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[MikeS]

Have an MV6 '51. My 4th Omega. Low mileage 34k. Has a noticable pull to the nearside, everything else A1. Any ideas? Last MOT recorded slight play in NSF steering idler - could this be it??

[TheBoy]

Have an MV6 '51. My 4th Omega. Low mileage 34k. Has a noticable pull to the nearside, everything else A1. Any ideas? Last MOT recorded slight play in NSF steering idler - could this be it??

Could be a number of things, all of which need to be checked.

Check for play in suspension and steering. And on steering idler arm.

Then get geometry checked (not just tracking - full geometry check)

Lastly, tyres. If its a dramatic pull, unlikely to be tyre drift though.


A very good site for pulls and geometry issues is http://www.wheels-inmotion.co.uk/forum

[platty]

Tyre pressures all correct?

[Darth Loo-knee]

A brake binding?

[Peter H]

I have driven 5 Omegas.
Everyone pulled to the left.
3 I know the geometry was set up correctly as per Vauxhall's manual.
I don't really notice it unless I have been driving the XJ-S a lot.

I have been told that the Omega pulls to the left as a charecteristic (sp?) of the car.

Am I wrong, please do tell.

Cheers.

[Welung666]

Mine pulls to left a little but then I've got a slow puncture on that side at the front. It reminds me to blow it up  

[Proz]

Mine pulls slightly to the left aswell .... could it be the camber on the roads ?

[richardirv]

Have an MV6 '51. My 4th Omega. Low mileage 34k. Has a noticable pull to the nearside, everything else A1. Any ideas? Last MOT recorded slight play in NSF steering idler - could this be it??

I have had bottom arms, bushes etc. replaced and full geometry done recently but I still get the car tramlining a little, ussually to the left (following road camber), It has to be a absolute perfectly flat road for it to go completely straight. I was told that tramlining is difficult to completly fix when running on wide & low profile tyres like on the MV6. But if yours is a strong pull i'd follow the boys advice.

[Lazydocker]

I have driven 5 Omegas.
Everyone pulled to the left.
3 I know the geometry was set up correctly as per Vauxhall's manual.
I don't really notice it unless I have been driving the XJ-S a lot.

I have been told that the Omega pulls to the left as a charecteristic (sp?) of the car.

Am I wrong, please do tell.

Cheers.

This means absolutely bu66er all. Mine pulled to the left until I paid Tony at Wheels-in-Motion a visit. He set the geometry to the correct settings, not just "within the book" OK but perfect and with an understanding of what he was doing, and now there's no pull whatsoever

[Peter H]

I have driven 5 Omegas.
Everyone pulled to the left.
3 I know the geometry was set up correctly as per Vauxhall's manual.
I don't really notice it unless I have been driving the XJ-S a lot.

I have been told that the Omega pulls to the left as a charecteristic (sp?) of the car.


Am I wrong, please do tell.

Cheers.

This means absolutely bu66er all. Mine pulled to the left until I paid Tony at Wheels-in-Motion a visit. He set the geometry to the correct settings, not just "within the book" OK but perfect and with an understanding of what he was doing, and now there's no pull whatsoever

Sounds ideal, I must admit, although I m used to the pull it makes the XJ-S feel like it pull right (if that makes sense) and to be honest I swap between my Miggy, my Jag and my wifes Volvo enough to make it a pain in the botty.

Where are wheels in motion based?

[frank1]

ive been a machanic 4 around 15 years and must of drove a thousand different cars and about 5 of them didnt pull to the left! and i must of come across 20 diferent tracking, wheel alignment, geometry setup type garages and about 0 of them new what they where doing, standard setings are  often useless, if this wheels in motion guy is any good u shud just take it to him and shell out the price even if he is  miles and miles away because 99% of gareges have no clue when it comes to this kinda thing

[wheels-inmotion]

Historically a worn idler arm will allow tram-lining and a form of bump-steer.

To eliminate a pneumatic pull swap the front wheels side-to-side then test drive, failing all that then the chassis needs to be measured.

All cars in the UK have whats called "an eventual drift", this is due to the road crown, that actual distance differs between makes but 20yds seems reasonable.

Also on some cars the camber positions a staggered to belay an "eventual drift", this is not uncommon on the Omega.

[jb]

Have had wim set up 3 cars this year to Tonys own settings and bingo no pull.........well worth the journey

Tramlining accentuated by 16 or 17 inch wheels,drive an ex police 3.2 on 15 inch steels and 205/65 tyres and no tramling and beautiful sterring response,supple ride..........just looks crap.......

[gwa]

I hang to the right, but thats the cut of my trousers