alignment screwup
10-01-2003, 10:02 PM
#1
Safety Car
Thread Starter
alignment screwup
had my C4 aligned last month.
tonight I go under the rearend and both tie rod end jam nuts are way loose !!!! the moron forgot to tighten them, both sides :mad :mad
I drove 38 miles since the alignment. think the rear toe changed any ???????
:banghead:
tonight I go under the rearend and both tie rod end jam nuts are way loose !!!! the moron forgot to tighten them, both sides :mad :mad
I drove 38 miles since the alignment. think the rear toe changed any ???????
:banghead:
10-02-2003, 08:28 AM
#3
Race Director
Re: alignment screwup (larryfs)
I would call the owner, nicely ask for an explaination and for a re-alignment, and then call the Better Business Burea if they don't make things right. That is a VERY VERY dangerous situation.
10-02-2003, 09:34 AM
#5
Safety Car
Thread Starter
Re: alignment screwup
I'm pissed too. the guy did a nice job. everything to my specs. he took his time. I got -2.0 rear camber and my toe in. even tipped the mechanic $10.
the big question is if the rear toe changed.
and now I have to torque down the camber bolts.
[Modified by larryfs, 2:35 PM 10/2/2003]
the big question is if the rear toe changed.
and now I have to torque down the camber bolts.
[Modified by larryfs, 2:35 PM 10/2/2003]
10-02-2003, 10:53 AM
#6
Melting Slicks
Re: alignment screwup (larryfs)
He didn't do a nice job if the bolts came loose. I don't like the factory type camber rods. Get yourself a set with the threaded rods. They are much better for a track car and more so if you change settings more often than typical.
Mike
Mike
10-06-2003, 07:52 PM
#8
Drifting
Re: alignment screwup (larryfs)
Glad it's working out. Until you change to better camber rods, paint a reference mark across each of the cams to the bracket - then scribe a thin line in the paint so you can restore it properly "when" it shifts. You cna remove teh paint & redo it next time, etc. Good luck. Paul :flag
10-10-2003, 03:26 PM
#9
Safety Car
Thread Starter
Re: alignment screwup
alignment shop did it over. the rear right tire did move by a hundred toe in.
0.01 was the change.
could have been anything, even the machine....
0.01 was the change.
could have been anything, even the machine....
11-04-2003, 11:31 PM
#10
Re: alignment screwup (larryfs)
Glad it worked out for you, lesson learned is no one is perfect. We all make mistakes, get distracted, etc. If you know a guy willing to spend 2 hours
aligning your car to your specs ( rare these days) and will stand by his work don't crusify him should he make a mistake without the chance to make it right.
A wise engineer once told me: trust but verify. Always check the work and have someone check your work.
aligning your car to your specs ( rare these days) and will stand by his work don't crusify him should he make a mistake without the chance to make it right.
A wise engineer once told me: trust but verify. Always check the work and have someone check your work.