Hi,
I am facing the same problem; my Figo's rear left wheel wobbles at low speed.
Background - for this problem I took the vehicle to Lathangi Ford service centre, they advised wheel alignment and balancing. It s only 18k run vehicle and there was not issue with balancing/alignment as I experienced driving the vehicle. Well, I did it thinking they may be right and it became worst. Along with the wobbling, now the alignment issue came; car tends to go left. 4-5 times I visited Lathangi and as usual they always find the vehicle perfect, "No problem Sir". However, 2 times they did alignment and no improvement. Suddenly they realized steering is not straight (which was absolutely fine). Since the vehicle was moving towards left, they made some adjustment in the steering rod (the screw behind the clutch pedal) to make the car go straight. Now, I don't feel the charm of steering play. While taking turn, I feel I am rotating the steering more than earlier.
Only for 2 days the wobbling was not there but now wobbling always exists.
Hi Sajib - Welcome to TAI & Figo family...
If you are sure to be rear wheel, I don't find it to be an alignment issue as only Front Wheels are aligned, not the rear. So, how do you ascertain it to be rear? Any visible bends in the rim and first of all, it's a steel rim and not alloy?
Best thing to do is, NEVER go to Ford Service Center for alignment! They fleece with heavy charges which is done at half of it's cost outside. Go to some reputed alignment centers like Madhus, Tyre Professional, Vijay's etc. else, Bridgestone Select outlets are good. They charge just 200 bucks for alignment.
Next, if you find the alignment to be perfect. Check for balancing. If that's fine again, then ask them to remove the tyres and install them inside out. Means, the side which was facing outside should go inside. One of the reasons for wobble is uneven wear, which makes the tyres not to be settled on the road and thus wobble the entire car. Swapping it inside out will not solve the issue, but will wear the tyre evenly after few 100 KMs. That means, you won't find a difference immediatly, but after few 100 or 1000 KMs once the tyre is evenly worn.
However, it can recur unless we find and fix the actual cause of tyres wearing one sided. It could be simple as an misalignment. If so, swapping the tyres and aligning it properly will fix it permanently. Further, observe for such one sided or uneven wears often and do alignment, balancing and rotation every 3 - 5K KMs.
Please keep the thread updated.
Any advise for the left rear wheel wobbling and the steering setting.
Yes of course. Steering, suspension, wheels, tyres, bearings, joints etc. etc.. all contributes the ride and handling. One of these missing the original value can show you the difference. A misaligned, improper wheels can tighten the steering and vise versa.
Which service centre in Bangalore would be good for such problem?
Fact is None! I know, it maybe disappointing, but that's the fact. However, Metro Ford is better in the worst lot, I can say. They would at least try to fix the issue.