Pulling to the left.

Richard137 · Post by **Richard137** » Sun Mar 27, 2016 10:30 pm

Here's hoping you friendly chaps/chapesses can help me.
I currently have (and will have for a very long time!) a E53 2006 3.0d Sport and it feels to be pulling slightly to the left, there are no strange noises nor rattles and I have checked tyre pressures.
What else do I need to check for please?

grumpywurzel · Post by **grumpywurzel** » Mon Mar 28, 2016 8:01 am

Might be worth checking wheel alignment and/or tracking. Is it pulling all of the time it under braking?

Richard137 · Post by **Richard137** » Mon Mar 28, 2016 1:51 pm

[quote="grumpywurzel"]
Might be worth checking wheel alignment and/or tracking. Is it pulling all of the time it under braking?
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Its quite hard to explain as it only slightly pulls and not all the time, but yes, more noticeable on braking as I had pads changed last week, I think I also have more noticeable outer tread wear on one side also.

X5Sport · Post by **X5Sport** » Mon Mar 28, 2016 4:09 pm

Uneven tread wear definitely a pointer towards tracking - and they are quite common - issues.

Make sure you are on level ground as these big wheels can fool you with the crown of the road! :'(

Richard137 · Post by **Richard137** » Mon Mar 28, 2016 5:45 pm

[quote="X5Sport"]
Uneven tread wear definitely a pointer towards tracking - and they are quite common - issues.

Make sure you are on level ground as these big wheels can fool you with the crown of the road! :'(
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That's what might be the problem as it feels worse on one particular road.

grumpywurzel · Post by **grumpywurzel** » Tue Mar 29, 2016 11:39 am

If/When you get the tracking checked make sure the person doing it knows about the way the X5 is setup. The rears should have a noticeable "Camber" (cant remember about the fronts), when I had mine checked the guy who did it said he had found a fair few setup wrong leading to poor road handling

Richard137 · Post by **Richard137** » Tue Mar 29, 2016 12:14 pm

[quote="grumpywurzel"]
If/When you get the tracking checked make sure the person doing it knows about the way the X5 is setup. The rears should have a noticeable "Camber" (cant remember about the fronts), when I had mine checked the guy who did it said he had found a fair few setup wrong leading to poor road handling
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Thank you, I need to do a bit of research on the bod's around Rochdale now. :blink:

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