allende Posted June 11, 2006 Share Posted June 11, 2006 Right, I jacked the car up yesterday to scrape away some old underseal. That went OK. Lowered it back down- no odd noises or anything. Went out this morning and noticed this:I have kept the picture big to make it clear. The other side is the same. Now, even to my untrained eye thats not right!I jacked it up on the chassis, at the bottom of the wheel arch. May have used an axle stand at the back while I jacked up the front, or vice versa. Can't remember which!Is my Herald about to collapse? What the hell have I done? Is it a simple readjustment? Very worried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted June 11, 2006 Share Posted June 11, 2006 No worries mate! Entirely normal. Just drive it a few feet and it will settle. The suspension geometry requires the tyre to scuff sideways to settle and it will only do this when rolling or on a very slippery surface.Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted June 11, 2006 Share Posted June 11, 2006 Don't worry, this is completely normal and is due to the wonderfull and unique way that Herald rear suspension works. Just roll the car backwards and forwards a few times and it will settle back it's usual working position.Welcome to the joys of Herald ownership!Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allende Posted June 11, 2006 Author Share Posted June 11, 2006 :BThats a bit embrassing then !!:BThanks a lot guys.God that was worrying- thought I'd bent the axle or something expensive and dangerous. Was too scared to move it in case it collapsed. Thanks for the quick response- really appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted June 11, 2006 Share Posted June 11, 2006 This is entirely normal as everyone says and don't be embarrassed, I recall taking my Herald to a quick fit tyre place to have some tyres put on, waiting in the reception area I was approached by the manager with spotty yoof tyre fitted cowering behind him "I'm sorry Sir, we appear to have damaged your car when we jacked it up - we will of course rectify any damage" Alarmed I went out to take a look, expecting it to have a trolley jack through the boot floor or some other horror - no, it was just like yours. I can fix that I said and reversed it out and parked it - much to the manager and yoof's amazement everything was at a normal angle again - I then bored them with the reasons and a Herald geometry lesson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted June 11, 2006 Share Posted June 11, 2006 a good picture showing what tuck under would look like under hard cornering too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bxbodger Posted June 11, 2006 Share Posted June 11, 2006 Jack it up again and you can watch it happen!! Bounce on the wing and it'll get somewhat less skew-wiff but as everyone else says it'll return entirely to 'normal' with a few yards of driving/braking.It's actually quite a handy feature as it means you can get a grinder into the wheelarch without removing the wheel............... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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