Slimer
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More than likely it's just the camber in the road giving the impression of pull to the left The End
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simon
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Oh and £369.42 so cheaper than most peoples quoted 1st Service 
Also they do a corrosion check that the dealer in Notts (from another thread) include in their 'top notch' service... its part of the normal checks at service time.
I'd personally download the maintenance check sheet and make sure your bill doe snot include an item on this and they have charged you separately !
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| 30th Nov 2005 10:05 pm |
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BN
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Slimer wrote:More than likely it's just the camber in the road giving the impression of pull to the left
If the car is spot on and tyres correct with pressures it really should not pull at all. None of our other cars pull at all, neither did any of my 110's when serviced correctly.
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| 30th Nov 2005 10:09 pm |
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simon
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BN wrote:Slimer wrote:More than likely it's just the camber in the road giving the impression of pull to the left
If the car is spot on and tyres correct with pressures it really should not pull at all. None of our other cars pull at all, neither did any of my 110's when serviced correctly.
the pull is only very slight and is not noticeable at all unless you let wheel go.
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| 30th Nov 2005 10:14 pm |
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BN
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simon wrote:BN wrote:Slimer wrote:More than likely it's just the camber in the road giving the impression of pull to the left
If the car is spot on and tyres correct with pressures it really should not pull at all. None of our other cars pull at all, neither did any of my 110's when serviced correctly.
the pull is only very slight and is not noticeable at all unless you let wheel go.
Simon, it should not be there at all. If you are on a very acute camber, then maybe, but on most road, no. My Motorhome to the Jimny have no pull at all, but they are serviced by real mechanics, not fitters, which most of LR guys are nowadays.
On a perfectly balanced and aligned car it should follow a motorway without hardly touching the wheel. Motorways are designed to 'aim' the car by their cambers and gradients. It is also to reduce 'lack of attention' lapses or even cat naps, so no pull is the aim of the game.
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| 30th Nov 2005 10:18 pm |
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simon
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mmm OK. Will give that a go on the M40 tomorrow and see where I get too 
Seriously. Will see what exactly I actually mean by pull too...
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| 30th Nov 2005 10:24 pm |
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BN
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simon wrote:mmm OK. Will give that a go on the M40 tomorrow and see where I get too
Seriously. Will see what exactly I actually mean by pull too...
It's not the birds your pulling 
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| 30th Nov 2005 10:26 pm |
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simon
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BN wrote:simon wrote:mmm OK. Will give that a go on the M40 tomorrow and see where I get too
Seriously. Will see what exactly I actually mean by pull too...
It's not the birds your pulling
at my age !
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| 30th Nov 2005 10:27 pm |
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Slimer
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Northants may have good cambers, down here it's like being at Tixover on some roads, you never know which way they're going to try and throw you next  The End
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| 30th Nov 2005 10:29 pm |
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BN
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Slimer wrote:Northants may have good cambers, down here it's like being at Tixover on some roads, you never know which way they're going to try and throw you next
Ahhh thats your driving Slimer, not the road, well thats what the authorities would say.
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| 30th Nov 2005 10:36 pm |
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Winger
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I think this has gone a little  .
The camber setting on two of my wheels was over a degree out - the acceptable tolerance is actually only a few minutes either side of zero.
I doubt that the two bad wheels would have managed 15k miles before needing a tyre change...............
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| 30th Nov 2005 10:43 pm |
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simon
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And the reason for my NSF tyre being more worn ?
And should I have the wheels rotated left to right if they are not ?
Cheers,
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| 30th Nov 2005 10:56 pm |
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Winger
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If it is the only one that is noticeably more worn than any of the others, you should have the alignment checked - may explain the pulling.
As it pulls, it is more likely to be a toe problem than a camber one.
Rotating wheels? An old fashioned idea, which people still seem to insist on doing. By dint of steering, fronts are likely to wear faster than rears. All I ever do is swap fronts to backs when I think the overall tyre wear warrants.
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| 30th Nov 2005 11:03 pm |
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simon
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Winger wrote:If it is the only one that is noticeably more worn than any of the others, you should have the alignment checked - may explain the pulling.
As it pulls, it is more likely to be a toe problem than a camber one.
Rotating wheels? An old fashioned idea, which people still seem to insist on doing. By dint of steering, fronts are likely to wear faster than rears. All I ever do is swap fronts to backs when I think the overall tyre wear warrants.
Cheers... will save up for a new set all round.
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| 1st Dec 2005 12:29 am |
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At the 15K service my dealer told me that the front pads would nedd changing soon - in other words they wouldn't last until the next service  . I took the car to a mates non franchised LR garage at 19500 to check and they were close enough that it was worth changing, not completely worn, but close. When we put it up on the ramp I noticed that although I had 6mm of tread on the outer edge the inside edges were as bald as a badgers ar$e! Phoned LR Customer care and was advised to take it in to local dealer and get them to raise an "AWA" This I did and within 24 hours they came back with an offer of 75% towards the cost of new tyres. I am well happy! They will do the following, Air suspension re-calibration, new tyres and then 4 wheel alignment. Cost to me £200 + VAT Well done Land Rover  The wear was virtually identical on all 4 tyres, 6mm 4mm 1mm. Mine also pulled to the left despite the fact that tyre pressres were correct. D4 HSE Luxury SDV6,
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