[Shop-talk] Car pulls left

[Pat Horne]

I’ve been thinking about that too. I’d check to see if the wheels have the same offset, at least in each pair. 

Peace,
Pat 

Pat Horne 
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On Mar 25, 2022, at 7:29 AM, Paul Parkanzky <parkanzky at gmail.com> wrote:


Is there anything on that side that is warm/hot after a long run on the highway? i.e. Put your hand on the hub and calipers on the left side to see if they're significantly hotter than on the right. That could point to a brake hanging up a bit or a wheel bearing that is failing.

It's puzzling to me that the pull would change when you move tires back and forth.

-Paul

On Fri, Mar 25, 2022 at 7:41 AM Jim Franklin <jamesf at groupwbench.org> wrote:
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>> On Mar 24, 2022, at 11:05 PM, David Scheidt <dmscheidt at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Take it to a body shop, I'd bet it's been crashed, and poorly repaired.  
> 
> Perhaps, however, even if the car was crushed into a ball and unfolded, as long as the wheels are in alignment, it shouldn't matter, right? The wheels are 4 independent points in space, which the alignment machine measures. It's not like things are fine when pointed straight but go to hell when I turn the wheel - it's when pointed straight that something puts a torque into the steering. 
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> What I'm searching for is a way that the alignment numbers would read in spec but something is still putting a force on the system. 
> 
> jim
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