On Behalf Of A M8

[gregers]

hi peeps hope someone can help,a mate has had a 54 reg galaxy tdi for about a year now,it had 15000 on the clock and now has 25000 and in that time it has gone through 2 sets of front tyres uneven wear (major)i think its just coming out of the manufactures warranty,he has been to various tyres places and they apparently said something needs adjusting but its a FORD THING,hes been to fords and they say theres nothing wrong with it,he has phoned them today and they say because of the mileage being low theres nothing they can find wrong with it???hes beginning to pull his hair out over this,hes a steady driver(or so he says).

 

ive gone through the posts on tyres etc but cannot seem to find the answer to this problem.

any help greatly received.

 

regards gregers

[mikeohope]

It would help if he said what it was the tyre specialists have said needs adjusting.

 

Mike

[Biscuit]

Is there any sort of noise coming from the steering/suspension?

could be the bushes

[gregers]

thanx peeps apparently its something that only ford can do?????

its baffling coz i went through as many posts on tyres as i could find and gave him the results and he said that everything that the tyre fitters could check has been checked and pointed him towards the main dealers.

 

i know its not much info im giving you guys(gals)

 

just wondering if anyone else has had a similar problem!!!

[mikeohope]

thanx peeps apparently its something that only ford can do?????

 

Is that because the kwik fit monkeys actually have no idea what they are looking at? If they know what it is but can't tackle it themselves they could give him half a chance by telling him?

 

Has he taken it to a four wheel alignment specialist? If not could be a good start

 

and I know it may be taken the wrong way but has he asked all who drive it wether they've hit anything hard such as pot holes etc. I hit a kerb once in a Fiesta and totall trashed the alignment beyond anything a tyre centre could fix, had to go on a jig to get sorted.

 

First step for me would be a decent 4 wheel alignmentment done by a specialist. get a full report done and then check against the manf data. sometimes the rear wheels can be adjusted by using spacers etc. Never done it myself but have heard of it. I doubt the likes of kwik Fit/ATS et al would have any idea what to do i that instance.

[gregers]

thanx guys for the feedback ill pass this on.

[El Dingo]

Definitely get this car in for a four wheel laser aligment check. Try any ProTyre depot or, if your mate is ever over that way, Micheldever Tyres (just off the A303).