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Old 06-01-2004, 03:03 PM
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Default Alignment help... I hit a curb about 3 months ago and pulls a little to the right...more

I had brought it to Sears and Audi and bth say the alingnment is perfect. I also did a tire rotation. What can the problem be?
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you may have damaged your wheel...
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I hit it while I was bearly moving when I left the pump.
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could be imagining it, most roads are crowned, which means your car will usually pull right
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No, I feel it pull and I tested it on more than 10 roads
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Default How old are your tires? Did you try rotating to DIFFERENT sides?

Could be that the tires on the right side are worn in such a way that it will pull the car that way. Check the treadwear by eye to see if there are any obvious causes.
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I got about 5k on them no did not because of rotation pattern
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Default Could be tires then. Maybe the ones on the right side are worn such that...

they cause the car to pull to the right. Or, it could be a wheel bend or just a bad alignment. Make sure your tire pressures are equal.

There aren't any known issues with the B5 S4 pulling to the right so these are all the suggestions I can think of.
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