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Re: HELP! Nasty pull to the left after tires/align (archive)
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Posted by PK on January 06, 2002 at 22:43:52:

In Reply to: HELP! Nasty pull to the left after tires/alignment posted by Pat in Seattle on January 06, 2002 at 22:12:58:

check your swaybar link make sure it is still attached to the trailing arm and/or swaybar. Ours came off on the rear driver side and caused the car to pull very hard to the left. also check to see if one of your brake caliper is stuck.

peter


Got my new Aquatred 3's mounted on my car three weeks ago, as well as had the tire shop do an alignment. When I picked up the car, they said it pulled to the left, and they blamed it on a defective tire. Called the Tire Rack, another tire was sent out free of charge, and I had the bad one swapped out. No change- car still pulls pretty badly.

All front and almost all rear alignment settings are within specs. The couple that are outside are barely outside.

Before I spend big $$$ at the local indie BMW shop, what are some things that could be causing this? The car has a new idler arm and new thrust arm bushings up front. Those were done a couple months ago, and the car drove fine afterward. It never pulled at all until the new tires and new alignment.

I can post the old/new alignment specs, if that would be helpful.

Help me, Obi Wan E28 Board. You're my wallet's only hope.

Pat Newton
'85 524td 148K




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