pulling to the left

[jdmini]

when i just leave the steering wheel it pulls to the left...

any ideas on what this could be ?

[jdmini]

o i just had 2 tyres fitted today and got the tracking done too..

[jamski]

mine does a wee bit too. i think the 'camber' of the roads has a bit to do with it, if you drive on the other side you'll notice it may well pull to the right. i'm not suggesting for a minute you drive on the wrong side of course!

i've read that the early models had a bit of a problem too, don't know anything about it though IMO. other than that, get the balancing and tracking checked. my thoughts anyway.

[jdmini]

mine is a 51 plate cooper so guessing one of the first ones

havin a read through some of the posts - do diff models have diff tracking ? or have i read that wrong ?

[jamski]

ummmm, to be honest, i know very little about cars, am learning though! as for tracking, not sure exactly of the measurements involved or how it's adjusted. i'm sure someone on here will.

mines a 51 plate too so will be interested what others have to say.

[jdmini]

the place i take it too allllllllways are top notch and always take it there...just seems wierd

reason i got the new tyres was cos the front o/s tyre was bald on just the inside n to my knowledge thats tracking out

am no whizz with cars, just drive it hehe (but i love it) need to learn some things tho

[jamski]

i've learnt heaps on this site so far, well not enough to help you but... well some anyway!

ummm, yeah i guess odd tyre wear could mean the wheels aren't straight, which is what the tracking adjusts i think. so suppose this could make the car drift.

is it very bad? i've found back roads are worse, with steep camber and repairs, motorways and such seems fine really.

[jdmini]

i aint been on any motorways or dual carriageways yet

it is quite bad to be honest, if i left it for 5 secs i would be into the kerb.....which to me aint that good

[jamski]

well, get it checked out somewhere. if you do a search i'm sure you'll find loads of threads about it, quite a common thing i think. hope you get it sorted. let us know what you find out.

[jdmini]

will do matey - good help

will go back on the monday after work n see what they say

[kelster07]

Hi Jdmini,

I had the exact same problem with mine. It kept tracking to the left and it became pretty serious on the motorway.

I took it to my local MINI dealer who kept fobbing me off with excuses. I took a guess myself and asked them if they could rebalance the tyres and realign the tracking. It cost 30£ all together and the mechanic found that the left front wheel was tracking five times more out of line than the other wheels. He realigned the tracking and theyve been perfect ever since.

Hope this helps

[jdmini]

thanks matey

will take it back to the place that did it and just say its not right - get them to do it again if its no better will get a refund and take it to bmw

[jdmini]

whats these faulty struts i hear of ?

if it needed recalling then do i pay for the upgraded struts ?

[jdmini]

just spoke to them and its £140 for a full 4 wheel allignment called a KDS check - then they will be able to adjust or tell me what the problem is......i aint got £140 tho

[jdmini]

and the other place is sayin cos i aint put runflats on the front it will never be right.......