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shackmgr6073
12-31-2002, 04:54 PM
Has anyone had any problem with the alignment on our cars?? Mine has decided to pull to the right from almost day one. I have the warranty, is this covered?? (scratch)
dolphin
12-31-2002, 06:31 PM
If it does it consistantly and you can reproduce it, Mazda will do an alignment under the warranty during the initial adjustment period. I think this is like 90 days. They will also look to make sure that it is not caused by some type of road damage which they will not cover. Before you take it in, check to make sure that the tire pressures are balanced. Also make sure that the road you are on is not crowned since this will cause the car to pull to the right as well. I hope this helps.
LittleRedWagon5
12-31-2002, 06:42 PM
I had my alignment checkded after I put my springs on, and the toe on the drivers side was off by like 1.25 degrees. That was from the factory. But it never pulled and I had it like 2 months before i put springs on it. The tech who aligned it said that putting the springs on wouldn't have messed up the toe unless A new tie-rod was put on, or I hit a curb or something. So it maybe that mazda doesn't really align there cars well from the factory, or the dealer didn't check it well.
dragonbabe79
01-01-2003, 01:59 PM
you need to get rid of that gay strip thing in your signature man. Just a thought.
dragonbabe79
01-01-2003, 02:01 PM
If this helps I was told it was a mazda "quirk". Out of the four mazdas that I have owned (between me and My ex) every one of them has done it. Even my buddy with an ES has the problem.
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dolphin
01-01-2003, 03:48 PM
Actually my car had very little pull and most of it was when I was on a crowned road. After I got my car aligned, it stopped pulling. I put my alignment specs here:

http://www.mazdamp3.com/vbb225/showthread.php?s=&threadid=9458&highlight=alignment+and+camber

I set them this way for autocrossing and I have not finished messing with them yet.
dragonbabe79
01-01-2003, 05:34 PM
Originally posted by dolphin
Actually my car had very little pull and most of it was when I was on a crowned road.


that has been also a known cause. esp on drainage roads in the county.