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Wheel Alignment and Balancing
Wheel alignment is the adjustment of the wheels’ angles so that they would be parallel to each other and perpendicular to the road. Wheel balancing, on the other hand, is the checking of a heavy spot on the wheels.
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If you were legally parked, the person backing up is at fault. If you were in a "No Parking" area, you are at fault.
How often should one get wheel alignment?
When any front end work is done and usually when you get new tires.
If you notice the car "pulling" to one side or the other. Especially if you drive in an city with alot of potholes. Or if you notice uneven tire wear.
How much should you be charged to balance your tires when you buy new tires?
The shop I work in charges $22.00 dollars for mounting and balancing each new tire.
Another Answer:
Some shops charge more and some assume that the tires must be balanced before you can use them and include balancing in the price of the tires. Unfortunately, that often makes it difficult to comparison shop.
In reality, tire shops will charge whatever they want to balance tires. You can either pay the price or shop elsewhere.
Why would your vehicle pull to one side when braking even though it stops ok?
It might have a caliper sticking, or worn brake pads. This can also be caused by bad ball joints. If that doesn't help, you may need an alignment. Check to see if it pulls when driving also. It won't pull as hard as when you stop, but if it does the alignment is off. Low tire pressure on the suspect side can cause the car to pull under braking. Possible contamination.
What is the meaning of strategic alignment?
A strategic alignment is a diagram used in businesses, such as IT services supporting business requirements. It shows the relationship between deliverables and requirements.
Can the need for an alignment cause a car's brake warning lights to NOT go off when they should be?
The brake lights are usually operated from an operating switch off the brake mechanism. It is most often a switch on or near the pedal, though a number of variations are also found. The switch has some kind of adjustment so that it will be activated and deactivated at the "right" time when the pedal is depressed and released. When the pedal is pushed down, the brake light circuit is powered up (through the turn signals, of course). When the brake pedal is released, the switch is opened and the brake lights should go off.
If the brake lights do not go off, it has nothing to do with the wheels or any alignment issues. This is an electrical problem, and it centers on the operating switch and associated circuits. Remember that the brake lights are not an "isolated circuit" but work through the turn signals and flashers. Look at the brake light switch and how it is set up and adjusted. If this is all good, then look through the rest of the electrical system for the cause of the problem.
How many miles should tires be rotated?
In my opinion tires should be rotated every 3k miles along with oil change and filter change. Tons of people agree and I have always done this on all my vehicles
What is the default setting for alignment?
The default setting for text alignment in most word processing applications, such as Microsoft Word, is typically "left alignment." This means that text is aligned along the left margin, while the right margin remains uneven. Other alignment options, like center, right, and justified, can be selected as needed.
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I used their winter tires, Im happy with them, as they are on their 3rd year and tread is still good. Im using them on a 94 Accord., the winters are harsh here so for me its already worth the money.
Their website is www.westlaketire.ca The Edmonton winters are pretty bad/good depending on the person and I got on the westlake snow tires on my 06 Audi A4 for every winter since I got my car.
This varies massively according to the make model and year of the Car.
In general terms I put it on the alignment rack and follow the computer alignment machine.
What do you do about vibration on a steering wheel?
Go to a garage, and get the wheel balancing checked out on the front wheels.
How do you jack a Buick rendezvous?
From the side along frame rail behind the front and in front of the rear tires
Do aftermarket wheels require balancing If not how do you tell which wheels don't require balancing?
All wheels require balancing once the tires are put on, The wheel may be manufactured perfectly but its the tire that has imperfections and causes the whole assembly to need balancing.
If you get bigger tires and wheels is a wheel alignment required?
its recommended but not required, I as a good practice because I figure if you just spent money on new tire you don't want them to wear faster than they should.
How much does it cost to have all wheels balanced?
generally five to seven dollars except a dealers who always rob you.
Will 15 inch rims fit onto a 2000 GMC Sierra?
They will usually not fit. They will not fit around the front brake caliper. However, I have 15" rims mounted on my 2000 GMC Sierra. I had to add a wheel spacer and I got away with it by using the following rims:
Cragar Soft 8 397 Series
Wheel Diameter 15 in.
Wheel Width (in) 8.000 in.
Backspacing (in) 4.000 in.
Offset -12.00mm
You may also want to grind away part of your caliper. Just don't go too crazy, for obvious reasons.
Here's a link to the rims I used from Summitracing:
How fast do bike tires rotate at 15mph?
Short answer = 15 MPH on the outside edge of the wheel assuming no slippage. or about 174 RPM
Long answer:
For each unit of length that the bike moves forward, the outside edge of the wheel must travel the same distance, assuming no slippage.
For an RPM "speed":
Lets assume this is a road bike wheel, and that it happens to be a 29" diameter wheel.
That would mean the the circumference of the wheel is approximately 29" * 3.14 = 91"/12 = 7.6 feet
Assuming no slippage, for each inch of wheel circumference that travels around, you will move forward 1 inch.
So, each revolution of the wheel corresponds to 7.6 feet of forward travel.
A little bit of math gives us.
15 miles per 1 hour * 5280 feet per mile / 60 minutes per hour = 1320 feet per minute.
So if your moving across the ground at 1320 feet per minute, your wheel circumference must be moving the same 1320 feet per minute. We know that the circumference of the wheel is about 7.6 feet. So with 1320/7.6 = 174 we know the wheel must make 174 revolutions to make up the 1320 feet per minute.
So the wheel is spinning at 174 RPM.
