2004TOMMYM

2006 skoda superb

a friend has the above car and has been bringn it back and forth too the dealers with a complaint '' like driving with flat tyres'', to be told by the dealers that there was nothin wrong.

after noticing that the tyres at the rear were wearing away in the inside he went to a tyre dealers too check rear wheel alingnment to be told that the rear axle is the cause and it needs replaced.

Is it true that rear axles are not covered under warranty.

Car has 60,000 miles with full dealer S/H

Bluefox

Hm.

Reporting faults like "like driving with flat tyres" are (probably) part of the reason dealers can take their time diagnosing a fault. It's a bit like telling a doctor you "don't feel well".

Incidentally I'd also take the "specialist" opionion of the wheel and tyre place with a pinch of salt. Try taking it to another one and see if they say the same thing.

If they do, they could be right...

I however think it may have something to do with bushes.

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Unelmavävy

You might be able to adjust the aligment little bit by loosening rear axle bolts and trying to turn the axle to desired direction with crowbar or similar.

You got a report from aligment check what's actualy wrong with rear?

Basil

was the car ever jacked up with a trolley jack on placed on middle of the rear axle? That's the kiss of death to rear axle alignment.....

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2004TOMMYM

the dealer IS replacing the rear axle, plus throwing a set off rear tyres.

RESULT

Bluefox

Cripes.

Lucky boy!

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johannapam1

You see not ALL Dealers are Stealers!!

Just most - I hear someone say??

John

Bluefox

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mdk1

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Stuart_J

can you clarify exactly how the axle had failed, we might have the same problem

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Taxi 219

Woo that is a good result.Well done

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rum4mo

Sorry to repeat an old story, but a friend at work once got "Stop and Steer" meant to be as the name reads, proper brake and steering specialists, to replace the rear brakes on a Lancia Delta - he was not impressed when he saw that they had jacked the rear up using a single jack under the Panhard link - or used to be a Panhard link. Maybe not as bad as axle beam bending but good either!

Years and years ago, friends of my parents had the terrible misfortune of being one of the first people to suffer a puncture on a Austin/Morris 1100 - the country garage guy just stuck a big trolley jack under a "soft" section of the sill and the car kind off folded a bit - doors not too easy to open - but I suppose we live and learn (and someone else pays!)