Re: alignment

[John Kiekhaefer <jonnk@execpc.com>]

Two possible answers besides just plain bad job of alignment:
1.  Tire pull - Poor quality new tires may not be matched exactly in their
orientation. Tires like Goodyear Eagle GA for example.  I  have had two brand new
Jetta GLXs which were aligned properly but pulled  in one direction.  In both
cases, switching the right front wheel with the left front wheel changed the pull
to the other direction.  In one case, swapping the front wheels with the rear
wheels fixed the problem.  In the other case, the Goodyear dealer replaced one
front tire with a tire beter matched which fixed the problem.
2.  Rim Imbalance  - I had an 87 Jetta GLI which pulled to one side when new
tires were installed.  Turned out to be due to be rim imbalance problem.  Moved
the front rims to the back and the problem was solved.  It showed up again when
the wheels were again moved to the front when rotation occurred.  After that,
rotated tires only by moving the tires and keeping the rims where they were.
John Kiekhaefer


VR6vEEEdUB@aol.com wrote:

> opps forgot...
>
> had the car aligned also when i had the tires changed.  i had it aligned at a
> different place.  when done they said the rear was aligned and only one of
> the fronts were out of alignment.  so he corrected it and then i took it out
> for a drive.  for some odd reason the car now drifts slowly to the left and
> the steering wheel is turned slightly to the right.  i drove the car no as
> many flat straight roads as i can and all i get is the same result.  could it
> possibly be when the mechanic did the alignment that it could throw off the
> steering wheel?  im clueless when it comes to this subject any info would be
> helpful.  btw im taking it back to have them look at it again.  if not taking
> it somewhere else then bring the receipt back to them to get my money back.
>
> thanks in advance again...
> marc