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The car should be put into TTM, alignment carried out, taken out of TTM, steering sensor calibrated, then road tested to make sure the wheel is straight My D3 Build Thread
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ok great ,thanks for clarifying mike! now the hard part .. is there any where I can get all this done under one roof? why is this so difficult? I just want my car to be sorted and have a straight steering wheel , don't understand why they make it so complicated. rant over blessed are the losers ,for they determine the winners
29th Dec 2013 6:29 pm
Disco_Mikey
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There are not many alignment places that have the facilities to put into TTM, re-calibrate the SAS, AND align it all in the same place.
I know most places in Dundee won't touch D3/D4/RRS 4 wheel alignment, due to this.My D3 Build Thread
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Oh man this is soo frustrating! Any tips on what . Should do or go then for each bit! I hear Ladybank tyres have the hunter laser equipment, I pass them every day going to work. But need to get the whole package sorted for peace of mind
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She just wants to be happy!blessed are the losers ,for they determine the winners
29th Dec 2013 6:46 pm
Flapjack
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So what does everyone do then if noone does everything required to have the d3 done correctly? Would land rover dealers be able to do it properly? I need to get this sorted but seems to be an impossible task? Help me out guy's!?!blessed are the losers ,for they determine the winners
31st Dec 2013 12:43 am
Disco_Mikey
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What I posted is the correct way to do an alignment.
In all honesty, TTM is not required. A big deal seems to be made over this, which is not really necessary. Set the car to normal ride height, open a door to stop the suspension moving, and align the car. Re-calibrate the SAS, and road test.
If the steering wheel is not central, re-adjust the front toe, recalibrate and road test again.My D3 Build Thread
He's not able to put it in to TTM. Worth getting your bushes checked before getting it aligned.There is no such thing as bad weather, only the wrong clothes.
31st Dec 2013 9:36 am
gilmore
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I had a similar problem a few years ago on my D3. I told the LR dealer to straighten out the wheel after he'd done some work on the suspension, which he duly did.
All was well for a few days driving on local roads, then I headed to Wales for a weekend. Once the D3 was on the motorway for a few miles the car went into limp-home on lowered suspension mode. I pulled over, reset the systems using the old lock-unlock seven times trick and headed off again. After a few miles it did it again. I drove from Leicester to Wales on lowered suspension. Grrrr.
After a few phone calls 10ForCash told me that it was caused by:
1. The steering wheel had been "manually" turned to make it look "straight"
2. The rest of the car though it was still turning right
3. On a motorway, the wheel sensors expected the wheels to be travelling at different speeds to each other (as the car thought it was turning) but as the car was really going straight, then they were all going at the same speed.
4. This made the computer think it was in a fault and therefore shut up shop and went into limp-home mode.
Took it back to Stratstones, who sorted it out properly (eventually).
I mention this as it's something to consider when fudging the steering wheel around.
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now the hard part .. is there any where I can get all this done under one roof? why is this so difficult? I just want my car to be sorted and have a straight steering wheel , don't understand why they make it so complicated. rant over 
