Thread: The importance of adjusting the alignment

 
Adjusting the alignment is a very important procedure that is required to ensure a long and trouble-free operation of the vehicle.

As you know, the car with not adjusted the camber and the toe is able to deliver serious trouble to its owner. In the first place there is rapid wear of the rubber. Further, uneven motion in a straight line and poor stability in cornering.
Alignment represents the angles of the wheels, measured in fractions of a degree - seconds and minutes. Experts call setting data angles by adjusting the angles of the steered wheels. A rope with weights and calipers, which we used to see in the hands of specialists - a relic of the past. Today, the alignment is set with a laser and a computer. Specialized program prompts the masters, what are the nuts and how much degrees you want to rotate.
The wheels are set at an angle with only one goal: that they were straightened during the trip, and the car had a maximum resistance. As we know, the rear-wheel drive car the front wheels must be deployed to each other. During the drive wheel go and become parallel to each other. In front wheel drive cars it's just the opposite. During the trip, the drive wheels are constantly converging, so the convergence is negative, i.e. the wheels are directed in different directions.
The need to adjust the alignment is defined quite simply. First of all you must carefully inspect the tires. If there is uneven tire wear, alignment is necessary. If visible defects in the form of damaged rubber no, this does not mean that the car is in perfect order. Experts usually recommend to try the car in motion. If the steering wheel began to rotate the same is the reason for a visit to one HUNDRED.
For different brands of cars have their own set angles of the wheels. The adjustment of the alignment should start with measuring the tire pressure. It is necessary to equalize. Before adjustments, it is necessary to unload the car. Most automobile manufacturers recommend this operation for the machine in curb weight, i.e., completely filled with tools and a spare wheel, but without passengers and cargo in the trunk.
The most important parameter of the alignment is Custer. This parameter is the longitudinal angle of inclination of the axis of rotation of the wheel. With it, the car gets additional stability.
During the passage turns the vehicle's heels and wheels lean towards roads at different angles. When performing the alignment of their adjusted so that the grip when cornering maximum.
According to experienced motorists, a number of adjustments during the alignment rarely turns into quality. And it is absolutely not important using what tools work. Advice to car owners can be only one: it is important that the master was experienced and with a keen eye. And the best way to check the adjustment is to sit behind the wheel. The machine itself will tell me.