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04-02-2017, 04:58 AM | #1 |
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F10 Wheel Alignment Issues: Help Requested!
Yesterday a local tyre company fitted two new front tyres to my 2013 F10 535D (rear wheel drive) and checked the wheel alignment using a Hunter system, as there was abnormal wear on the outside of the OSF tyre. The check confirmed that the wheel alignment was out on the front and back of the car. They managed to bring the readings back into specification apart from the OSF camber (they told me that they were not approved to work on the top of the suspension strut) and the NSR camber (the fitter could not perform the adjustment due to a sensor being in the way and he did not want to damage the sensor).
The bill was paid and later on in the day I looked at the Hunter printout to find that the specification for a F10/F11 (2010 - 2016) All Wheel Drive vehicle had been used (I assume this is the xDrive version). I now have a big question as to whether the wheel alignment specification for the F10 Rear Wheel Drive and F10 xDrive are identical … Does anyone know????? I have also seen that BMW advise that ballast is placed in the vehicle whilst the wheel alignment is checked and adjusted. Does anyone know if this is correct or an urban myth. If correct, how much ballast is needed???? Thanks in advance. |
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Hi
Is your car on m Sport suspension or se?
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Ok don't worry as the x-drive uses se suspension so it's fine.
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Hi, Here are the alignment settings for sport/non-sport rear/all wheel drive 535ds This is what the BMW instructions say to load the car to Normal Position for wheel alignment: Vehicle with complete equipment for normal operation with: 2 x 68 kg on front seats (seats in central position); 1 x 68 kg on rear seat (centre); 1 x 21 kg in luggage compartment (centre) and full fuel tank. Each time I've had alignment done, varying weights of lead type blocks have been put on the front seats. |
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04-04-2017, 04:07 AM | #6 |
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Many thanks for your reply and the guidance on the weights required. The car is booked into the local BMW dealer for the wheel alignment to be repeated. |
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04-07-2017, 01:23 AM | #7 | |
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I had mine done at a reccomended wheel alignment centre in bham after having some rusted bolts changed, you can see the before and after I'll report back on how it's handling a little later, all that's left now is for my alloys to come back before i book it in with BMW for the vibration again! |
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https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/f...ement/CN0fzmXM Bookmark the site. Very, very valuable information. Last edited by John H.; 03-16-2019 at 01:57 PM.. Reason: Added info. |
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03-17-2019, 01:23 AM | #10 |
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Only thing they did was a toe and go. That's not the right way to do an alignment on a bmw. The vehicle has to be strapped down or weighed. Also the back up camera has to be calibrated as well as the steering wheel position sensor and lane assist. That's why the dealer chargers so much.
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There was not a single weight in sight The only difference I could spot between the hunter wheel alignment I had done from STS tyrepros and my local guy at oxhill is the wheel adapters - the BMW workshop used a fancy schmancy fitting which went through the 5 holes in the alloy wheel, independent used a clamp on jig which mated with the front of the wheel |
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03-29-2019, 08:39 AM | #13 |
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Unfortunately bmw KDS is no guarantee of anything. I've had poor ones done (tried aligning only the front!) and all the times I've had a KDS by two different dealers they've never weighted the car.
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Unless alignment procedures have recently changed, they should have added some weight to your vehicle. |
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03-30-2019, 10:59 AM | #15 |
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Both the alignments I had done from oxhill and recently STS tyrepros in Banbury were perfect after completion. Only one I've ever had an issue with was a local garage that used the old style equipment
Mine drives perfect, I can let go of the wheel and it holds true |
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