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tire wear



     About 32K miles ago I had new outer tie-rod ends, new struts, strut 
     bearings, and strut rubber stop all replaced by the dealer.  
     Immediately after I had new D60A2's installed.  After the repairs I 
     felt the car did not handle as it once had.  The alignment is strange. 
     The car follows the grade of the road.  Driving in the left lane makes 
     the car pull left, driving in the right lane makes the car pull right? 
     Also, making very tight, slow turns (parking lot stuff) the wheel 
     seems to "hinge", meaning it is not smooth throught the turn radius.  
     None of these problems were present before the intended improvement.  
     The tires now show considerable more wear on the passenger side.  The 
     car has been to the dealer several times, but they don't seem to fully 
     comprehend the situation.  Any ideas, I need to replace tires again 
     and want to try to avoid wearing these prematurely as well.
     
     Thanks
     Tracy M Finnegan
     tmfinn@monsanto.com
     89 200 Turbo, Non-Quattro, 184K miles