new tires-->pulling to side
could the installation of new tires mess up toe-in settings? 2001
accent gs-after new tires installed now is pulling to right. On this model, camber and caster are not adjustable. Old tires worn perfectly evenly--had been rotated regularly. Thanks. -- Posted using the http://www.autoforumz.com interface, at author's request Articles individually checked for conformance to usenet standards Topic URL: http://www.autoforumz.com/Hyundai-ti...ict105353.html Visit Topic URL to contact author (reg. req'd). Report abuse: http://www.autoforumz.com/eform.php?p=490052 |
Re: new tires-->pulling to side
andrea wrote:
> could the installation of new tires mess up toe-in settings? 2001 > accent gs-after new tires installed now is pulling to right. On this > model, camber and caster are not adjustable. Old tires worn perfectly > evenly--had been rotated regularly. Thanks. Two things: Check tire pressure Find someone with a torque wrench and re-torque the lug nuts to the recommended 80-90 ft lbs recommended. The air wrench gorilla who installed the new tires probably over-torqued the lug nuts and its causing one of the hubs to warp. |
Re: new tires-->pulling to side
On 28 Feb 2005 14:21:37 -0500, andrea <UseLinkToEmail@New & Used Cars
Forums - AutoForumz.com> wrote: >could the installation of new tires mess up toe-in settings? 2001 >accent gs-after new tires installed now is pulling to right. On this >model, camber and caster are not adjustable. Old tires worn perfectly >evenly--had been rotated regularly. Thanks. A tyre could be faulty. I had the tread separate from the belt on a tyre 5 years ago and the steering pulled fearfully to the side. Took ages for me to work it out too, i must have parked on top of the bulge everytime i looked at it. I even adjusted the wheel alignment, thinking i must have whacked something. But no it was the tyre. Dunno if yours will be too but just thought i'd share my story. To view the day to day life of a loser go here. http://members.iinet.net.au/~farmerjim/log/log.html |
Re: new tires-->pulling to side
No, replacing the tires won't affect the alignment settings.
First, check the tire pressures like recommended above and make sure that at least the front tire pressures are about the same. If so, then I'd like to verify what we're talking about. Drive your car on a level, straight road so that your vehicle is continuing straight ahead. Is the steering wheel centered? If not, (we call this steering wheel off center), it's likely you have an alignment issue. Next, while the vehicle is tracking straight ahead, take your foot off the gas, shift into neutral, and let go of the wheel (being ready to grab the wheel again as necessary). Does the vehicle continue in a reasonably straight line for 500 feet or so? If not, (we call this pulling), you likely have a tire problem. If you have both problems I've described, check the tire issue first and see if resolving the pulling also resolves the wheel off center issue. Pulling can often be resolved by moving a tire from one side of the vehicle to the other or rotating the offending tire to the rear. If it's necessary to move the tire to the rear to resolve the pull, then it will of course return when you rotate your tires. My experience with tire retailers is that they don't ever want to replace tires unless absolutely necessary, so expect a significant argument if you want a new tire. |
Re: new tires-->pulling to side
"hyundaitech" <notpublic@not.public.com> wrote in message news:4abf5c0861fbeeab536085b006efab9e@localhost.ta lkaboutautos.com... | No, replacing the tires won't affect the alignment settings. | | First, check the tire pressures like recommended above and make sure that | at least the front tire pressures are about the same. If so, then I'd | like to verify what we're talking about. | .... | | My experience with tire retailers is that they don't ever want to replace | tires unless absolutely necessary, so expect a significant argument if you | want a new tire. | Ha ha! Hyundaitech, you have given excellent tests for the OP. However, I'd like to suggest an alternative approach, based upon what I've observed and endured. My experience with tire retailers is that it is very rare for them to own, much less to use, an accurate tire gauge. In fact, during my lifetime, I have even bought excellent tires from one or two dealers who had no gauge at all! I'll bet that these tires are unevenly inflated. The bottom line, Andrea, is to buy a good tire gauge and use it. One simple method, if you don't have your own air pump, is to go to a gas station that has air, overfill your tires by around 5 lbs. Let the car sit overnight. Then in the morning, when the tires are stone cold, slowly bleed down each tire, measuring patiently with your gauge, until you've arrived at the specified pressure. I have owned two digital gauges. However, I'm more fond of good-quality mechanical gauges. The digital ones are calibrated only in 1/2 pound jumps. The mechanical gauges typically will allow you to eyeball the pressure in much smaller increments, allowing you to set the tires dead-on. Richard |
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