Even more girls..........

[FROGGY]

So, now that you're reading this ;)

.......thought it might be better off here.
To repeat:

Following the grand tyre move-around, the good news is that what sounded like at least three wheel bearings giving up the ghost has gone.
So has the syncopated droning noise, so good result.

Not so good result, the steering wheel is now sitting offset; it's about 5° left of centre. I have a Gunson Tracky thingy, so will try the car on there, but can't think why just changing the tyres should make a difference.

Any ideas folks?

Mick
__________________

[T-Cut]

Interesting result. The Gunson TrakRite tests may shed some light, so please do post your findings.

TC

[LeRich]

Are all the tyres the same size?

[Polly]

Or perhaps just different makes of tyre on the same axle.

[ROBBIE G]

only thing that I can think of is either tyre pressures or difference in tread to send the tracking out by that much.

[FROGGY]

Interesting result. The Gunson TrakRite tests may shed some light, so please do post your findings.

TC


Will do.......

[FROGGY]

Are all the tyres the same size?

Same size, same make, same wear.

[FROGGY]

only thing that I can think of is either tyre pressures or difference in tread to send the tracking out by that much.

None of the above.
It's a puzzle.
Will have to see what Tracky Thingy says.
Need the rain to stop first though.

[VN04TVE]

Sounds dumb for the initiated - but one of the first things I did when I got my ZT-T was change over the tyres - front to back - I've always done it on "New" cars to me - only thing was I then got tram-lining, which felt so off - tried a quick " Tracking" session - all ok there...so what gives I thought?...did I check the tyre pressures from front to back...? ....did I 'eckaslike!

..so off to the Air at the garage - 32 on the front/34 on the back -all pressures were so low I thought i had slow punctures on all four tyres..!

...problem solved! Does not feel like I'm still going over pot-holes on a clean road...worth checking if you haven't...

[FROGGY]

Sounds dumb for the initiated - but one of the first things I did when I got my ZT-T was change over the tyres - front to back - I've always done it on "New" cars to me - only thing was I then got tram-lining, which felt so off - tried a quick " Tracking" session - all ok there...so what gives I thought?...did I check the tyre pressures from front to back...? ....did I 'eckaslike!

..so off to the Air at the garage - 32 on the front/34 on the back -all pressures were so low I thought i had slow punctures on all four tyres..!

...problem solved! Does not feel like I'm still going over pot-holes on a clean road...worth checking if you haven't...


No, the strange thing is that the car runs straight as a die hands off (which I have found they do if all is OK), no tramlining, nothing untoward apart from the steering wheel being off centre (which it certainly wasn't before the tyre change).

Mick

[alanjay]

So, now that you're reading this ;)

.......thought it might be better off here.
To repeat:

Following the grand tyre move-around, the good news is that what sounded like at least three wheel bearings giving up the ghost has gone.
So has the syncopated droning noise, so good result.

Not so good result, the steering wheel is now sitting offset; it's about 5° left of centre. I have a Gunson Tracky thingy, so will try the car on there, but can't think why just changing the tyres should make a difference.

Any ideas folks?

Mick
__________________

Wish I could offer a solution but I can't, all I can do is sympathise, if my steering wheel is not perfectly horizontal when driving in a straight line, it drives me nuts.

[ROBBIE G]

just one more thing as the suspension had time to settle after the tyre swop? theres nothing else that comes to mind its a puzzler.

[FROGGY]

So, done the Gunson thingy.

NSF - 0.4 toe-in
OSF - 0
NSR - 0.25 toe-in
OSR - 0

No need to adjust anything, leave well alone.

All I can think of is that because the four original tyres were a mixture, they affected the alignment somehow.
Will have to change the steering wheel position because I hate it when it's off-centre. :mad:

Still find it all a bit strange though.

Thanks for the comments.


Mick

[FROGGY]

Don't threads disappear fast nowadays?