Re: <Was Wheel refurb.> Allignment Mat-chine, man.

[Shawn Meze <Trnsfrma@ix.netcom.com>]

At 09:03 PM 10/5/96 +0800, you wrote:
>On  5 Oct 96 at 2:53, Shawn Meze wrote:
>
>> Is that so? Neato! Tell me, does that machine have any kind of soft
>> supports or padding at the point of lifting? Why does it lift the
>> car to do an allignment? I would thin it changes the geometry of the
>> chassis and give false readings? That would explain my +2 degrees of
>> chamber on my first allignment! I do them myself now.....
>
>I used to use a Hunter alignment machine (in a previous life) and the 
>reason for lifting is to install and calibrate the alignment head.  I 
>always used wood blocks on top of the jack to distribute the load as 
>described by many here when aligning front wheel drive cars and 
>others with wek lower arms.  The +2 camber was the result of a negligent 
>mechanic, not the equipment :)  My bet is he didn't tighten the bolt 
>properly on the strut..........


I just wonder if the maunfactures of equipment that picked up cars this way
had given any thought to padding the points or if they were just solid steel
footings on the pick-up-point's? (Like the ones on the regular well known
shop hydraulic lifts.)
I agree, it was an "ignoranus" mechanic that gave me a bogus setup and not
by any machine. After all, it was performed by man..... This was done back
when I didnt know JACK about the allignment. I was told by other racers that
I had +++ deg of chamber on the front wheels so me and another racer showed
me how to do a pit lane allignment. Since then, I have yet to have an
allignment done by another shop, I simply dont trust them and I keep
changing my suspension. (Springs, struts) Soon I will take it to Timmons VW
in Long Beach, 2 hr trip but they will do a 4 wheel allignment with me IN
the car so its gonna be optimum for daily/autox driving. I think im gonna go
with a -1.5 Chamber and 1/16 toe settings. I am also gonna ask him what I
have eyeballed into the settings. What I have now works great but I prefer
to have something to reference from if I decide to change the settings.
Oops, there I go again..... Ramblin....Ramblin....

Shawn

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