Golf III L4-2.0L (ABA) (1995)
Alignment: By Symptom
Technical Service Bulletin # 449502
Date: 951229
Tires - Vehicle Drifts to One Side
Group: 44
Number: 95-02
Date: Dec. 29, 1995
Subject:
Vehicle Drifts To One Side
Model(s):
All with Goodyear(R) Tires 1995
Supersedes Technical Bulletin Group 44 Number 95-01 dated Dec. 20, 1995
Condition
Vehicle drifts to one side while driving on level road.
Goodyear(R) tires have colored conicity/ply steer marks on the sidewall of each tire. The tire will always push towards the sidewall with the colored
marks.
Production
All tires are mounted with colored marks on the inboard side of vehicle (so the conicity/ply steer forces oppose each other).
Service
If vehicle drifts to the right:
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Remove left front wheel, remove tire, flip tire on rim, re-balance and reinstall tire on vehicle.
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Road test vehicle.
If vehicle drifts to the left:
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Remove right front wheel, remove tire, flip tire on rim, re-balance and reinstall tire on vehicle.
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Road test vehicle.
If vehicle still drifts to one side:
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Proceed with conventional diagnostics (alignment check etc.).
When procedure applies to vehicles within warranty use the following:
Part Identifier: 4410
Labor Operation: 4410 510 60 TU
Technical Service Bulletin # 449403
Date: 940801
Wheels/Tires - Vibrations
Group: 44
Number: 94-03
Date: Aug, 1, 1994
Subject:
Wheels/Tires, Eliminating Vibrations