Ok. Background first.
Car was stolen from our house 3 months ago. Recovered 15 miles away after driven at speed over the worst sleeping policemen i've ever known. Fast enough to have ripped off the front bumper anyway!!
Car taken to the approved insurance repairer. Apparently the alignment was checked both before £8500 worth of repairs and after and it was fine!! Really??
anyway, the approved repairers is 40 miles away so i thought i'd take it to a local tyre shop to have the wheels aligned. Here are the results. The test was performed on a Supertracker 4 wheel laser alignment system.
Total toe (front)
Min +0.53
Max +3.55 actual reading before : +2.10 after +2.50
Camber Angle Front Left
Min -0Ëš17'
Max +0Ëš23' actual reading before : -0Ëš35' after -0Ëš35'
Camber Angle Front Right
Min -0Ëš17'
Max +0Ëš23' actual reading before :-0Ëš20 after -0Ëš20'
Partial Toe front left
before: +0.40 +1.20
Partial Toe front Right
before :+1.80 after +1.30
Set back
Before : +0Ëš2'
After : +0Ëš15'
Total Toe Rear
Min : +1.77
Max : +3.55
Actual before :+5.10
Actual after :+5.10
Rear Left Camber Angle
Min: -1Ëš35'
Max: -1Ëš05'
actual : before and after : -1Ëš20
Rear Right Camber Angle
Min: -1Ëš35'
Max: -1Ëš05'
actual : before and after : -1Ëš20
Left rear partial toe
Before : +2.90
After : +2.90
Right rear partial toe
Before : +2.30
After : +2.30
Set- back
Before : +0Ëš15'
After : +0Ëš15'
Thrust Angle
Before : +0Ëš00'
After : +0Ëš00'
Mmmmm! My thoughts entirely!!
Yes, the car still pulls to the left!
Any ideas of what i can do? I"me desperate to get the car back to normal. If i took it back to the insurance approved repairers - do i have an arguement that whatever has happened is probably due to when the car was stolen?
What do you guys think is the problem then? Will the fact that the rear total toe is out by that much have an effect on the car pulling to the left? Will the camber angle?
I haven't got a clue and would really like to go forearmed with the right information as i'm sure i will be expected to fight for what is right!!
Thanks in anticipation. I hope somebody can help
Dan