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Nissan's answer to a car pulling right
when my Nissan was pulling to the right, Nissan/Infiniti gave me a service bulletin #FA00-002 that said it was caused by road crown. The service bulletin also said: "Nissan and other auto manufacturers design tires and position them on the car to provide a small amount of pull to the left"
design tires? position them??? and what happens when you rotate them???
design tires? position them??? and what happens when you rotate them???
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let them take some responsibility, and we won't have a re-naming contest online
Road crown influences this drift and can be overcome with the fast lane on some roads and a left drift can be produced.
I'm sorry your "Parts installers" instead of technicians don't know about this. The mandate is almost 30 years old. Relax - it's supposed to do that, unless the pull is radical where in a fairly level parking lot, in the center of the lot, you let go of your wheel and the car turns 45 degrees - then you have a problem.
You know, as in hog wash! >:o]
Same argument with fuel mileage. ARGGHHH! No, your car will not produce the mileage (100% of the time) that your window sticker says!
I was referring to toe settings, anyway.
Mazda must not know about it either, because my '01 Millenia zings along straight as an arrow, hands free, regardless of what lane I am in, unless there is a severe crown.
It seems to me that the same torque steer an overpowered FWD car exhibits on nailing the throttle, might also cause a slight pull on the highway, in the same direction as the torque steer.
Of course, it's not as bad as it sounds, since many ordinary road cars don't need that level of precision. Most folks don't care if their handling isn't dialed in for very sporty driving.
A private mechanic did some machining on the strut slots to improve (tho not eliminate ) the right pull.
Odd, my toyota and 4 Hondas over the years always have gone right where they were pointed regardless of road crown.
If crossing the tires produces a pull in the opposite direction, see your tire brand dealer. If it still pulls the same way, return to your dealer and ask about talking to a service rep.
Harry
I had to go to an independant mechanic as the infiniti dealer in 3 tries did not fix it.