hi all.... .i have a little question for you.... everytime i bring my truck in for an alignment, they use a bar type of tool to wedge inbetween the driver seat and steering wheel to keep it in the "center" position while they adjust the toe setting. and, every time it isnt perfect until after a couple tries. im wondering though, might this have something to do with the suspension not having any weight in it? so it is good without a driver, and then when i get in the truck, everything articulates just enough to make the steering wheel turn to the left a little. if i put the wheel straight, i will drive right off the road to the right, pretty quickly. i may be out in left field, but just wanted to see what you all thought.

Thanks !!!

 

Time to find another place to do the alignment.

Regards

Jean Marc Chartier

 

unfortunately, its the only place here that does them..... thats why im wondering if it would make a difference if i was sitting in the truck while he made the adjustments.

 

There has to be another place somewhere nearby.

Regards

Jean Marc Chartier

 

nope... there isnt.... thats the joy to living in a remote Alaskan town.

 

I've never had that issue with an alignment on any car. Sounds like this shop does not know what they're doing.

 

live with it...

Justin

 

would you? i doubt it..... that wasnt the basis of my question.

 

actually your theory is absolutely dead on. I work at Land Rover of Austin btw. If we center the wheel, then get out of the car, it moves it just slightly on the computer, about 1/4 degree to the right. And even with the wheel holder in place, the wheel can move slightly during the alignment process.

All things considered, a thorough technician checks his own work and should fix a problem before releasing the vehicle to the customer

 

thanks patman..... i took it back, and he got it right this time... i was just curious though as to whether it made a difference being loaded or not.....thanks.

 

When I get my truck or car aligned at a local performance shop, they let me sit in the vehicle to hold the wheel straight and also to do the alignment to spec with my body weight. Face it, no matter what, there will be a driver in the car when its moving down the road, so why not do the alignment with a driver in there?

 

so, under this theory(that the driver's body weight makes it so you have to turn the wheel a little to keep going straight), if you have a passenger in the car you will have to turn the wheel to compensate again, right? does the driver's body weight make the car "misaligned"?

 

How about when parked? Is it out of alignment when there isn't a driver?