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    Quote Originally Posted by VK2FMIA View Post
    Good article on Tire Conicity (misaligned belts) & first tire rotation, worth a read. http://www.agcoauto.com/content/news/p2_articleid/181

    Might be a faulty tire.

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    Going to swap the two fronts ones over and see if it pulls and which way.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jay see View Post
    Going to swap the two fronts ones over and see if it pulls and which way.
    Yep. That's the quickest test you can do. It might sort out the problem.
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    Swapped and drives just like before.
    We be going back to the tyre place next week.

    Thanks @VK2FMIA for the article.👍
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    Quote Originally Posted by jay see View Post
    Swapped and drives just like before.
    We be going back to the tyre place next week.

    Thanks @VK2FMIA for the article.👍
    No worries. Actually learned something myself.

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    Update..

    Went back to the tyre place yesterday and explained what happened. They put it up on the alignment machine and readjusted the toe. Drove it back home and swapped the fronts back over, will monitor over the weekend.
    They said that it could be the tyre, but are checked for size and if it's not within tolerance it doesn't leave the factory. Mine might be just within.
    I told them that I will get back to them next week.
    Must admit that they are very helpful and there was no charge. Was all done within an hour.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jay see View Post
    Update..

    Went back to the tyre place yesterday and explained what happened. They put it up on the alignment machine and readjusted the toe. Drove it back home and swapped the fronts back over, will monitor over the weekend.
    They said that it could be the tyre, but are checked for size and if it's not within tolerance it doesn't leave the factory. Mine might be just within.
    I told them that I will get back to them next week.
    Must admit that they are very helpful and there was no charge. Was all done within an hour.
    Thanks for the update. Will be interested to see how it goes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jay see View Post
    Update..

    Went back to the tyre place yesterday and explained what happened. They put it up on the alignment machine and readjusted the toe. Drove it back home and swapped the fronts back over, will monitor over the weekend.
    They said that it could be the tyre, but are checked for size and if it's not within tolerance it doesn't leave the factory. Mine might be just within.
    I told them that I will get back to them next week.
    Must admit that they are very helpful and there was no charge. Was all done within an hour.
    Yeah, checking wheel alignment is a fairly quick job & adjusting the toe on modern vehicles are fairly easy.
    It can be done it 10-15 minutes on front wheel alignment.
    Most tyre places do the second check for free I reckon, 'cos they would like you to come back.
    If it has fixed the problem, that means you gota free wheel alignment.
    If it hasn't then it must be the tyre.
    I don't think factories check each tyre for manufacturing faults. May be they do occasional one or two out of the production line.

    On some occasions, wheel alignment issues or vehicle dragging to the side on straight flat roads can be caused by structural damage to wheel alignment by accidents(collisions or hitting chassis parts on hard rocks, etc).
    In same cases, after crash repair the pulling to the side on flat road are hard to correct, even though wheel alignment readings on the display(toe, camber, etc) can be corrected to the accepted ranges.

    Keep an eye on the tyre wear pattern. That's more important.
    Ages ago, I drove a Ford that had tyre wear issues that couldn't be fixed without spending a fortune.
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    Quote Originally Posted by dom14 View Post
    Yeah, checking wheel alignment is a fairly quick job & adjusting the toe on modern vehicles are fairly easy.
    It can be done it 10-15 minutes on front wheel alignment.
    Most tyre places do the second check for free I reckon, 'cos they would like you to come back.
    If it has fixed the problem, that means you gota free wheel alignment.
    If it hasn't then it must be the tyre.
    I don't think factories check each tyre for manufacturing faults. May be they do occasional one or two out of the production line.

    On some occasions, wheel alignment issues or vehicle dragging to the side on straight flat roads can be caused by structural damage to wheel alignment by accidents(collisions or hitting chassis parts on hard rocks, etc).
    In same cases, after crash repair the pulling to the side on flat road are hard to correct, even though wheel alignment readings on the display(toe, camber, etc) can be corrected to the accepted ranges.

    Keep an eye on the tyre wear pattern. That's more important.
    Ages ago, I drove a Ford that had tyre wear issues that couldn't be fixed without spending a fortune.
    Agree with everything you say Dom. Except for the second wheel alignment for free.
    They never did one...
    I got it done when I had the kingpin fitted at a different place, a week after getting the tyres fitted.
    Do that makes them even better👍
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    Quote Originally Posted by jay see View Post
    Agree with everything you say Dom. Except for the second wheel alignment for free.
    They never did one...
    I got it done when I had the kingpin fitted at a different place, a week after getting the tyres fitted.
    Do that makes them even better👍
    Are you saying the place you went to this time was the place you had the tyres fitted, but didn't do the wheel alignment with them when you had the tyres fitted?!
    I'm guessing you waited one week for the wheel alignment 'cos of the impending kingpin job?
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