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Re: Steering off after Sportline fitting
« Reply #15 on: February 02, 2011, 08:44:00 pm »
^^ That's your problem. Get it done properly  :happy2:

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,22820.msg304879.html#msg304879
I'm looking around for 4 wheel laser around me right now! Surely Kwik-fit's effort would've made some difference you'd think?

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Re: Steering off after Sportline fitting
« Reply #16 on: February 02, 2011, 08:48:10 pm »
Have you had a propper 4 wheel lazer alignment or just tracking?

Doubt very much it'll be the rack sensor.

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This sensor can't make your steering wheel be out the only thing that can cause this is messing around with the suspension steering system. It will be a simple tracking issue I would just get all the alignment done  :happy2:

As for the sensor it may need re-setting but if everything is aligned alright then there should be no problem. Also if there was a problem with it you would have a steering wheel light on the dash...
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Re: Steering off after Sportline fitting
« Reply #17 on: February 02, 2011, 08:50:29 pm »
^^ That's your problem. Get it done properly  :happy2:

http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,22820.msg304879.html#msg304879
I'm looking around for 4 wheel laser around me right now! Surely Kwik-fit's effort would've made some difference you'd think?


Depends who you had do it to wether they thought o it's close enough or did it properly...
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Re: Steering off after Sportline fitting
« Reply #18 on: February 02, 2011, 08:56:31 pm »
Don't QuikFit use a piece of string and a fillet steak to measure alignement?  :evilgrin:

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Re: Steering off after Sportline fitting
« Reply #19 on: February 02, 2011, 08:58:21 pm »
Don't QuikFit use a piece of string and a fillet steak to measure alignement?  :evilgrin:
Be surprised if it was fillet!! :laugh:

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Re: Steering off after Sportline fitting
« Reply #20 on: February 02, 2011, 08:59:45 pm »
I had exactly the same problem after having mine fitted, it was pulling badly to the left and steering wheel was off centre.

I had it booked in for a 4 wheel laser alignment knowing this would be the case.

I had it done at my local STS and it was spot on afterwards. The drive home on the motorway after having them fitted was very scary! the car was all over the place  :scared:

They told me the golf has 3 points of adjustment and at £30 an adjustment worse case £90.

They only had to adjust 2 points so obviously it cost me £60. Handled like a dream afterwards.
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Re: Steering off after Sportline fitting
« Reply #21 on: February 02, 2011, 11:03:53 pm »
I had exactly the same problem after having mine fitted, it was pulling badly to the left and steering wheel was off centre.

I had it booked in for a 4 wheel laser alignment knowing this would be the case.

I had it done at my local STS and it was spot on afterwards. The drive home on the motorway after having them fitted was very scary! the car was all over the place  :scared:

They told me the golf has 3 points of adjustment and at £30 an adjustment worse case £90.

They only had to adjust 2 points so obviously it cost me £60. Handled like a dream afterwards.
Will be calling around tomorrow seein where's got proper 4 wheel alignment near me. Hope that fixes it!

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Re: Steering off after Sportline fitting
« Reply #22 on: February 02, 2011, 11:08:25 pm »
It will mate, we had to use a hammer to get the front shocks out so not surprising it was all over the place  :scared:
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Re: Steering off after Sportline fitting
« Reply #23 on: February 03, 2011, 09:37:54 am »
That's me booked in for 4 wheel laser alignment this afternoon.
Fingers crossed this fixes it! These is eating into my twintake fund!! :surprised:

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Re: Steering off after Sportline fitting
« Reply #24 on: February 03, 2011, 06:25:58 pm »
So got my 4 wheel alignment done this afternoon.
Bearing in mind Kwik Fit had a go year and said my alignment was 'bang on'

Got it all adjusted and feels much better now!

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Re: Steering off after Sportline fitting
« Reply #25 on: February 03, 2011, 06:30:25 pm »
So got my 4 wheel alignment done this afternoon.
Bearing in mind Kwik Fit had a go year and said my alignment was 'bang on'

Got it all adjusted and feels much better now!

I'd be taking that print out into Kwikfit and asking them how then can justify that its "bang on", get your money back dude  :happy2:
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Re: Steering off after Sportline fitting
« Reply #26 on: February 03, 2011, 06:31:45 pm »
Me too! ^^^

Glad it is all sorted now though mate  :happy2:

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Re: Steering off after Sportline fitting *sorted*
« Reply #27 on: February 03, 2011, 06:43:05 pm »
Christ.... that was all over the place!  :signLOL:

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Re: Steering off after Sportline fitting *sorted*
« Reply #28 on: February 03, 2011, 06:47:23 pm »
Glad it's sorted too. Can now get a chance to see how the Sportlines handle! :driver: I'm over the moon with the look of them.
Cheers for all the input, gents. :happy2:

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Re: Steering off after Sportline fitting *sorted*
« Reply #29 on: February 03, 2011, 06:51:41 pm »
Is the wheel now level ?