RE: RE: Aligning a quattro

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Phil writes:
> >Does Audi "align" a new built vehicle, or just assume that manufacturing
> >tolerances will make it "spot on"?  
>I suspect they stick to the specifications they give in the service
>manuals.  There's a 'suspension and alignment check' in the 1500 mile
>service.  I don't think road camber (crown) and the driver's weight
>play a major role - when the car is experiencing a significant sideways
>G, the angle of the road surface will contribute very little.

Maybe Michael Sheridan Williams can share with us, how much petrol is in a 
quattro tank at predelivery inspection.  When I sold cars in the mid 80's, we 
were lucky to make it 5miles.  My thinking would be:  What happened to the 
1/4 tank Phil?

I'm getting a vision of the alignment "lead pillow".  You know, the one that 
simulates audis 1/4 tank of gas, that you throw on top of the spare tire.  
Wouldn't that screw up the alignment if you couldn't put the pillow directly 
over the tank?  

Scott Justusson