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Old Jun 15th, 2021, 12:34   #12
capt jack
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Thanks Dave.

Yes, the steering feels great now. The manager at National was very open, saying that setting up wheel alignment especially on older cars can be tricky. Suspension settles a bit, bolts can be hard to undo, and sometimes it takes them a couple of goes to get it right.

He did sort of blame the technology - the whizzy new computerised 4-wheel system is apparently extremely sensitive, and he prefers using the older generation of light beams. He said that the new technology is so sensitive that even the vibration through the ramp from the car's engine running can affect the readout. Also he's nowhere to hide as the system has a display in the waiting area, and you're given a printout of the result - which displays the angles to the nearest minute of arc.

As someone who's having to adapt to new technology at work too I can sympathise!

Cheers

Jack
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