Wednesday, August 28th, 2019 AT 12:16 PM
New parts fitted in one day. O/S/F shock, wheel bearing, ball joint. N/S/F and O/S/F ARB links. Rear had N/S/R tie rod and both sides had new brake discs and pads. Drove it out of the garage and it is horrible to drive. Terrible vibration through floor, pedals, seat, dash and can see it on steering wheel. Pull to the left all the time. Steering Wheel position now 10 degrees to the right. I had front alignment done - no change. I had four wheel alignment done. No difference. The pull to the left happens even if I drive up the opposite side of the road. The vibration is like driving up a washboard but the car does not bounce, it's just the bump, bump, bump that I feel. The N/S/F tire is wearing on the outside. The O/S/F wheel gets hotter than the other 3 wheels during short journeys (20 - 25 miles) but on longer journeys it will be quite cool at the end. I have had a dial in measure on the wheels and last week a check on the brakes revealed that the O/S/F pads were worn. Both pads were worn thick to thin at the ends. Any ideas please. Would sticking brake on O/S/F cause car to pull to the left. If the strut mounts are old on O/S/F, could the new shock be binding and would this cause misalignment and affect the brakes.