Hi guys,
I had my lower control arms and a couple of bushes changed last weekend. The car is now pulling to the left quite considerably (as in, if I let go of the steering wheel, I would be up on the kerb within 10 seconds)
When the guys fitted the control arms and bushes they told me the tracking would be out, so I should go and get the wheels re-alligned.
Anyways took it to be re-alligned on a Hunter allignment system.....now got the printout to show all the wheels are re-alligned.....but it still pulls to the left.
Now I've read that merc can pull to the left as they are camber sensitive.....but bearing in mind my car was driving as straight as an arrow before the control arms and bushes were replaced, it now seems weird that the car is pulling to the left, even after the hunter alginment.... I mean surely your not meant to constantly hold grip on the steering wheel to stop yourself mounting the kerb??
the guys who did the hunter allignement also pointed out a small arm on the drives side that sits above the control arm....I think its a "self-levelling arm" or something? quite thin and only about 5-6 inches long that sits vertically...... that has snapped, and the mechanic said that maybe this is the reason that it's pulling to the left.
Does this sound like it would cause it to pull left? i.e. it thinks its pulling right (because the arm has snapped) so trys to compensate by going left??
whats weird is that the mechanic can't see anything else that's obviously wrong...... could the original grage (who fitted the control arms and suspension) have fitted the wrong length arms or something?
It's a CLK55 AMG W209 on an '03 plate.
Not sure what to do next really, as I just can't believe that the car is meant to pull to the left like it's doing....maybe there's something else I should be checking?
Oh another thing I remembered....the "ESP defective - visit workshop" light came on the day after I had the control arms done, but then it went off again the very next morning and hasn't come back on again ever since.
cheers
I had my lower control arms and a couple of bushes changed last weekend. The car is now pulling to the left quite considerably (as in, if I let go of the steering wheel, I would be up on the kerb within 10 seconds)
When the guys fitted the control arms and bushes they told me the tracking would be out, so I should go and get the wheels re-alligned.
Anyways took it to be re-alligned on a Hunter allignment system.....now got the printout to show all the wheels are re-alligned.....but it still pulls to the left.
Now I've read that merc can pull to the left as they are camber sensitive.....but bearing in mind my car was driving as straight as an arrow before the control arms and bushes were replaced, it now seems weird that the car is pulling to the left, even after the hunter alginment.... I mean surely your not meant to constantly hold grip on the steering wheel to stop yourself mounting the kerb??
the guys who did the hunter allignement also pointed out a small arm on the drives side that sits above the control arm....I think its a "self-levelling arm" or something? quite thin and only about 5-6 inches long that sits vertically...... that has snapped, and the mechanic said that maybe this is the reason that it's pulling to the left.
Does this sound like it would cause it to pull left? i.e. it thinks its pulling right (because the arm has snapped) so trys to compensate by going left??
whats weird is that the mechanic can't see anything else that's obviously wrong...... could the original grage (who fitted the control arms and suspension) have fitted the wrong length arms or something?
It's a CLK55 AMG W209 on an '03 plate.
Not sure what to do next really, as I just can't believe that the car is meant to pull to the left like it's doing....maybe there's something else I should be checking?
Oh another thing I remembered....the "ESP defective - visit workshop" light came on the day after I had the control arms done, but then it went off again the very next morning and hasn't come back on again ever since.
cheers