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Independent wheel alignment - Fail
Iain 10FC came and sorted my suspension last week, top job as normal. I needed an alignment after and Yeovil - my first choice dont do it in house any longer, they recomended a near to them tyre place.
In the meantime I found that a company with merit in the name through the website mentioned below could also do the job - nearer, which was nice! Guy on phone assured me they were up to speed on the D3.
Turns out the could only sort the front, "specialist tools" required for the rear. My camber is not masses out, but it would have been nice to have the job finished.
They only charged me for the front in the end, just a note of caution for those using align my car dot co dot uk to make sure that you get what you actually want.
Trying to find time to get to the one that Yeovil recommend now 8)Captain Nick Medhurst would ask:
"What is the first rule when overlanding?"
I would Reply:
"Duratrac"
2nd Aug 2010 11:02 am
Q86ARR
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Hmm. No specialist tools required to align a D3.
3rd Aug 2010 6:39 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Just had mine done in Elgin, made big difference but suspect a bit far from Yeovil!
3rd Aug 2010 6:44 pm
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Tight Tolerance Mode
3rd Aug 2010 6:59 pm
blue meanie D3 Decade
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Dave, if you decide you do want to get it done then give me a shout as there are a couple of trtustworthy places local to me that do itand theeeeennn......???
3rd Aug 2010 7:06 pm
Dave
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Location: North Yorkshire
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Cheers, will do, I'm not a world away from you again, moved back to Wiltshire area now. Will drop you a pm Captain Nick Medhurst would ask:
"What is the first rule when overlanding?"
I would Reply:
"Duratrac"
4th Aug 2010 7:11 am
csenna
Member Since: 19 Apr 2010
Location: Rio de Janeiro
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BBS SPY wrote:
Tight Tolerance Mode
Hello!
The MSV-2 put the car in "tight tolerance mode"?
30th Aug 2010 3:25 am
PaulP
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Yes it can 2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE AutoBuckingham Blue 2007 Golf GT DSG
30th Aug 2010 8:26 am
Baben
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A local alignment shop says they leave the vehicle running while they do the job, and this avoids the need for TT mode. I haven't had the time to actually go check whether this works or not. Anyone with more smarts than me able to provide some insight?
30th Aug 2010 8:32 am
PaulP
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This doesn't sound right Baben....
In normal mode, the suspension ECU allows for a fair amount of variance from nominal before it starts raising/lowering each corner to level the car.
This tolerance allowance in normal mode is too much to be able to accurately align the car. They may improve it slightly, but if they align it when one side is at the upper end of the tolerance and the other at the lower, then they could even make it worse.
It needs to be put into tight tolerance mode to accurately perform the alignment. In this mode, the D3 allows very little tolerance from nominal and will adjust it more often as a result. When in tight tolerance mode, the D3 can be driven normally, although it's best to reset it to normal mode immediately after the alignment.
To go even further, calibration mode provides almost zero tolerance on the nominal values and it will constantly adjust the suspension (obviously this isn't ideal for driving anywhere, but necessary to calibrate each corner to within a millimeter or two).2006 Discovery 3 TDV6 SE AutoBuckingham Blue 2007 Golf GT DSG
30th Aug 2010 8:40 am
csenna
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Thank you Paul
Baben,
Put the car in "tight tolerance mode" is essencial for right geometry corrections, specially for camber and caster corrections where EAS "work" too much in "normal mode". I agree with Paul and with Workshop Manual.
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through the website mentioned below could also do the job - nearer, which was nice! Guy on phone assured me they were up to speed on the D3.
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