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Citroen picasso tyre wear.

Six months ago I had some new tyres on my picasso. Both fronts had worn on outside edges, & the steering pulled to the left, so had tracking adjusted aswell. Now both fronts have started to wear rapidly on outside edges again, & steering still pulls to the left. Took it to another tyre place for tracking, after adjustment, still pulls to the left. Took it back & they say there's a couple of mm play on the off side track rod end. Before I get this done, can anyone say if this is plausible or could the fault lie elsewhere? Alos there is a rattle on engine startup, shut off & when pulling off. Tyre place couldn't find anything, but I thought I'd mention it incase it could be related.

TIA

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Dave Griffs
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Swopped both front tyres around today, now car pulls to the right. So it seems it's the abnormal tyre wear that is causing the pull. Problem is, untill I get new tyres & drive on them for a few K how can I be sure that it's tracked right. Also is a couple of mm play in the trackrod end acceptable? MOT next week anyway, so hopefully if this is a problem it should fail, or at least get an advisory.

Reply to
Dave Griffs

If it's really anywhere near that then no. But a couple of mm is a hell of a lot, that's in clicking & clunking territory.

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Duncan Wood

No clicking & clunking, so may be that's exaggerated. I think the 2 mm was measured at the wheel edge, not the trackrod itself, would this be acceptable? I always remember kwikfit trying to con me for a new steering rack 15 years ago, for a small amount of play there, yet the tyres wore perfectly & it never failed an MOT, they must have thought I was young & naive.

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Dave Griffs

If it's worn like that then it'll give you some tyre wear. Wind some lock on so you can reach the track rod end & see if it flops about, if it's dead easy to move then they're telling the truth & it's cheaper than tyres.

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Duncan Wood

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