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Apr 11th, 2019, 18:43 | #1 |
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Car pulling
I have my car going into an indy specialist tomorrow for a service and MOT. Just over a year ago after leaving the car with a leather specialist who sorted one of the seats I took the car home and immediately I could hear a rattling which turned out to be a broken spring. My local mechanic changed the spring and said changing just the one will be fine. Straight away the car seemed very sensitive to road camber. If im on a level surface the car will drive straight with the steering level. On the motorway, the car always pulls to the left and i have to steer slightly to the right to go straight. Last year at my service the independent Volvo mechanic took the car for a drive and said its fine. He never took it out for long though. He did do a hunter alignment first. It's starting to annoy me again as I know it can't be right. I have had an alignment done twice in just over a year. Also just had new tires and noticed on the old tyres the passenger side was wearing out quicker on the outer edge but drivers tyre was even. I took the car to a local car park which is level and the car drives perfect on this but just seems very sensitive to road camber. As i said car is going in tomorrow and is there anything i can get him to check? Could it be something to do with having one spring done?
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I've always done springs in pairs. Even slight variation in spring rigidity will cause some issues even perhaps what you are experiencing. The XC60 is a heavy vehicle as is the D5 engine.
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Just spoke to the mechanic. He didn't fit a Volvo spring unfortunately and I measured from the road to the wheel arch and there is a 10mm height difference. New spring has the drivers side 10mm higher so this must be the problem. Is my only option to replace both springs so i know they will be the same height??
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Your only sensible option is to replace both springs as a pair.
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Thought i would try something there and it seems to have made a massive difference I have inflated the tyres on the passenger side 5psi more than the drivers side and the car drives straight. I know i may get some uneven tyre wear but i took it on the motorway and it feels so much better. when i let the steering wheel go it stays straight rather than pulling to the left. I will be happy with this as we will be looking to trade the car in later this year.
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I don't think a few psi will make much difference. Ill get a quote on new springs while I'm in tomorrow and talk to the mechanic and see what he thinks. Ive been driving it for over a year with the pull so that is more dangerous than the tyres a few psi out i imagine. I asked the mechanic who done it if i should get two and he said one is fine. I would have got two if he advised me to.
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I had it in my head i would be looking at about £400 for changing the springs? What would the cost be around?
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