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Steering alignment, can't get it right

inabina · 2015-08-26 18:05:58

Hi all Hoping someone else has had this issue and can offer advice. I have an issue with my 06 xc90 drifting left unless i nudge my steering wheel right on the straight road. First stop said they fixed it, the issue remained. Went to a local garage today, they said its now 100pc after they test drove it. For me, its still…

26-08-2015 6:05pm

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inabina

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Hi all
Hoping someone else has had this issue and can offer advice.
I have an issue with my 06 xc90 drifting left unless i nudge my steering wheel right on the straight road.
First stop said they fixed it, the issue remained.
Went to a local garage today, they said its now 100pc after they test drove it. For me, its still drifting left.
Am i expecting too much?
See latest tracking report attached....

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#2 26-08-2015 6:09pm

mrsoundie

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Have you considered the camber of the road?

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#3 26-08-2015 6:10pm

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Switch the two rear tyres to the front , if this helps it's just a bad tyre

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#4 26-08-2015 6:27pm

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Your camber isn't great left hand front and the back they barely adjusted, you may have a bad shock in the front but the back is easily adjusted on these

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#5 27-08-2015 3:23pm

ciarsd

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Have you inspected your wheels for any damage such as a buckle/flat spot? I had a similar complaint with a previous car, and it turned out to be a flat spot on one of the OEM alloys. A repair and it went away.

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