irishrover
Member Since: 18 Aug 2008
Location: The Treaty County
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Afternoon all,
brother just rang and had his tracking done after fitting 4 new tyres during week. He says the pull to the left is so bad, that if he driving on dual carriage way that by taking his hand off the wheel he can go from the fast lane to slow lane in less than 4 seconds until he has to grab the wheel and stop it from running into the verge. he took it back to where it was done and they say its being done to within the tolerances allowed and redone it seemingly. i have heard of pulling to the left but this sounds beyomd extreme. anything basic that could be wrong, other than just poor workmanship!
TIA
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 2nd Sep 2011 1:08 pm |
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euangibson
Member Since: 24 Dec 2010
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Mine pulled to the left.....got the alignment done...no difference  "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool,than to speak out and remove all doubt" ?.....what rubbish...
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| 2nd Sep 2011 1:16 pm |
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irishrover
Member Since: 18 Aug 2008
Location: The Treaty County
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Euan,
has there being any noticeable tyre wear. was your pull to the left as extreme as my brothers case.
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| 2nd Sep 2011 2:01 pm |
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euangibson
Member Since: 24 Dec 2010
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Certainly haven't noticed any uneven tyre wear....fronts (scorpions zeros)are pretty evenly worn and being a soft compound,I would guess they would show uneven wear more than other harder tyres ?
I would say the pull,at times, can be as dramatic as your brother is experiencing,but not under all road conditions.
I am very sensitive to any changes to the driving experience of any car I have owned,and I think the front end is more "floaty" under hard acceleration than it was before it was re-aligned....but maybe that is just because I was used to the old driving feeling ? "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool,than to speak out and remove all doubt" ?.....what rubbish...
Locking rear E-diff
RLD spare wheel protector & sump guard
Extended roof rails
Series 111 mudflaps
Black side tubes,grill and vents
Timed climate remote
Hids4u interior lights
D4 Firenze my2012 HSE
D3 Java 2005 SE manual (sold,sadly,thanks for the memories)
1966 '88 Series 2a....still starts in the morning better than I do...
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| 2nd Sep 2011 2:10 pm |
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haroosh
Member Since: 16 Nov 2010
Location: Perth & Kinross
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Mine was pulling quite severly to the left and in fact even the steering wheel was quite a bit of centre. Had 4 wheel alignment done and steering wheel now straight and car not pulling left at all. I was quite amazed by the effect the tracking has.
Hope it gets fixed soon as its blooming annoying when it is out.
Cheers...
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| 2nd Sep 2011 2:18 pm |
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irishrover
Member Since: 18 Aug 2008
Location: The Treaty County
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ok thanks for that. but it more the hassel wit having to over pulling to the left. says he gets pain in his arm.  
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| 2nd Sep 2011 2:18 pm |
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euangibson
Member Since: 24 Dec 2010
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Haroosh,out of interest where did you get it done ?
Andy White recommends CLCM Edinburgh (after he has put it into tight tolerance mode first) "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool,than to speak out and remove all doubt" ?.....what rubbish...
Locking rear E-diff
RLD spare wheel protector & sump guard
Extended roof rails
Series 111 mudflaps
Black side tubes,grill and vents
Timed climate remote
Hids4u interior lights
D4 Firenze my2012 HSE
D3 Java 2005 SE manual (sold,sadly,thanks for the memories)
1966 '88 Series 2a....still starts in the morning better than I do...
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| 2nd Sep 2011 2:27 pm |
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Calcul@tor
Member Since: 08 Mar 2006
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Who did the alignment? Was it a tyre dealer or proper LR dealer 4 wheel alignment? D4 XS MY12 Galway
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| 2nd Sep 2011 2:35 pm |
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haroosh
Member Since: 16 Nov 2010
Location: Perth & Kinross
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I got it done at Landybank Tyres (in Ladybank funnily enough) for around £60. Guys couldnt be more helpful and gave me a print out of the before and after results to take away.
Definately going back there for my tyres - which are imminent!!!!! - eeek!!!!!
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| 2nd Sep 2011 4:22 pm |
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irishrover
Member Since: 18 Aug 2008
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Brother got the tyre shop to do his after they fitted the tyres, so there adamant that everything is correct even if it is pulling towards the ditch & badly at that. I told him to go to LR with it, but its the hassel of getting off work and trying to get to a dealer, as not too many left in ireland now so few and far between! and personally of the few that are left, iv tried 3 but would only have faith in 1!
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| 2nd Sep 2011 4:38 pm |
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Calcul@tor
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A full Land Rover 4 wheel alignment apparently has a book time of 3 hours!
One local dealer quoted me £300+ to do it. A couple of others quoted £110 and about £95-140 depending on time taken (from memory). Both of these said it normally takes 1 - 1½ hours.
There are quite a few threads on this already. But quite possibly, this could be where the problem is? D4 XS MY12 Galway
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| 2nd Sep 2011 4:53 pm |
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caverD3
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Neeeds to be put into tight tolerence mode before the alignment is done. Needs Autologic or IDS (LR) to do it. Tyre place did not know this. “There are only three sports: bullfighting, motor racing, and mountaineering; all the rest are merely gamesâ€
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| 2nd Sep 2011 4:59 pm |
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haroosh
Member Since: 16 Nov 2010
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The guys at Ladybank took a good hour and half and adjusted all wheels at least a couple of times to get back in line. And it was £60. Sounds like others are charging alot of money to do it???
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| 2nd Sep 2011 5:11 pm |
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Barry C-All
Member Since: 13 Nov 2008
Location: Essex
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Hi Irishrover, assuming that the tracking is correct, try swapping the wheels, back to the front, and vice versa.It might cure the problem. 
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| 3rd Sep 2011 10:00 am |
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irishrover
Member Since: 18 Aug 2008
Location: The Treaty County
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Barry,
Tyres are brand new as of early this week. Michelin Synchrones i think. Cant see how would make a difference but ill mention it anyway! cheers
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| 3rd Sep 2011 11:10 am |
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