Ellie

Forgive me if this is a stupid question to ask, but...

what might be the problem if the tracking/alignment keeps going 'out'??

Its on my mums car which is an 04 Ibiza FR TDi. Its seems to have developed a lot of clunks and bangs from the back end and is down on power. She had new tyres and tracking done a few weeks ago (the camber and toe etc was all over the show on the print out) and they checked the bushes and reckoned they were ok. She said something about the track rod end bush(does it have a bush?)-one place said it was worn, another said it was fine. She said there was a huge improvement after the tracking was done but after 10days it had gone crap again.
She does 70miles a day so its on about 90k, but shes never had to have any work done on it other than the usual wear and tear, brakes, tyres etc.

Any ideas please??

RichieST

iTrader: (2)

Bouncing up and down kerbs and going over speedbumps too fast (especially the humps in the cente of the road you have to straddle to get over) will shoot the alignment to shit in no time.

JamesH

iTrader: (21)

Also if she loves potholes it won't help! My mother has done that before!

Ellie

I know she doesnt bounce up or down kerbs and most of her journey is motorway.

Potholes- she avoids them when possible but the road from here to the motorway is a B-road and not the best, but surely that should put the alignment out so quickly?

Whats the benefits of uprating the bushes to polybushes??

RichieST

iTrader: (2)

Not much for an old lady in a Seat. They will increase vibration through the car.

Ellie

Hmmmm, ok thanks.

Although she aint 'no old lady in a Seat'!!! She's into cars and likes her driving!!! She misses her nippy saxo vtr and would have a scooby if she didnt do the milage to work.
This was 2weeks ago;


So if its not running right I will not hear the end of it!!