Alignment Report - A Lot of red - Saxperience

stephend330 · 10th September 2021, 17:42

I had the tracking done on the car today as it was pulling to the left. The chap then gave me the print out from their tracking machine.

Looking at it there seem to be a fair amount of red number around the rear.

I know saxo's have rear beam issues, would i see these in the alignment report?

https://imgur.com/a/639mErY

MartinObviously · 10th September 2021, 17:49

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Originally Posted by stephend330

I had the tracking done on the car today as it was pulling to the left. The chap then gave me the print out from their tracking machine.

Looking at it there seem to be a fair amount of red number around the rear.

I know saxo's have rear beam issues, would i see these in the alignment report?

https://imgur.com/a/639mErY

They're never spot on, I'd say it's worn but not past it yet. It's easier to repair if you catch it before it ruins itself.

That being said, there's a chance that over time the axle has slightly bend over time so new bearings/rebuild might not fix that. I think people like Stef can re-machine them straight again though.

Axles by Stef on Facebook. He's a really busy guy though.

stephend330 · 10th September 2021, 17:52

Cheers, Ill have a look. Assume there a guide on here about refurbing the rear axle? provided its straight.

Also guessing it will be a nightmare of a job for a driveway job?

MartinObviously · 11th September 2021, 00:46

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Originally Posted by stephend330

Cheers, Ill have a look. Assume there a guide on here about refurbing the rear axle? provided its straight.

Also guessing it will be a nightmare of a job for a driveway job?

Yes it's not really something you want to start on the drive.

If you remove an arm, and find that the main pin is pitted you can't put it back together - well... you can but you'll really shorten the life having disturbed it.

I've done this on my drive before and it's literally the worst job on the whole car. much easier to change the whole axle. Saves a load of time.

Jack the car up, grab the wheel and feel for play in the arm. If there's no play then it's maybe just bent from years of use.