Thread: D4 wheel alignment

Take it back & get them to fix it correctly.

For some reason it seems a lot of tyre places have problems with wheel alignments on 4WD's in general and Land Rovers in particular. They reverse the toe-in, toe-out on Landies (compared to Asian 4WD's) or don't set them up properly before they start (tight tolerance mode). There are a few threads on the forum about it which you can find using the search function at the bottom of the page.

These links should help make a start

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-d4-rrs/...4-rrs-faq.html
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-d4-rrs/...hdc-fault.html
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-d4-rrs/...ance-mode.html
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-d4-rrs/...alignment.html
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-d4-rrs/...alignment.html
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-d4-rrs/...alignment.html


cheers,

Cripesamighty

[QUOTE=Bluepippa;2103882]Hi all..D4 2010, with a wonky steering wheel...
I've had the wheels fully aligned at the local tyre specialist, but every time it's done the steering wheel is left off centre.

Any suggestions?

Is the vehicle fading right, and the steering out because you are correcting it, or is the s/wheel actually off centre ? Either way they should fix it.

Originally Posted by ADMIRAL

Is the vehicle fading right, and the steering out because you are correcting it, or is the s/wheel actually off centre ? Either way they should fix it.

Hi.. The car runs straight as an arrow, but the wheel is 5 degrees of centre to the right.
I've booked it into a dealer under warranty on Monday... Will report back..

Cheers
D

'tis an easy fix for those that know how to align rack and pinion steering equipped vehicles....Surely they aren't that inert????


Agreed, take it to the dealer and get it done right. Steering angle sensor will need setting afterward as it has an input into stability control programs.


JC

Originally Posted by Bluepippa

Hi all..

D4 2010, with a wonky steering wheel...
I've had the wheels fully aligned at the local tyre specialist, but every time it's done the steering wheel is left off centre.

Any suggestions?

Cheers

I had the same problem with mine when i first picked it up brand new from the dealer last month and i drove out of the dealer noticed it within a minute turned around it spent an hour and a half trying to get it fixed came back worse, i said efff it i got to get home another 6 hour drive and i drove home very cranky because it was probably only 5 degrees aswell but i like it perfect haha took it to the local people in my small town and thought surely they can't fix it but no i was wrong its perfect now!!!

Originally Posted by Bluepippa

Hi all..

D4 2010, with a wonky steering wheel...
I've had the wheels fully aligned at the local tyre specialist, but every time it's done the steering wheel is left off centre.

Any suggestions?

Cheers

The suspension needs to be set into a special mode which locks the suspension into place prior to the alignment. This seems to be a task that only dealers can do because when I approached Beaurepaires, who do the wheel alignments for my local LR dealer, they said I had to take it to the dealer first so the suspension could be locked. I get the wheels aligned every 6 months because they seem to get knocked out very of alignment very easily, especially considering we do very little off-road work. This approach has extended my tyre life massively.
Cheers
John

Originally Posted by JPI

The suspension needs to be set into a special mode which locks the suspension into place prior to the alignment. This seems to be a task that only dealers can do because when I approached Beaurepaires, who do the wheel alignments for my local LR dealer, they said I had to take it to the dealer first so the suspension could be locked. I get the wheels aligned every 6 months because they seem to get knocked out very of alignment very easily, especially considering we do very little off-road work. This approach has extended my tyre life massively. Cheers John

I'd be interested to know how much you pay for a 6 monthly alignment. At some point, the cost of multiple alignments eats into the total cost of ownership of the tyres. I'm not saying it's not worth getting them aligned but wouldn't mind knowing the sums.

I'm still running the OEM Wrangler's and are not particularly interested in extending their life, but when I do replace them with something better, regular alignments will be on the cards.

Luke