I've just changed my front tyres and the left one had worn more than the right. Does that sound right?
if you do a search on it, you;ll find tonnes of people whining about it (me included)
seems to be a feature they have put in for some reason
James
seems to be a feature they have put in for some reason
James
Just changed mine, and noticed exactly the same with the FL tyre. Can't be roundabouts, cos mine's a left hooker, and they don't have roundabouts in Germany.
Got to go baack to the SEAT garage though, cos some :w4nk: nicked the tool thing to get the wheels off. Hope they won't try to charge for it, seeing as all service have been at the same dealers since new. Anyone know what this tool/device looks like?
Got to go baack to the SEAT garage though, cos some :w4nk: nicked the tool thing to get the wheels off. Hope they won't try to charge for it, seeing as all service have been at the same dealers since new. Anyone know what this tool/device looks like?
Yeah. The thing that has a special place in the spare wheel toolkit. I don't know what it is called, nor what it looks like.Pugster said:
Tracking Ooot
I thought when there was more wear on one side of the tyre it ment your tracing was out, I would still require the garage to do the tracking and tha blancing on the free espcially if I was paying so much for the tyres, I got a mate that only charged for the tyres Yippeeeeeeeee........
I thought when there was more wear on one side of the tyre it ment your tracing was out, I would still require the garage to do the tracking and tha blancing on the free espcially if I was paying so much for the tyres, I got a mate that only charged for the tyres Yippeeeeeeeee........
The wear was uniform across the whole of the tyre so tracking is fine just seems to be a common trait. It wasn't that much of a difference. The left one was illegal while the right tyre was only just legal.
I just thought it was strange.
I just thought it was strange.
Is it possible that, when you're asleep, Russ Swift nicks your car and does two-wheeled driving along some runways for a bit, then fills the tank up again, brings the car back and puts the keys back where he got them?
Probably not, but this is a more plausible explanation than the one that the dealer will come up with if you ask.
Probably not, but this is a more plausible explanation than the one that the dealer will come up with if you ask.
You've got it cracked! I wondered why there was never any petrol in it. Oh hang on, that would be the missus...
I think you have a TDI Cupra, presumably a Mk.1 (I had to guess this from messages in your profile, it would help if you updated it, or told us what your car was in the thread).
The grinding noise is the undertray scraping on the speed hump - mine does it on some humps, and you learn to put one wheel partway up the hump to stop it.
If you haven't got an undertray, take a good look at your sump and the lowest bits of the subframe.
By the way, congratulations on using the search, this thread was last seen in 2004
The grinding noise is the undertray scraping on the speed hump - mine does it on some humps, and you learn to put one wheel partway up the hump to stop it.
If you haven't got an undertray, take a good look at your sump and the lowest bits of the subframe.
By the way, congratulations on using the search, this thread was last seen in 2004
Is the car lowered at all? ARB can contact driveshafts after lowering.
But the TDI cupra should be on sport suspension already and 15mm lower than standard. Mine certainly is (Toledo TDI 150 Sport). Any lower and your sump will be very low, the TDI sump is lower than the petrol one.
Other possibilities are CV joints, or suspension bushes (but they'd need to be badly worn to grind), possibly dampers or maybe a broken spring.
But the TDI cupra should be on sport suspension already and 15mm lower than standard. Mine certainly is (Toledo TDI 150 Sport). Any lower and your sump will be very low, the TDI sump is lower than the petrol one.
Other possibilities are CV joints, or suspension bushes (but they'd need to be badly worn to grind), possibly dampers or maybe a broken spring.
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