22-06-2015, 03:35 PM
I've read several threads about the Berlingo/Partner pulling to the left.
Mine pulls to the left too, and by quite a lot.
The faster I drive the more force I need to apply to the steering wheel to keep it straight.
It's not un-drivable by any means but I suspect it would get very tiring after a long drive, say 10 hours or so (e.g. Edinburgh - Dover).
My old car (Zafira A) also pulled to the left a bit but it took very little force on the steering to keep it straight and, after having a simple kwik-fit (or similar) front-wheel alignment it was straight (for a while, I had it done twice in about 9 years).
The conclusion on some of the threads on the subject seemed to be that some (significant) percentage of the Berlingos/Partners come out of the factory with a wrongly welded rear item that means a simple front-wheel alignment does not cure the problem.
But it is not clear to me if a 4-wheel alignment would be better as some people also wrote that the rear wheels and/or axle cannot be adjusted, or not adjusted to mitigate this fault.
So, my question is, from the people who have had this, did anyone have a cure or an improvement using 4-wheel alignment (or any other way)?
Mine pulls to the left too, and by quite a lot.
The faster I drive the more force I need to apply to the steering wheel to keep it straight.
It's not un-drivable by any means but I suspect it would get very tiring after a long drive, say 10 hours or so (e.g. Edinburgh - Dover).
My old car (Zafira A) also pulled to the left a bit but it took very little force on the steering to keep it straight and, after having a simple kwik-fit (or similar) front-wheel alignment it was straight (for a while, I had it done twice in about 9 years).
The conclusion on some of the threads on the subject seemed to be that some (significant) percentage of the Berlingos/Partners come out of the factory with a wrongly welded rear item that means a simple front-wheel alignment does not cure the problem.
But it is not clear to me if a 4-wheel alignment would be better as some people also wrote that the rear wheels and/or axle cannot be adjusted, or not adjusted to mitigate this fault.
So, my question is, from the people who have had this, did anyone have a cure or an improvement using 4-wheel alignment (or any other way)?
2013 Partner Tepee Outdoor, 1.6 HDi, 115bhp, dob: 13/06/2013