Hi All,
I recently bought an used A45 AMG and everything was perfect. However 1 month in, I managed to curb it at low speeds. Rather than get the wheel refurbed properly I thought I would give it a go and wait 6-12 months to see if I have any further scrapes. So I jacked the car up Put an axle stand under the front left corner took the wheel off and gave it a go.
Once done, I put the wheel back on and I had a vibration when braking lightly at speeds over 50mph, a slight pull to the left and smallest vibrations over 70mph.
So I got the front left balanced thinking that it was just the weight change due to the filler etc.
This cured the small vibration but I still get a vibration under braking at high speeds.
I have the car booked in for re-alignment on Friday but I am worried that this will not fix the problem and I am baffled what it could be.
Discs and pads are 1000 miles old so doubt they are warped - checked the tyre, that is fine.
Only thing I can think is I placed the axle stand on a tracking rod and this has affected the camber somehow but again not sure if that even makes sense. I did struggle finding a spot to place the axle stand due to all the plastic trim so ended up quite far under the car on the subframe I believe but could have caught something.
I recently bought an used A45 AMG and everything was perfect. However 1 month in, I managed to curb it at low speeds. Rather than get the wheel refurbed properly I thought I would give it a go and wait 6-12 months to see if I have any further scrapes. So I jacked the car up Put an axle stand under the front left corner took the wheel off and gave it a go.
Once done, I put the wheel back on and I had a vibration when braking lightly at speeds over 50mph, a slight pull to the left and smallest vibrations over 70mph.
So I got the front left balanced thinking that it was just the weight change due to the filler etc.
This cured the small vibration but I still get a vibration under braking at high speeds.
I have the car booked in for re-alignment on Friday but I am worried that this will not fix the problem and I am baffled what it could be.
Discs and pads are 1000 miles old so doubt they are warped - checked the tyre, that is fine.
Only thing I can think is I placed the axle stand on a tracking rod and this has affected the camber somehow but again not sure if that even makes sense. I did struggle finding a spot to place the axle stand due to all the plastic trim so ended up quite far under the car on the subframe I believe but could have caught something.