Car pulls to left need help?
12-09-2007, 03:19 PM
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12-09-2007, 06:52 PM
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Mileage will vary massively depending on the kind of use. Mine was changed for the first time at approx 40k miles, but that's because of a lot of my mileage has been accumulated on motorways, not on track.
I know others who have worn out their diffs in under 10k miles... their mileage was mostly on track.
I know others who have worn out their diffs in under 10k miles... their mileage was mostly on track.
12-09-2007, 07:42 PM
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Oops forgot to refresh before that last post. Car is new to me so unsure on tire replacements. It has 14k miles on it when I picked it up. Noticed the pull on the way home. Dealer has been great as they noticed same problem prior and aligned and corner balanced. They also said that tire pressure was off. They said car was handling well, prior to me picking up. I live in the mountains so test driving this time of year is tough. I check pressure once I got home and had 32 up front and 42 rear. I knew this was off but front to rear not side to side so did not think it could be a problem.
Sort of new to rennlist so not sure who or how to pm dell, thanks for the help I am nervous about this problem, but dealer say they will fix just can't do much now since weather and snow are here for the next 6 months!
Thanks guys
Sort of new to rennlist so not sure who or how to pm dell, thanks for the help I am nervous about this problem, but dealer say they will fix just can't do much now since weather and snow are here for the next 6 months!
Thanks guys
Tire pressures for the recommended street tires at room temp (cold) are;
front: 32 psi
rear: 39 psi
12-09-2007, 08:55 PM
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no they are good guys and p car owners snow and cold temps makes for a tough test drive. they sent it to p dealer and they did work and a ppi and said all good. weather did not allow a drive until I picked it up, and then still a little ice and 20 degree weather. it would take a better driver than I to take it through the paces in those conitions. I believe they will stand behind getting it dialed in.
12-09-2007, 09:23 PM
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checking the differential is done in the garage up in the air. Takes 2 minutes. If the friction plates are gone completely it will take longer to jack up the car than to do the test.
12-09-2007, 10:12 PM
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Yep, if it does spin the next step it to hold one wheel still while spinning the other. I do not know the real test but the techs will put a torque wrench on and measure the amount to break free. When mine went out the two had no interaction.
12-10-2007, 11:11 AM
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i've had this issue twice. once nail in the tire, 2nd time i had lost rear toe. Starting to get it again and going to jack it up tonight and check the diff. (22k miles....)
12-10-2007, 05:44 PM
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Same with me. My car was not going straight on off the line take offs and a new set of rear tires solved the problem. Since the dealer was involved trouble shooting your issue I'd guess they would have picked up on a bad set of tires.