Chrysler Concorde 3.2L 1999 brakes question

Hi I took my chrysler to a garage to get my brake pad done but when I
returned I found out that I needed to get the tire rod done and rotors
machined. I did all that and then they told me to get wheel alignment/
balancing which I did too but they wasted 5 hours on it because
according to them some screw or bolt is inside of the tire which makes
it pretty hard to reach. Whatever after driving my car for about 1
week i realized the car is not stable any more also when I braked it
jerks a bit which is most probably the rotors.

I have the following question :

Q1. If I get my rotors changed do I have to get the wheel balancing
done again?
Q2. When I turn my wheel to the full left the car gets bumpy, what can
be the reason behind it?


I hope I am not troubling you guys.

Deepak Sharma

 

wasted 5 hrs on it??? on what?

If your not happy with the work or think there is something wrong take it
back. If the rotors were not machined correctly you would get a pulsation
when braking but this should have been noticed when you picked it
up.....either way, if you are not happy with repairs take it back!!!

Can not see or drive the car so that would be hard to asnwer, however if the
tires were rotated at the time they were balanced and the rear ones were
cupped on (the outside) and now got placed on the front....this could be
what your feeling. But once agian, cant see, cant drive it on line.

Glenn Beasley
Chrysler Tech

 

I dont remeber they rotating my tires all they did was selected my car
in the system ( computer ) hooked up four diffrent electronics
instruments to my tires and then
wasted 5 hours trying to rotate a bolt so that something on the screen
gets leveled. After they got everything leveled they just got the car
down and took it for a test drive and gave it aok. Does unbalanced
causes the axel to break or something.

 

Out of balance tires cause vibration, What they probably had a hard time
doing was adjusting the toe. The sleeves will seize up and cause this type
of time consuming problem.

 

So do you think I should get my tires balanced again. I really don' t
want my tire out of balance to cause any serious errors/problems.

 

You just got the vehicle back from the shop, the problem has not been fixed
or something else was created due to the service done. Why not take it back
to them and let them make the decision. If the tires need balancing again
have it done!! I would not pay for it again since you claim it was just
done.

Glenn

 

Hi Max

I lied I got the brakes done one week ago but it had been unstable
since then and I don't think so I will be able to visit the place
till the end of next
week.

 

My thought exactly. There is a very good aftermarket toe adjuster
sleeve for the LH cars - has a nice hex head on it (original OEM sleeve
was a horrible design):
http://www.napaonline.com/MasterPag...n=Tie+Rod+Adjusting+Sleeve+-+Front+Suspension

Bill Putney
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