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Apr 7th, 2021, 12:35 | #21 | |
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An oversteer skid is less controllable than an understeer one. Your next step is to gauge how serious the distortion is. That will determine your subsequent actions. Have you seen the distortion? The MOT examiner will most likely have spotted it with his eyes. Do you have steel wheels or alloy wheels. Depending on what the distortion is a steel may be more easy to fix. |
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Apr 7th, 2021, 16:15 | #22 |
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If it's an advisory I wouldn't have a panic attack over it right now but would definitely want to get it sorted at the earliest opportunity.
I had a distorted wheel on my V70, only really noticed it when driving away from home in the quiet of the middle of the night it sounded like someone in slippers running alongside the car, the longer term problem would be odd wear on tyres, bearings and joints, and possibly trouble keeping the tyre properly inflated. I had mine straightened by Precision-Welding in Northampton, they only straighten wheels they don't do a full refurb paint etc, they were extremely helpful and did do a 'while you wait' service, not sure how they are working at the moment with Covid but click the link and see for yourself. I have found ebay to be useful in the past for replacing a wheel that was too far gone although you're relying on someone having one to sell and to some extent how good or bad their wheel is (the ones I've had have all been OK but secondhand), if you go to Volvo for one be prepared to open your wallet rather wide.
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Apr 7th, 2021, 20:00 | #23 |
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What wheel type is it?
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Apr 7th, 2021, 21:42 | #24 | |
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So in a nice way, they're effectively telling you that "there could be a problem underneath the undertray/cover, but we haven't seen it because we aren't allowed to take it off" If a part fails that should be checked on the MOT (lets say you had a bald tyre, or brake pads were totally worn for example), but wasn't picked up on/advised on your MOT printout, then you could go back to the garage that did the test.
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Apr 8th, 2021, 22:34 | #26 |
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My second car (Mini Coupe) has a slightly distorted wheel and has received advisories in the past but not always. You can notice it when it’s up on jacks but my main dealer said in this case it’s nothing to worry about - if it’s affecting my car it must be to a tiny extent as I can’t feel it at all. Worth speaking to a good local wheel refurbisher and see if it’s worth repairing. It might not cost a lot to do it.
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Apr 8th, 2021, 22:40 | #27 | |
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I haven’t noticed any obvious distortion, loss of air or anything like that...Hoping to pick up a distortion-free wheel tomorrow, since that’s cheaper than getting the existing one straightened. |
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Apr 8th, 2021, 22:48 | #28 | |
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I have found a few single alloys at reputable places that should be distortion-free. At sub-£100 it’s probably cheaper than straightening the current one, judging by the refurb place I contacted. Not sure how much I trust a wheel that was bent out of shape and then bent back into shape as well either...maybe that’s just me being paranoid, though, since any used wheel you get may have been straightened! |
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Apr 9th, 2021, 14:29 | #29 | |
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That was an advantage of using Precision Welding as their business is primarily engineering so they understand issues like strength of repairs and they can do some major repairs, heating, welding and machining as necessary, much like one might have a broken or rusted chassis repaired. They were recommended to me by the place I get my tyres done, some of the 'refurb' companies are little more than painters and polishers so I wouldn't trust them to 'straighten' a wheel probably by whacking it with a lump hammer.
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