Why you Cannot do a "Wheel Alignment" on the 6R polo

[ATYPIC]

I would have thought reading this thread was a good enough indicator for those wanting to avoid pi$$ing money into the big blue

[brad]

VW want $150 (will discount to $100?) to do a "4 point wheel alignment" on a 6R 77TSI.

Can't confirm how far alignment is currently out, or whether they'd adjust anything other than front toe.

You're in Sydney. Go to Heasemans in Sydenham or Spinning Wheel Waterloo(?)

Don't waste your time at the dealership

[Pies]

You're in Sydney. Go to Heasemans in Sydenham or Spinning Wheel Waterloo(?)

Don't waste your time at the dealership

Heasman* Can recommend

[shauno]

I would have thought reading this thread was a good enough indicator for those wanting to avoid pi$$ing money into the big blue

Pretty much quoted this thread while telling them I wasn't interested - it was an upsell during a scheduled service.

[equiped]

so my GTI got rear ended (the female driver forgot to brake) and pushed into another car in front and now it's started pulling to the left Insurance repair will start next week. Any advice on what I should tell the repairers on how to fix the left pull? Reading this article seems like the sub frame needs adjusting or something (sorry I am not very knowledgeable with this topic).

Thanks in advance

[brad]

Just tell them it's started pulling really badly to the left and didn't do that before the accident. It's their job to work out how to fix it.

[equiped]

It's their job to work out how to fix it.

Yeah mate...fair call. Will do.

Cheers

[rana_kirti]

Hi fellow polo owners,

Hope all's well.

I'm seeking your expert option and guidance on this left pulling issue which has been bothering me since 4 months. my polo has been pulling left since i got it home. i tried alignment at 2 different alignment shops but it could not be solved. i also got alignment done at vw workshop but it could not be rectified. they have tried rotating tyre left to right, front to back but the issue persists.

I have test driven a couple of my friends polos and they drive relatively straight and also a few demo car polos which all track straight.

yesterday i went to a hunter hawkeye alignment workshop. they did alignment and my car finally seemed to go straight. i felt the problem solved almost to an extent of 90 %.

however the alignment master technician told me to still take the car to vw for alignment as he felt that the RED value of the Left Caster meant some part of the front suspension could be bent like an arm or knuckle. Though he said the value of RED is a very small one and chances of something being bent are small. He told me that if the Caster/Camber values show RED on their alignment machine it means some part is bent/damaged.

I'm attaching report of the Hunter alignment for your reference.

On my way to the vw workshop i felt the car was straight about 90% of the times which was a big relief since i was troubled by this since 4 months....

When at vw workshop i informed them about the above. They told me they will do their own alignment to check this. They did physical inspection of the front suspension on a high lift and then did tyre rotation and alignment on their machine but no values showed in RED. All were in green.

After alignment we went for test drive but the left pulling came back. Then they re did alignment and test drive again the left pulling was still there. VW workshop technicians tried to help a lot and i must say were very dedicated in finding a solution but it could not be solved. It was late in the evening so i came back home.

I am attaching VW alignment report for your reference.

This has left me very confused and i request you to kindly read both reports to help me pinpoint the problem...

Thanks in anticipation,

Rana.

[Umai Naa!!]

They can try loosening off the front subframe, and shifting it slightly forwards or backwards to alter the castor.

[brad]

One of the machines is slightly out of calibration. That's no big deal

It's doing my head in trying to compare the values of what the VW place changed after the Hunter alignment.

Basically, if you drive on the LHS of the road (where does India drive?) then you need a fraction more (say 0.5 degrees / 30minutes) caster on the LHS & also about 0.5 degrees extra negative camber on the LHS.

Have either of them tried (or are aware of) shifting the front cross-member slightly left & skewing it slightly clockwise (when looked at from the top)