Suspension or alignment problem
I recently had front struts replaced. I did the work myself with help from a certified mechanic.
After installing it turns out that the car tends to pull left after a left turn and pulls right after a right turn. I had another mechanic who owns a BMW look at it and he discovered that one of the strut mounts was missing a bearing. So I had to just about re-do the job, replacing the bad strut mount with a good (but used) one.
Now the problem is not as bad as it was, but the car still pulls one way or the other (depending on which way you last turned).
I am pretty sure the struts are installed correctly. We followed the Bentley book exactly and double-checked everything. The springs are positioned correctly up against the metal stops with the rubber bumper in place.
So, the question is: this just an allignment issue, or is there something else going on here?
With an alignment problem I thought that the car would only pull one way constantly, but not both ways -- ie, left or right depending on which way you last turned.
I recently had front struts replaced. I did the work myself with help from a certified mechanic.
After installing it turns out that the car tends to pull left after a left turn and pulls right after a right turn. I had another mechanic who owns a BMW look at it and he discovered that one of the strut mounts was missing a bearing. So I had to just about re-do the job, replacing the bad strut mount with a good (but used) one.
Now the problem is not as bad as it was, but the car still pulls one way or the other (depending on which way you last turned).
I am pretty sure the struts are installed correctly. We followed the Bentley book exactly and double-checked everything. The springs are positioned correctly up against the metal stops with the rubber bumper in place.
So, the question is: this just an allignment issue, or is there something else going on here?
With an alignment problem I thought that the car would only pull one way constantly, but not both ways -- ie, left or right depending on which way you last turned.
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