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Car pulls to one side
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Just to update you all on this matter. I had 4 wheel alignment carried out on my car last Thursday by a professional body shop in Hull, one of the best in the area. Well worth the cost to me of £45.00. The steering wheel has been centred and adjustment made to the Partial Toe (as per the print out). The guy there pointed out to me that the Caster is out by a significant degree. I am not sure how I can post the print out on this forum so you can see the figures. I understand the Caster is the third most important alignment angle and it can cause a vehicle to drift or lead to one side (exactly what my complaint was all about). However, the vehicle handles much better now. there is a slight drift to nearside but nothing to what it was. I am considering swapping front wheels nearside to offside now, just to see IF that makes any difference. It is interesting to note that the print out supplied to me by Vauxhall (in the Technical Field Managers report) didn't show Caster - the squares were blank - no figures in place. I am told by the guy at the body shop, replacement of the wishbones may correct the Caster problem, any ideas you chaps out there? Can the Caster
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Car pulls to one side - by Paul A - 18:th-Nov-2014, 21:34:45
Car pulls to one side - by Rusty2009 - 18:th-Nov-2014, 21:50:30
Car pulls to one side - by Paul A - 18:th-Nov-2014, 22:18:45
Car pulls to one side - by Rusty2009 - 18:th-Nov-2014, 23:13:01
Car pulls to one side - by tucpal - 19:th-Nov-2014, 06:00:02
Car pulls to one side - by JohnL - 19:th-Nov-2014, 13:39:23
Car pulls to one side - by Kevin - 20:th-Nov-2014, 08:37:46
Car pulls to one side - by Rusty2009 - 20:th-Nov-2014, 08:52:30
Car pulls to one side - by Paul A - 20:th-Nov-2014, 22:59:28
Car pulls to one side - by Kevin - 21:st-Nov-2014, 00:32:04
Car pulls to one side - by tucpal - 21:st-Nov-2014, 04:59:03
Car pulls to one side - by Rusty2009 - 21:st-Nov-2014, 08:18:33
Car pulls to one side - by J1ODYA - 21:st-Nov-2014, 10:17:32
Car pulls to one side - by Paul A - 21:st-Nov-2014, 17:23:45
Car pulls to one side - by Paul A - 25:th-Nov-2014, 22:46:45
Car pulls to one side - by tucpal - 26:th-Nov-2014, 09:22:04
Car pulls to one side - by Rusty2009 - 30:th-Nov-2014, 12:02:36
Car pulls to one side - by Paul A - 1:st-Dec-2014, 23:12:12
Car pulls to one side - by Paul A - 1:st-Dec-2014, 23:15:42
Car pulls to one side - by tucpal - 2:nd-Dec-2014, 06:33:37
Car pulls to one side - by Rusty2009 - 2:nd-Dec-2014, 08:09:18
Car pulls to one side - by Paul A - 2:nd-Dec-2014, 19:00:01

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