Hi
Just had some new tyres fitted to the front of my car. The old tyres were wearing evenly and the steering was perfectly straight. After having the tyres fitted to the front I found the steering wheel to be off centre, not massivly but enough to be annoying the car does not pull at all. The tyres fitted were goodyear eagle F1s (directional type) Fronts were Fulda excellero crappo which are directional, As are the rears.
I had the car checked by the dealer for any worn bushes, shocks or any thing bent etc they said they could find no reason for the steering wheel to be off centre.
Got the alignmeant done on a hunter machine and although it was better it still wasnt quite right. The car didnt pull but the steering wheel was ever so slightly off centre still but better than before. I thought I would let the car settle in to see if it got any better and left it around three weeks, the steering didt get any better and stayed off centre. So yesterday I took the car back to have it re-checked. I was told although it had moved slightly it probably wouldnt have been noticeable. They reset the two which had moved and sent me on my way. As soon as I got in the car I could tell the wheel again was not straight, It was in fact worse this time than before and worse than when it was very first done. I couldn't go back because I didnt have time to go back and wait another hour on my day off. On the road the car drives dead straight and doesn't pull at all.
Have tried taking the steering wheel off to compensate for it but my cars wheel isnt on a spline so can't be adjusted.
Anyone got any idea what the problem might be? Was thinking of swapping the rear wheels with the front, is this likely to help? On the printout I have been given both times all parts on it are on the green so it would suggest they have done it correctly? Other option is going somewhere else and getting it checked again, but this place is also a 50mile round trip away and will obviously charge me again. Really don't want to go back to the first place again as they've had two goes at it and got nowhere.
Also not sure if this is in the right area?
Thanks for any help