[V8] Alignment specs

Tue May 22 12:53:53 EDT 2007

Cause the 3rd under the diff is putting a huge amount
of strain on the rubber bits of the suspension. A big
no no!

 I went to bring my ol 87 5ksq to get an inspection
sticker. The place was convient/close to my dailey
route.
 To make a long story short I'm outside smoking a cig
& I walk by the bay door. I look inside & there's this
monkey gal with a big hydrolic jack behind the bumper
of my car...so she was pretty good looking from the
back ;-),
& figured I'd get my $$'s worth when I noticed she
placed the busness end of the jack under my diff &
started to jack!!! Well I nearly lost my mind & was
bangging on the bay door yelling...STOP!!!!!.
I go inside & ask that my car be backed out of there
so I can leave. Longer story shorter..cause you all
don't wanna hear the exchange me & the guy behind the
counter had....I got my car out of there & never went
back again.
 So now whenever I need this service done I go to my
local dealer for inspections & alighnments.....they
wouldn't screw me ;-)

 Ron

--- "Coleman, David" <David.Coleman at blackrock.com>
wrote:

> OK I'm going to sound a bit like a doofus, but what
> was the major
> concern about the way these guys lifted the car? 
> The "triangulated"
> tippy-ness, or something more inherent?
> 
> <Anonymous>
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > 
> > Kinda reminds me of Saturday when I went to
> Peerless tire to 
> > have my summer tires mounted in the Avant.
> > 
> > I pulled up next to one of those hydraulic things
> that lifts 
> > right off the ground about 3 feet, not knowing
> what they had 
> > going on and thinking they would move it to that
> before doing 
> > the tires.
> > 
> > I left the keys in the ignition and walked inside
> for a 
> > minute or two and when I came back out, my car was
> completely 
> > off the ground on big hydraulic jacks, one lifting
> at each 
> > front jack point, the 3rd under the rear diff.
> > 
> > Sweet.
> > 
> > Ed
> > 
> > On 5/22/07, d saad <dsaad at icehouse.net> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > I always print the specs from the bently and
> hand them to 
> > the tech at 
> > > the tire shop.
> > > I am now starting to go back over their work and
> re-tighten 
> > bolts to 
> > > factory specs. It does not matter how many times
> you ask - they are 
> > > going to do what they always do. If they over or
> under tighten 
> > > important parts, they may slip or even break.
> > > I still have to
> > > stand there while they put my car on the rack
> for a tire 
> > rotation to 
> > > make sure the fool does not smash in the floor
> pan. This is the one 
> > > area where I can not DIY - and I hate it. You
> are totally 
> > at the mercy 
> > > of some idiot who just learned the trade this
> week.
> > >
> > > If they ruined a set of
> > > tires, I would not be bashful in asking for
> replacements.
> > >
> > > And -
> > > to partially answer your question - are your
> sub-frame 
> > bushings good, 
> > > and bolts properly torqued?
> > >
> > > Dave
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I did many new front suspension (and rear)
> pieces so an alignment
> > > was in
> > > > order.  1,000 miles later I'm really wearing
> my front
> > > tires on the inner
> > > > edges.  Neg camber problem.   Car goes down
> > > the road straight with no
> > > > pulls
> > > > what so ever.  I pull
> > > out the alignment measurements on the print out
> and
> > > > all seem in
> > > spec.   Then I look at the Car model and it says
> 90 Quattro!
> > > >
> > > They aligned the V8 on 90 specs.  Interestingly
> only one front is
> > > > 'technically' out of proper spec (and the 2
> rears 
> > slightly) and the
> > > other
> > > > front just in, but even it is noticeably worn.
>  Tires and
> > > rims are stock.
> > > > Does any one have a preferred alignment spec
> > > other than in the middle of
> > > > the specified ranges for the V8?
> > > > thx
> > > > Mike
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > 
> >
>
**********************************************************************
> > > *********
> > > > This communication may contain privileged
> and/or confidential
> > > information.
> > > > It
> > > > is intended solely for the use of the
> > > addressee. If you are not the
> > > > intended
> > > > recipient, you
> > > are strictly prohibited from disclosing,
> copying,
> > > >
> > > distributing
> > > > or using any of this information. If you
> received
> > > this communication in
> > > > error,
> > > > please contact the sender
> > > immediately and destroy the material in its
> > > > entirety,
> > > >
> > > whether electronic or hard copy. This
> communication may contain 
> > > nonpublic
> > > > personal
> > > > information about consumers subject
> > > to the restrictions of the
> > > > Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. You may not
> > > directly or indirectly reuse or
> > > > redisclose
> > > > such
> > > information for any purpose other than to
> provide the services for
> > > > which
> > > > you are receiving the information.
> > > >
> > > > 127 Public Square, Cleveland, OH 44114
> > > >
> > > 
> >
>
**********************************************************************
> > > *********
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > If you prefer not to receive future e-mail
> > > offers for products or services
> > > > from
> > > > Key send an
> > > e-mail to DNERequests at key.com with 'No
> Promotional E-mails' in
> > > >
> > > the
> > > > SUBJECT line.
> > > >
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > > Audifans V8
> > > mailing list
> > > > Send posts to: mailto:V8 at audifans.com
> > > >
> > > Manage your list connection:
> > > http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/v8
> > > > Have an Audi V8
> > > question?  Check the Audifans Knowledgebase!
> > > >
> > > http://www.audifans.com/twiki/bin/view/Audi/V8
> > > > Have a V8 answer?
> > > ... Please help others by adding to the KB ...
> all
> > > > contributions
> > > welcome!
> > > >
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > Audifans V8 mailing list
> > > Send posts to: mailto:V8 at audifans.com
> > > Manage your list connection: 
> > > http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/v8
> > > Have an Audi V8 question?  Check the Audifans
> Knowledgebase!
> > > http://www.audifans.com/twiki/bin/view/Audi/V8
> > > Have a V8 answer? ... Please help others by
> adding to the 
> > KB ... all contributions welcome!
> > >
> > _______________________________________________
> > Audifans V8 mailing list
> > Send posts to: mailto:V8 at audifans.com
> > Manage your list connection: 
> 
=== message truncated ===

____________________________________________________________________________________Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for today's economy) at Yahoo! Games.
http://get.games.yahoo.com/proddesc?gamekey=monopolyherenow  