Ford_lover38 Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Hi all, Just had the brake pads and brake disks replaced on my ford focus 1.6 2009 mk2. Driving home from the service centre I've noticed that when the steering wheel is straight the car goes slightly to the right! So i have to have the steering wheel going slightly to the right to make sure the car is straight. now i will definitely take it back to the garage Monday however any ideas what this may be? Do you think its linked to the fact ive just had my brakes done, the steering was fine before having that done. any help is appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jezza54 Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 When this happened to me years ago with a Fiat the garage removed and refitted the steering wheel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1981 Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Steering shunt have been touched to do the pads and discs.. def take it back but don't be surprised if they try and say it was like it before they touched it as previous post says they might have had steering wheel off. Tho why I dunno.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford_lover38 Posted February 11, 2017 Author Share Posted February 11, 2017 Thanks for your responses guys. Will definitely take it back and demand its fixed. It was part of a service which was meant to check the alignment of the wheels. The handbrake was replaced aswell but that shouldnt make a difference to the steering I would have thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YOG Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 Simple answer is in your last post, They've adjusted the tracking, badly! You should have mentioned they were checking the wheel alignment, in your first post. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford_lover38 Posted February 11, 2017 Author Share Posted February 11, 2017 Hey Yog - it was only meant to be checked the wording is "visual alignment check" so one would think they wouldnt go ahead and make changes without telling me (since they charge for every little thing!). However you may be right maybe they decided to do the tracking and messed it up. Il let you know how I get on - definitely not paying them to fix it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford_lover38 Posted February 17, 2017 Author Share Posted February 17, 2017 Hi guys!, Just an update (if your interested at all). Took it back to the garage and they said it wasn't their problem - I moaned and moaned and moaned and they they said they will have a look. They have done a 4 wheel alignment and the issue is now fixed (charged me a "reduced rate" of 40). Was funny at first because when i drove it in they said it was fine with no issues, even when they test drove it! Its only when I was in the car with them they noticed. Definitely not going there again! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Posted February 18, 2017 Share Posted February 18, 2017 Am I hearing right here you paid them a reduced rate of £40 for taking car back to get fixed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmole Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 Demand the £40 back or you'll report them to trading standards. The misalignment was totally caused by them playing with the tracking to start with 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmurray01 Posted February 19, 2017 Share Posted February 19, 2017 If it was fine before they screwed it up, then you shouldn't pay anything to have the issue rectified. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford_lover38 Posted February 20, 2017 Author Share Posted February 20, 2017 On 2/19/2017 at 11:17 AM, madmole said: Demand the £40 back or you'll report them to trading standards. The misalignment was totally caused by them playing with the tracking to start with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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