Questions tagged [alignment]
Aligning the wheels on a motor vehicle to a particular degree from center to ensure the forward path of a vehicle remains static.
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Steering wheel shakes at high speeds
the steering wheel sometimes shakes at high speeds around 70 miles per hour. It does not always happen. Some day when I am driving at 70, I feel no shakes. some day it shakes badly at the same speed. ...
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Steering wheel "center" different from vehicle "straight"
I just had a 4 wheel alignment done on a vehicle.
While taking it for a test drive, I noticed that the steering wheel is not quite centered for the vehicle to drive straight. It's not pulling in ...
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Can I only get an alignment on new tires or is the salesman just being pushy?
When purchasing new tires, the salesman is quick to recommend getting an alignment as well to prevent premature tire wear. I've even been told that you have to get the alignment done when the tires ...
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Wheel Alignment: Just how bad is bad?
Context/Information: If I understand correctly, having a fixed axle in a car makes getting things aligned significantly harder. This seems to be the case in my 2009 Toyota Corolla and the rear axle. ...
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Should I get a wheel alignment?
I recently just started to notice that my car is slightly pulling to the left right after I took my winter tires off. It's not much. If i let go it will go straight for a few meters before pulling. Is ...
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What reasons could justify setting the left wheel to have a different caster angle from the right wheel?
A few weeks ago, I treated my VW Touareg to a fresh set of tyres and decided to get a wheel alignment done since it was pulling ever so slightly to the right after the front suspension bushings had ...
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I have had wheel alignment and balancing several times, still my car is shaking
I have had wheel rotation, wheel alignment and balancing for my car several times at different service stations, still my car is shaking. Steering is also shaking.
What could be the reason for this?
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Do wheel alignments needs to be done after any repairs?
Are there any repairs which will cause wheels alignment to go wrong and so you should have the alignment done after the repair?
If you remove the driveshaft as a result of changing inner and outer ...
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Steering wheel misaligned to the left *only* after making a left turn
Vehicle is a 2002 Toyota Sequoia SR5 4WD. For as long as I can remember while owning this vehicle (about 3 years) the steering wheel is cocked to the left, maybe 20 degrees or so while driving ...
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Front End Alignments
I recently had my vehicle in for a front end alignment.
They told me all of my shocks were bad, causing all of the problems, and that they would not be able to align the front end with those bad ...
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What is the typical accuracy of alignment rack?
I've looked at spec sheets from a few manufacturers - Hunter, Atlas, Hofman - and none list their accuracy or tolerance.
My Subaru spec sheet shows ± 45' for camber, ±10' for toe angle, ± 30' for ...
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Wear on inner of rear tyres
I have a rear wheel drive lowered car (BMW 325 E36). A few months ago, the driver side rear tyre burst (I hadn't noticed the wear on the inside). Now I can see the inner of the rear tyres is ...
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Can a proper wheel alignment be done in less than 15 minutes?
My mechanic recently told me I needed to have a wheel alignment done on my Honda Accord, so I called a few local places for estimates. They all said the alignment would take about 60-90 minutes.
I ...
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What might be causing a need for alignment when you haven’t done something obvious?
I think my car needs an alignment however it had been parked up for some months prior to which I did an alignment and it was straight.
I know certain things can cause a need for alignment e.g. ...
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The wrong control arm for my 2002 Honda Civic?
I have a Civic Hatchback produced in Great Britain in 2001 (living in France).
Since I replaced the control arms in 2014 I have had strange problems:
I needed to install a washer between the ...
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How can you ensure your alignment will not be damaged from potholes? [closed]
uk Roads have gone so bad now there are pot holes everywhere.
So as not to have to do an alignment what can I do avoid this?
I imagine drive slowly in which case what would be a safe speed for ...