I’ve just had my car aligned, and I’ve been told that it’s 1 degree out on the offside and it could be a number of different things. Hub, castor, wish bone, track rod. Is there any way of working out what exactly it is?

Thanks

AC

 

Isn't that what the alignment is supposed to fix? Are they saying your offside is bent?

 

They missed out one as well... Strut!
anyway
Need more info.
Can you list your alignment readings.

Andy

 

Hi Andy,

Hope it's not the strut as they put a new one on!
I'll get the readings on here tonight.

Thanks

AC

 

OK got the settings it's the nearside

Left front -1.01 , (0.15 / -1.45)
Right front - -0.59 (1.45 / 0.15)

Camber
Left
2.02 (4.05 / 2.05)
Right
3.01 (2.05 / 4.05)

Caster
Left
0.04 (0.00 / 0.10)
Right
0.05 (0.10 / 0.00)

Thanks

AC

 

I think that your 1st figures are camber, 2nd castor and the 3rd toe.

With those castor figures I would expect the car to pull to the left. Bent wishbone on the left perhaps?

Good luck

 

It does pull slightly to the left. The problem I have, is the place I took it gave me a list of possibles, but pretty much told me there was no way of finding out exactly what was causing the problem. I don't mind fixing what is broken, but I don't want to change everything on the list.

 

I agree with Job. :Thumb:
Start with changing the lower wishbone as it's usually this that bends first.


Andy

 

Cheers guys