Alignment question?
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From: msrdude on 5 Dec 2009 21:19 I did an alignment on my 96 corolla dx 1.8L at school today. I put the steering wheel lock on the steering wheel so the steering wheel will stay put when doing adjustments. I adjusted the left rear toe because it is out of range. When i drive, the steering wheel is kind of off like the steering wheel needs to be angled to the right a little to make the car straight. What is going on with the car not going straight? Also, my SAI in the front, and cross camber for both the front and back is off too; is that adjustable by any chance? How can these things be off and not be adjustable??
From: Ray O on 6 Dec 2009 01:09 "msrdude" <kimiga(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:dbc00211-4d38-40bb-81a4-05ed9f914997(a)u8g2000prd.googlegroups.com... >I did an alignment on my 96 corolla dx 1.8L at school today. I put the > steering wheel lock on the steering wheel so the steering wheel will > stay put when doing adjustments. I adjusted the left rear toe because > it is out of range. When i drive, the steering wheel is kind of off > like the steering wheel needs to be angled to the right a little to > make the car straight. What is going on with the car not going > straight? > Also, my SAI in the front, and cross camber for both the front and > back is off too; is that adjustable by any chance? How can these > things be off and not be adjustable?? Was an instructor available to make sure you did the alignment correctly? The steering wheel should be unlocked so that you can turn the front wheels when they are sitting on the turntables. Is the car pulling or is the steering wheel just crooked? The fix for these conditions is different. If the car is pulling, you could have a problem or misadjustment on any number of things like improper tire inflation, toe, improper alignment head installation, uneven caster, etc. It the steering wheel is not straight and the car is otherwise in spec, turn the tie rods an equal amount until the steering wheel is straight and then recheck the alignment. I believe that camber is not adjustable on your car without the use of aftermarket shims. -- Ray O (correct punctuation to reply)
From: dr_jeff on 6 Dec 2009 08:54 Hachiroku ハチロク wrote: > On Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:19:22 -0800, msrdude wrote: > >> I did an alignment on my 96 corolla dx 1.8L at school today. I put the >> steering wheel lock on the steering wheel so the steering wheel will stay >> put when doing adjustments. I adjusted the left rear toe because it is out >> of range. When i drive, the steering wheel is kind of off like the >> steering wheel needs to be angled to the right a little to make the car >> straight. What is going on with the car not going straight? >> Also, my SAI in the front, and cross camber for both the front and back is >> off too; is that adjustable by any chance? How can these things be off and >> not be adjustable?? > > Unfortuantely, alignments is one of the few things I take my car to an > expert to do. Wrong, Fortunately, you take your car to an expert for an alignment.
From: Hachiroku ハチロク on 6 Dec 2009 12:01 On Sun, 06 Dec 2009 08:54:15 -0500, dr_jeff wrote: > Hachiroku ハチロク wrote: >> On Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:19:22 -0800, msrdude wrote: >> >>> I did an alignment on my 96 corolla dx 1.8L at school today. I put the >>> steering wheel lock on the steering wheel so the steering wheel will >>> stay put when doing adjustments. I adjusted the left rear toe because >>> it is out of range. When i drive, the steering wheel is kind of off >>> like the steering wheel needs to be angled to the right a little to >>> make the car straight. What is going on with the car not going >>> straight? Also, my SAI in the front, and cross camber for both the >>> front and back is off too; is that adjustable by any chance? How can >>> these things be off and not be adjustable?? >> >> Unfortuantely, alignments is one of the few things I take my car to an >> expert to do. > > Wrong, Fortunately, you take your car to an expert for an alignment. You're right. I tried it once and the car squealed going in a straight line...
From: nm5k on 6 Dec 2009 12:44
On Dec 5, 9:28 pm, Hachiroku $B%O%A%m%/(B <Tru...(a)e86.GTS> wrote: > > Unfortuantely, alignments is one of the few things I take my car to an > expert to do. I've done "initial" alignments to get to a shop after doing front end work. But I agree, alignments are hard to get right at home unless you have the right tools and really know how to do it. When I rebuilt the kingpins and front end parts on my 68 truck I took it to a frame shop for alignment. That was probably over 5-6 years ago, and it's still right on. My back tires actually wear more than my fronts due to the weight in back. Before I rebuilt the front end, it ate tires like crazy. I usually don't have to align very often as I try not to hit stuff. The Corolla just clicked over 55k, and it still seems to be right on as the tires are wearing even. It's easy to tell, as they are the original tires and are about due for a change. :/ |