front wheel alignment
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Instructor
Joined: Jun 2005
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front wheel alignment
I took my car to have a front end aligment at the local chevy dealer. Drove it afterwrads and I find that the car pulls to the right. i noticed that the air preossue is 39 on the left and 38 on the right. could this be causing it? Or was the alignment not done right?
Racer
Joined: Feb 2004
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From: De Pere WI
one pound of pressure will not cause a pull. The car has adjustable toe in rear and would need a four wheel alignment, the fact if only they only did the front it could pull because it may not be aligned with the rear. A bad tire could also cause a pull, do not just assume it is bad alignment
Melting Slicks
Joined: Sep 2006
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From: Redding CA
They punch in the year/model/make to a computer and adjust "til the little gauge turns green" so to speak.
The guy would have to be a REAL dummy to not have aligned all 4 wheels on a vette. The REAR tie rod ends are in plain sight also.
To the OP, your pull is caused by a poor alignment or inexperienced technician or a combo of the two.
Take it back and ask them to fix it properly..
Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2004
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From: EXTON PA
Make sure it was not just a front end aliment...the best working aliment is a 4 wheel aliment.
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Le Mans Master
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From: Ft. Lauderdale Fl
Around here, South Florida, there are allignment shops....thats almost all they do. Most dealerships don't specialize in allignments. Vette handles worse after the work done by the dealership?
Take it back and demand they do it right.
Take it back and demand they do it right.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Apr 2002
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From: Clever, MO aka SOMO
C5's should have 30psi in the tires when cold.........in the morning before you back out of the garage! Adjust your tires pressures and take it back to the alignment shop. Take it back as many times as you have to, until you're satisfied that it drives straight and the steering is straight. Let the service manager drive the car with you in it too, so he can feel it.
Drifting
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From: Bahama North Carolina
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Joined: May 2007
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From: Sterling VA
Check the front wheel bearings. A few years back I had a problem with tires wearing on the edges. Had it realigned four times in three months and tires were still wearing in odd pattern. In frustration I took it to a Mom and Pop alignment shop. The guy doing the work had been around since Moses made Corporal. He came to the waiting area and told me I had a front left wheel bearing that was bad which was causing the problem. They replaced the wheel hub assembly (you don't replace the bearing anymore, it is a cockamamey $550.00 assembly part) and voila! Problem was solved. Oddly it also decreased the interior cabin noise. Amazing.