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rocksteady_racer · 03-13-2010, 01:18 PM

Caster adjustment - if your going to a shop with the electronic alignment machine, I know because I complained at R&S Strauss up here in phila to get my caster right in the front of my 240sx. Anyway, what the alignment technician needs to do is keep it on the first screen and not go in to the alignment menu. The screen with all the gauges before you go into the alignment adjustment section. The machine will then be able to read caster. It just doesn't read caster inside the alignment menu because all cars have fixed caster in the front and they don't want their technicians playing with it - they'd rather if it's out to replace the whole arm. So just tell him not to go into the alignment menu to adjust the caster then do the rest of the alignment in the alignment menu

. Hope this helps everyone who is having a similiar idiot shop technician who doesn't know how to work the alignment machine for non-stock cars

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03-13-2010, 01:18 PM	#30
rocksteady_racer Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Phila Age: 39 Posts: 544 Trader Rating: (0)	Caster adjustment - if your going to a shop with the electronic alignment machine, I know because I complained at R&S Strauss up here in phila to get my caster right in the front of my 240sx. Anyway, what the alignment technician needs to do is keep it on the first screen and not go in to the alignment menu. The screen with all the gauges before you go into the alignment adjustment section. The machine will then be able to read caster. It just doesn't read caster inside the alignment menu because all cars have fixed caster in the front and they don't want their technicians playing with it - they'd rather if it's out to replace the whole arm. So just tell him not to go into the alignment menu to adjust the caster then do the rest of the alignment in the alignment menu . Hope this helps everyone who is having a similiar idiot shop technician who doesn't know how to work the alignment machine for non-stock cars .