Was my tracking done

dingding

Had my tracking done today, dropped it at a tyre place and he said to collect it half an hour laer.

Came back, he said he tracked it front and rear, I know it was off because the tyres were wearing on the inside.

However when I came back to collect my car, it seemed to be parked in the same place I left it.

When I am driving it the steering wheel is slightly off centre and it was off centre by the same amount before he tracked it.

So there was no change in the steering position.

The car is pulling slightly to the left but I don't think it was before.

Is there any way I can check if the tracking was done.

Should I bring it back and insist the steering wheel is straight when the car is going straight.

Should I forget about it, write the 50 euro off to experience and bring it some where else to get the tracking checked and wait while they do it.

colm_mcm

Bring it back and get them to drive the car

Jesus Shaves

dingding wrote: »

Had my tracking done today, dropped it at a tyre place and he said to collect it half an hour laer.

Came back, he said he tracked it front and rear,

Is is a 4 wheel drive?

El Inho

cars are suppose to pull to the left for safety.

was it ever crashed? track rods changed?

agree with above...get them to drive it

CiniO

OP I would definitely come back and ask them to make the steering wheel straight when driving straight.
Also I would ask for a printout from their machine showing all the angles.

CiniO

El Spearo wrote: »

cars are suppose to pull to the left for safety.

Please tell me you are joking :eek::eek::eek::eek:

dingding

Jesus Shaves wrote: »

Is is a 4 wheel drive?

It is a hybrid so it has 4 Wheel Drive but the rear wheels are driven by an electric motor. Most of the time it is 2 wheel drive.

It was never crashed and I think the tracking was messed up when I got it done about a year ago when I changed the tyres. That was when the steering wheel went off square.

No suspension parts ever changed.

Good idea to get them to drive it.

When I got the car new it never pulled to the left and I think the NCT check for that anyway.

colm_mcm

RX400h I'd assume

Thought you needed special equipment to do these?

RootX

El Spearo wrote: »

cars are suppose to pull to the left for safety.

No they're not!!! There's nothing safe about it, it's a fault that needs fixing.

El Inho

RootX wrote: »

No they're not!!! There's nothing safe about it, it's a fault that needs fixing.

well i dont mean a vicious veer...but its to pull away from oncoming traffic should the driver fall asleep?

or so i was told before.

Jesus Shaves

El Spearo wrote: »

well i dont mean a vicious veer...but its to pull away from oncoming traffic should the driver fall asleep?

or so i was told before.

that's a myth

colm_mcm

Road cambers to the left so you'd have the car following that. It's not a feature

dingding

colm_mcm wrote: »

RX400h I'd assume

Thought you needed special equipment to do these?

When I got it serviced the lexus garage just said the tracking was off and bring it to a tyre place to get it tracked

I must google see if I need any special equipment.
Might explain how 2 places made a mess of it.

And it is an RX 400h

CiniO

El Spearo wrote: »

well i dont mean a vicious veer...but its to pull away from oncoming traffic should the driver fall asleep?

or so i was told before.

Don't trust what people tell you in the future.

Car is meant to go straight ahead. If it's pulling to the side, it means there is something wrong.

Also how would you imagine, that they do suspension setup for RHD or LHD traffic to make sure it's pulling to the correct side. What if someone was driving in RHD car on the continent?

All pure nonsense. Car must go straight.

El Inho

CiniO wrote: »

Don't trust what people tell you in the future.

Car is meant to go straight ahead. If it's pulling to the side, it means there is something wrong.

Also how would you imagine, that they do suspension setup for RHD or LHD traffic to make sure it's pulling to the correct side. What if someone was driving in RHD car on the continent?

All pure nonsense. Car must go straight.

much more appreciation for the posters who clarified that without the air of obnoxiousness.

Wheelnut

El Spearo wrote: »

... without the air of obnoxiousness.

What's obnoxious about his post? I think it is important that your original statement be corrected in the clearest possible manner.

goz83

Holy crap people. Chill. I think the point was clear, but there was a bit condescending talk. ANy further discussion on this will not serve to further validate a point, which had clearly been corrected before the apparent obnoxious intervention.

T-Maxx

When you get tracking done you should be handed a print-out of the before/after values.

Nissan doctor

dingding wrote: »

It is a hybrid so it has 4 Wheel Drive but the rear wheels are driven by an electric motor. Most of the time it is 2 wheel drive.

It was never crashed and I think the tracking was messed up when I got it done about a year ago when I changed the tyres. That was when the steering wheel went off square.

No suspension parts ever changed.

Good idea to get them to drive it.

When I got the car new it never pulled to the left and I think the NCT check for that anyway.

There is no special equipment needed as such, but you would need proper equipment capable of the full range of 4 wheel alignment, and, more importantly, someone who knows how to use it.

Do you have the same brand and spec of tyres all around?

Avns1s

Nissan doctor wrote: »

There is no special equipment needed as such, but you would need proper equipment capable of the full range of 4 wheel alignment, and, more importantly, someone who knows how to use it.

Do you have the same brand and spec of tyres all around?

Also is the tyre thread depth and pressure the same, left and right?

Popoutman

It's a car that has four driven wheels, but it's not a true 4WD vehicle as the rear and the front are not connected, so there's a little less need for any speciality equipment.
However, it should be easy enough to get a proper 4-wheel alignment done.

As part of any alignment, the steering wheel should be centered and the wheels then aligned to suit, especially on any car that has any stability control that relies on an accurate steering wheel position to determine the requested direction. If the steering wheel is not centred then the ESP will not be able to operate correctly and may cause some unexpected behaviour if a skid were to occur.

If you feel that the car hasn't been done you should bring it back to them.

Oh, and all cars should be absolutely dead centre and zero pulling when on a straight and level road. Significant following of the road camber is indicative of very worn or out of spec suspension components and needs to be addressed quickly as that is a safety hazard.

unkel

Popoutman wrote: »

As part of any alignment, the steering wheel should be centered

+1

OP's car did not have the tracking done. Or at least not properly.

dingding

Thanks all,

I will put the cost down to experience, there is no point in going back to the same place again if they could not get it right the first time.

I need to find someone better in the North West. Anyone any recommendations.

And thanks for all the advice everyone, I have realised even if it was done, it was not done properly.

Cheers