Hi

 

2012 TDi vRS - 74K miles

 

At the beginning of the week I had a near side rear wheel bearing replaced. I also had 2 new rear tyres fitted - Uniroyal RS3 - same as was on before. Same as front tyres. I've run RS2 & RS3 for about 5 years on the car. The tyres were replaced as the inner edges were 'distorted' and out of shape. It's the only way I can describe it. Before this work was done car handled fine.

 

Since then whenever I go around a right hand bend at 50mph ish I get half way around the corner and it feels like the back of the car is going to oversteer.

 

Left hand bends seem fine.

 

I have the car booked in for a 4 wheel alignment this evening.

 

Just wondered if anyone else has had this or any ideas what it could be.

 

Mark

 

Edited 23 February, 20188 yr by Chester

I think you've answered your own question.

 

The clue is in the tyre wear and the 4 wheel alignment check is the correct action, let us know what like after the procedure.

A worn shock absorber can also cause similar symptoms. The distorted patterning is a clue that the shock absorber is weak.

 

Check the tyres have fitted right way round look for the word OUTSIDE on the tyre wall.

 

 

Yesssss. As above. Alignment check. Shock / springs for faults. Tyres mounted correctly. All suspension bushes arms etc secure. I run RS3s, no problems but you'd know that having run them before. Rear camber on rears kills tyre wear, you can try to back it off a bit from factrory esp when car ages and sits lower at rear anyway....

I had similar (deciding it wanted to go sideways at 50mph.) turned out the rear toe was off on one side.
After a few "mods" the car was oversteery at low speed/high angle turns, turned out rear camber was 3 degrees! Must be like skidding round on tea trays with the contact patch it had

Pleased to report after getting the alignment done on Friday the car is handling as it should.

 

Thanks for all of the other suggestions - tyres are on the correct way round, car was MOT's 3 weeks ago so I assume any issues with bushes etc would have been spotted.

 

Seems like £65 well spent.