Local Mechanic's Aligner Machine 'Insists'On Spec Settings
After a busy winter and the associated pot holes afterward,
I decided to have my car's alignment checked at a shop I
have used in the past, on my current car and on previous ones.
The guy is no 'McDonalds' aligner(just "get em in the green"),
and accommodates specific customer needs, as long as not
too 'out there'.
But two weeks ago was different: While he did maintain the
negative thrust angle I asked him to achieve last year, he
claims his Hunter rig would 'not let him proceed to the next
step of the alignment if he did not get the toe spot on'
My request was simple: 0.03° of front toe-in on a 2010 Honda
Accord that specifies 0° front toe, but a range of 0.08° in
or out. Another aligner I have used says he does race setups and can accommodate
custom settings.
So what's up with the first gy?
Local Mechanic's Aligner Machine 'Insists'On Spec Settings
After a busy winter and the associated pot holes afterward,
I decided to have my car's alignment checked at a shop I
have used in the past, on my current car and on previous ones.
The guy is no 'McDonalds' aligner(just "get em in the green"),
and accommodates specific customer needs, as long as not
too 'out there'.
But two weeks ago was different: While he did maintain the
negative thrust angle I asked him to achieve last year, he
claims his Hunter rig would 'not let him proceed to the next
step of the alignment if he did not get the toe spot on'
My request was simple: 0.03° of front toe-in on a 2010 Honda
Accord that specifies 0° front toe, but a range of 0.08° in
or out. Another aligner I have used says he does race setups and can accommodate
custom settings.
So what's up with the first gy?
Chris K-Man wrote:
Local Mechanic's Aligner Machine 'Insists'On Spec Settings
After a busy winter and the associated pot holes afterward,
I decided to have my car's alignment checked at a shop I
have used in the past, on my current car and on previous ones.
The guy is no 'McDonalds' aligner(just "get em in the green"),
and accommodates specific customer needs, as long as not
too 'out there'.
But two weeks ago was different: While he did maintain the
negative thrust angle I asked him to achieve last year, he
claims his Hunter rig would 'not let him proceed to the next
step of the alignment if he did not get the toe spot on'
My request was simple: 0.03° of front toe-in on a 2010 Honda
Accord that specifies 0° front toe, but a range of 0.08° in
or out. Another aligner I have used says he does race setups and can accommodate
custom settings.
So what's up with the first gy?If it's a newer machine, some are really locked in to the settings. It's possible to override it on most of them but if the shop has it locked so billy bob can't totally screw up by going way out of spec it can be a
real pain to unlock them.
--________
Steve W.
But two weeks ago was different: While he did maintain the=20
negative thrust angle I asked him to achieve last year, he=20
claims his Hunter rig would 'not let him proceed to the next=20
step of the alignment if he did not get the toe spot on'
Chris K-Man <thekma...@gmail.com> wrote:
But two weeks ago was different: While he did maintain the=20He doesn't know how to use his machine.
negative thrust angle I asked him to achieve last year, he=20
claims his Hunter rig would 'not let him proceed to the next=20
step of the alignment if he did not get the toe spot on'
He needs to go through the procedure that the machine says, but then
after setting the toe with the machine, go back and reset the toe by
hand without telling the machine, then let the machine go through the
rest of the procedure.
It's a pain in the neck but that's how it goes when you're using a
system with a user interface designed for idiots.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."
Chris K-Man <thekma...@gmail.com> wrote:_______
But two weeks ago was different: While he did maintain the=20He doesn't know how to use his machine.
negative thrust angle I asked him to achieve last year, he=20
claims his Hunter rig would 'not let him proceed to the next=20
step of the alignment if he did not get the toe spot on'
He needs to go through the procedure that the machine says, but then
after setting the toe with the machine, go back and reset the toe by
hand without telling the machine, then let the machine go through the
rest of the procedure.
It's a pain in the neck but that's how it goes when you're using a
system with a user interface designed for idiots.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."
Sysop: | Keyop |
---|---|
Location: | Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK |
Users: | 294 |
Nodes: | 16 (2 / 14) |
Uptime: | 243:52:08 |
Calls: | 6,626 |
Calls today: | 2 |
Files: | 12,175 |
Messages: | 5,320,318 |