Wheel alignment

[Picanto]

there is no such thing as bias to any side on our roads

its shoddy construction everywhere

 

the only slope that exists is into the coffers u know where

 

you know engineering or not? all roads got some slip angles to provide drainage. if there is no drainage, is the rainwater going to drain to your house?

 

[Hamburger]

Do wheel alignment only if

 

1) your car is not moving straight, either shifting left or right tremendously. If slightly to the left is ok because Singapore roads are constructed bias to the left (if you notice).

 

2) you change new set of tires.

 

Info on wheel alignment http://www.familycar.com/alignment.htm

 

chge a taya don requires wheel alignment. If car pull 1 side aft e change, its proly due to e taya. Swop taya ard until u find 2 combination tat don pull. Its e construction of e taya at e factory tat attributes to e pull, not ez to exprain......

[Acevin]

you know engineering or not? all roads got some slip angles to provide drainage. if there is no drainage, is the rainwater going to drain to your house?

 

Yup.. this is to ensure there's gradient (or invert level) so that rain water got plc to flow rather than flooding road...

[Yeobh]

Wheel alignment adjustments just base on monitor data displays and without mechanics deep knowledge on wheel wears patterns and other tell tale signs is just like fighting like a blind swordman.

Wheel alignment is basically static without taking into considerations other wheel linkages components wears and tears such as wheel bearings, preloading torque, balljoints etc.

Once wheel alignment task is over the next best way to check for wheel rolling performance is to drive across a Side Slip Tester. The tester will indicates whether the car is moving straight ahead or pulling to either left or right. Excess pulling over 5m over a distant of 1km is considered dangerous and the car will not pass the bi-annual road worthiness test.

[Hamburger]

off topic abit......yo bro, noe where to buy a hydrometer? Tinking of giving my MF battery a check...

[Eskimo]

Wheel alignment adjustments just base on monitor data displays and without mechanics deep knowledge on wheel wears patterns and other tell tale signs is just like fighting like a blind swordman.

 

I just did 2 wheel alignments recently at 2 different shops , and I understand what you meant above.

Any recommendation on a reliable and quality place for me to do wheel alignment in future ?

[Yeobh]

There are about 200 +workshops in Spore that have side slip testers especially shops near to inspection centres.

Edited May 1, 2009 by Yeobh

[Yeobh]

Try to get those that have unbreakable clear tube with floating dics- cheap makes in the market are basically very old design ( reading accuracy questionable) with glass tube.

[Wanderer]

Any recommendation on a reliable and quality place for me to do wheel alignment in future ?

There's 1 quite popular - Kenny Alignment at 4th flr AMK Autopoint

[Eskimo]

I did call him, but he did not have specs for ISIS.

[Titank]

So it is advisable to do wheel alignment when we do a tyre rotation?

Everytime at the workshop the mechanic said advisable to do.

[Yeobh]

No need to do wheel alignment everytime you rotate the tyres. Before rotating the tyres, the mech should carried out a visual inspections on the tyres for uneven wears, cupping or side wears etc. If the wears appear to be normal , the mech can proceed to another test just by driving the car over a side slip tester to find out whether the car is pulling laterally to either sides.If the wheels are not pulling to on side, it is confirm the wheels are behaving correctly.

 

[Hamburger]

So it is advisable to do wheel alignment when we do a tyre rotation?

Everytime at the workshop the mechanic said advisable to do.

 

tat bcos they 1 ur $$

[Silver_blade]

No need to do wheel alignment everytime you rotate the tyres. Before rotating the tyres, the mech should carried out a visual inspections on the tyres for uneven wears, cupping or side wears etc. If the wears appear to be normal , the mech can proceed to another test just by driving the car over a side slip tester to find out whether the car is pulling laterally to either sides.If the wheels are not pulling to on side, it is confirm the wheels are behaving correctly.

Agree, Doing wheel alignment at every rotation is an overkill and totally unnecessary...unless there is reason to do it.

 

Balancing is neccessary tho.

[Yeobh]

No necessary even for off car wheel balancing unless the tyre das undergo some repairs or replacement of tubless valve.For car that have sensitive front wheel assembles then it is best to do on-car balancing once you rotate the tyres.

[Ferrari7]

you know engineering or not? all roads got some slip angles to provide drainage. if there is no drainage, is the rainwater going to drain to your house?