CGT driveshaft aftermath

[Per Lindgren]

geordie wrote:

>Very out. Now, I
>know it needed doing anyway, but this shop did such a poor job putting my
>new driveshaft in that my alignment is now so far out that the car pulls in
>an entirely new direction, and my steering wheel must be cranked over alot
>farther than I have ever had to before.
>
What did they do to the car that caused the alignment to be out? AFAIK
you dont have to pull off anything that would alter the alignment to
replace a driveshaft. I'm confused here...

>
>
>Is there any BTDT on this, and how far can one push for repair, etc etc?
>FWIW, the shop that put my other driveshaft in (the one that couldn't take
>me in my moment of emergency) was so good at it that they didn't put
>anything out of order.
>
Sounds like this shop that you used now didnt know much about these cars
(or any cars at all) and pulled the ball joint from the A arm instead of
just undoing it from the strut.

PerL
87 Cq