Truck pulls right after multiple alignments

@essjay thats the only other thing I can think of they said after they align it and the truck hit a bump it comes out of alignment but I’ll ask for a sheet tomorrow

 

But... you don't know how it's aligned? The alignment tech's job is just to get everything in spec. It could have been completely within spec before and after each of your alignments, and still pull to the right.

 

@essjay i don’t know man I’ll figure something out

 

If the cam bolts were loose and moving when you hit bumps you'd be able to hear it. Mine were slightly loose (not torqued to 100 lb/ft) after an alignment and they made a horrible popping sound when weight was put against the lower control arm. Like going up a curb with one tire or sharply applying the brakes.

A thrust angle issue at the rear axle will haunt whatever alignment settings get performed at the front

 

@b_r_o funny you mentioned a popping sound my truck used to make terrible front end noises when the suspension flexed but Toyota retorqued my bolts and it doesn’t do it anymore

 

I thought this would be a good place to park this TSB. This one is from 2008 but there is no reason to think it would not still apply to current models. I have just not seen an updated version.

FWIW, most of the seemingly unresolved pulling issues I have personally experienced over the years have often been rooted in the tires themselves, and specifically conicity. For the DIY, tire swapping L-R and front-back can help initially isolate tire issues without continually having to run to an alignment shop and constantly tweak settings.

REPAIR_MANUAL_SUPPLEMENT_VEHICLE_PULLING_TO_ONE_SIDE_T-SB-0391-08.pdf

 

My new rims and tires helped with the pulling, somewhat. Have to change/replace cam bolt tabs because one of the cam bolts was seized and the dude flattened the front tab while torquing on the bolt. Going with the total chaos cam tab gussets an new cam bolts.

 

Update truck seems to be fixed drives straight steering wheel is just crooked not a hard fix though

 

So it was your alignment?

 

@Turdyota3000 tbh I have no clue what Toyota did but I will find out when I go to pay for it

 

So the dealer attempted another alignment, they claim they got pull to go away but the steering wheel is now off center?

 

How do you even know if it's driving straight if you haven't picked it up yet?

 

@b_r_o yeah I’ll take it back tomorrow and they will fix the steering wheel

 

@essjay i did pick it up

 

Sounds sketchy bro

 

But you just said:

If you did pick it up, wouldn't you have gotten the alignment sheet and paid for the work?

 

How all I asked them to do was make it drive straight and they did

 

The service department was closed I spoke to the manager of the Toyota dealer he said to come by tomorrow and pay for it

 

He let me take the truck home to make sure it was fix I hit every possible bump in the road at speed and the truck continued to drive straight did this for about 2 hours truck still drives straight

 

You're not hitting big enough bumps.