Front Left Tyre Wear

[silasthesailor]

Greetings Citroen  fellas,

 

My 2002 Hdi 90 pulls to the left and has its front left tyre wear badly on the outside. I have had the wheels aligned twice and the pulling was reduced ( it still pulls).

The car passed MOT two weeks ago where they found no issues. By Googling I saw that this can be a camber adjustment problem but camber cannot be adjusted on the C5

.There is a clanging noise coming from the left front side when going over small bumps on  pavement   and I was told that the drop link must be changed on that side.

Could the drop link cause the pulling and the wear? 

Any ideas, hopefully inexpensive will be appreciated.

 

Thank you in advance

 

Silas

[paul.h]

I would see if the pulling is a brake sticking problem considering your other topic on a rear one with the caliper touching the wheel which may suggest a lack of maintenance. I had to replace the drop links on a C3, it was not pulling but was noisy and had been found during the MOT as an advisory. I have read on here that all wheel alignment on the C5 is not straight forward since the rear wheels are a different width than the front so you may be better getting it done at a Citroen dealer, particularly if the garage you used is the one that did not know about C5 rear brakes.

 

If you have kept the badly worn tyre on the car then this will affect the handling and may contribute to the pulling - try it on the other side of the car or use the spare wheel as a test. If the tracking was out it would usually affect both front tyres. If the tyres at the front are not the same then that also may have an effect.

[silasthesailor]

Thank you Paul, much obliged.

[ESL57]

  I have replaced a load of droplinks over the years.   It is usually chief culprit of noise from front suspension. They don't always show signs of wear when testing them with a lever.  Get Lemforder items, at around £20 each. Easy job, even if you have to take a saw or grinder to them.

   Check bottom ball joint and track rod while down there.