in at the rear per side (40 total toe)

Steve

[nigelw]

are all the tyres worn equally (including the rears ) agree with op to check tyre pressures . I dont know how long you've had the car or when the problem came on , but I bought mine and the previous owner had fitted two different makes of tyre on the back and it did exactly what you are saying , but Tyre pressures first (cheap and easy )

[leeshell]

Minutes were mentioned so that sounds good. Many thanks.

I've had the car two years. Put 4 new Eagle F1's on last year and they have good tread on them (I'm ashamed to say) and all look as evenly worn.

I'll check my pressures and make sure they are all the same

[AMG Merc]

You could also try swapping your front wheel over and seeing what happens.

[ThatPhilBrettGuy]

AMG Merc said:

You could also try swapping your front wheel over and seeing what happens.

What, so the directional tyres run the wrong way?

[AMG Merc]

ThatPhilBrettGuy said:

AMG Merc said:

You could also try swapping your front wheel over and seeing what happens.

What, so the directional tyres run the wrong way?

Well I meant...

[mrdemon]

to much toe out on one side I would say

thought the geo settings was in the owners book.

[F.C.]

Could be rear toe also, needs checked.
Camber is not adjustable on standard cars.

[nigelw]

you can run directional tyres the wrong way for a short time so long as you dont cane it ! ...I'm sure a few hundred yards will show if the problem has swapped sides ? .....