Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: General

Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual / Wheels and Tyres Guide - General Information / Handling problems / Vehicle pulls to one side / General

Perform a road test to determine whether a vehicle is pulling to one side and if so, which side. If the vehicle pulls to one side → Chapter.

When wheel alignment is checked, include the wheel alignment test results in tyre complaint report.

Manufacturer's tolerances can lead to a slight amount of taper (asymmetry) in the tyre carcass. The rolling tyre then develops a lateral force which acts directly on the wheel suspension, leading to self-steering of the vehicle. Strategic rotation of the wheels can balance out this self-steering behaviour.

Vehicle pulls to one side

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Conicity

Conicity is caused by a slight offset of the tread and/or the belt (amounting to a few tenths of a millimetre) relative to the geometric centre of the tyre. Taper is ...

Other materials:

Assembly overview - underbody covers, hybrid vehicles
1 - Front cover Left and right 2 - Underbody cover Left and right Removing and installing → Chapter 3 - Rear underbody cover 4 - Bolt For rear underbody co ...

Removing and installing parking brake motor -V282-/-V283-
Special tools and workshop equipment required Torque wrench -V.A.G 1331- Vehicle diagnostic tester Removing Note ...

Removing and installing parking aid control unit -J446-, left-hand drive vehicle
Note When renewing the control unit, select Renew function for the respective control unit in Guided fault finding or Guided functions mode → Vehicle diagnostic tester. Removing � ...