thunderchicken
Grandmaster
Truck update
Bell Tire aligned the front end yesterday. They got the steering out of center.
1.5 turns to the right and 2.5 turns to the left
I took it back today and they tell me that all the shims fell out of the drivers side. They blamed the mechanic saying that they didn't have to mess with that side so they didn't check the fasteners.
I called BS and told them they needed to replace the shims and do realignment.
They wanted me to come back on Monday when another guy was there to do it. They said it was just guess work on how many shims to add before running the alignment again.
I have never done an alignment before but I would think the machine would tell you how much to add.
My my plan is to take it to Rustyhornet tomorrow for a look over so I'm hoping Bell Tire gets it done.
It's been a few years since I've done an alignment using a machine. But yes most machines show some kind of graphic (looks like a bubble level) that shows when a change is made and tells when it meets specs.
The shop I work at doesn't have an alignment machine so it has been some time since I used any. I usually use a caster/camber gauge, two tape measures, toe plates. But that is after I hang plumb bobs and make sure everything is square