On the ramp with the wheels hanging, we lever every ball joint, tie rod, bush and bearing and shake the wheel while a second pair of hands watches the joint. Knocks on Spanish Town Road are usually one of five parts, and this is how we tell which.
Steering and suspension check
- 3,500JMD, and it comes off the bill if the work is done here.
- 45 minOf booked ramp time. You can stand beside it.
- Ramp 2Where it happens. Two ramps in total, so the diary is real.
What it answers
Faults this check settles
If one of these is what your car is doing, this is the check to book.
Steering and suspensionIt judders through the wheel between 60 and 80
Steering and suspensionA knock over every pothole on Spanish Town Road
Steering and suspensionA hum that rises with speed and goes quiet on a bend
Every note lists the jobs it usually turns out to be, with the band for parts and labour.