How to Tell if Your Car Needs an Alignment
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- Wheel alignment. How to tell if your car needs an alignment, DIY with Scotty Kilmer. How to do an alignment. Car alignment explained and why you shouldn't do a wheel alignment yourself. Bad alignment and uneven tire wear symptoms. Proper alignment requires expensive computerized equipment that most people don't have, so trying a DIY wheel alignment often doesn't end well. DIY car repair with Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 50 years.
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Scotty Kilmer yes master!!:)
AWSOME Scotty 👍🏻
My front right tire is excessively worn on the outside edge. But the car doesn't pull in any direction and I can't feel any vibrations. Do you have any idea what's wrong? It's an old Volvo 940 from 1996.
Scotty Kilmer ☺
don't forget Scotty those damn speed bumps can ruin alignments as well my city seems to favor them over pot holes lol
I don't know anything about cars. But this channel made me a man.
Syke Throne lmao what were you before?
daviesakiller
Probably a kid
Aquiring knowlege is a part of growing up
same
daviesakiller 🤣 right
Were you bruce jenner?
You know I find it pretty sad Scotty, that anybody could even not like what you're doing.. your taking time out of your life to help people understand about the vehicles thank you very much for your time..
Tom Smales I know :/ he only makes tens of thousands of dollars a year from doing this ://///
That maybe true BUT he still does a good job.. and he's helping a lot of people out.. he wasn't making tens of thousands when he first started..
Tom Smales I’m pretty sure he does it too because RUclips is a business now for most people so you don’t know if that was his motivation. If it was then he’s not taking the time out of his life, he’s doing it for that cash.💰
Mateo12485 Tens of thousands??? How much 10-15k per year??? That horrible asf, when u spend that much time and effort just to see the problems, of course the edit. U know how hard is to when u make a high quality video.
ALL DAY RUclips pays bank, he probably makes that much in a month
I can't stop watching Scotty!
Agozie Ani SAME FOR MYSELF!!!!
Just no staring!
Hes been on a streak lately
Agozie Ani ...sure you can...just go to sleep
Agozie Ani but normally it is nothing you not already know
Scotty I did a front toe alignment years ago with a measuring tape and got it "good enough" but after seeing this informative video I will be using a pro alignment shop this time. Thank you for making these videos as you are really helping a lot of people with your expertise.
No rust anywhere. Must be nice to live down south.
It is!
The advantages of living in the South go way beyond car rust.
J Babb like cheaper houses etc?
it has its pros and cons lol
opl500 ahh that’s like the only good thing in my option but that part is nice for sure.
I LOVE YOU SCOTTY! Me and my dad stay watching your videos and always get good advice from them. God bless you bro!
I've done the alignment on my own car using basically just strings and a tape measure and some ingenuity. When checked later at a garage it was almost perfect, well within spec. Mechanics always say that you need insane precision, lasers etc, but in fact on a 17" rim the difference of 1 degree is a whopping 8 mm between front and rear edge of the rim...Meaning it's absolutely doable for a skilled home mechanic.
My dad has been aligning with a ruler and string for years and all his customers always left the shop happy with their cars perfectly aligned
The pros always say " this was the best we can do" and its not perfect but they charge you 100%.lol
chuck e
Its all about tolerances
Know them and work within
Everithing else is a waste of time (and money)
Capitalism tho
I got an idea, how about YOU learn how to do an alignment then YOU can see why "this is the best we can do" is what we most commonly say.
Six months later , need new tire.haha
When its time to pay, you can say "this is the best we can do" and only offer 80% of what they wanted
its tricky cause you get one adjustment where you want and move on to the next it will change the reading on last one you just set. its more of an art than you would think and doesnt have to be exact just an approximation. you would be surprised at what counts for "inside manufacturers specifications".
I love how you just state the facts no bs unlike other youtubers.......
Scotty reminds me of
John Lennon for some reason
Hair and glasses lol
I love being yelled at by Scotty. It reminds me of my father who could fix anything also.👏🏻😁
You can do this at home. did they have fancy lasers in the eighties? No. Did they need alignments? YES! How did they do it? Manually.
If you get an alignment check, most places are going to find a "problem" with the alignment... whether you have one or not.
I love the history segments. It's like sitting in your uncle's lap as a child and listening to Uncle Scotty tell you about how he had to work on cars in the dead of winter during blizzards, year round. LOL
Scotty, you are the man! Seriously consider making car history videos just like your segments, but a little more in depth, and maybe with a whiteboard or other visual aids. I really enjoy your story telling style.
Nice simple instructions another great video Scotty
bodgit and leggit garage ii
In Ny we live in the pothole state. Every 10 feet is another pothole. And if it was not a potholes we have speed bumps. Cars were not design to hit a speed bump at 40mph.
Wow. I needed to know all of this. Best video I’ve seen on alignment. Now I need to find this expert equipment in Fort Worth Texas.
After rebuilding the car I aligned my bmw by putting a long straight edge from back wheels to front and just making everything parallel, then I rotated the front wheels in about 1mm on the front edge ( I worked out what it needed to be based on the handbook or Bentley manual). Perhaps unbelievably it actually drives straight.
I only came here to learn more about alignments and now I'm subbed because Scotty's such a fun guy to watch 🤣
Timely video! My car needs an alignment. 👍 thank you, good sir!
I do my toe alignments myself by guessing and honestly, I've never had this method fail me. I can't condone it of course because you have to be super in-tune with what your wheels are doing and how your car is behaving in order to get the adjustment close. For example, My car had steering that was drifting to the left at high speed and at low speed, the steering was very light to the left but harder turning to the right. Also at low parking lot speeds, it would turn light to the left, then you could let go of the steering wheel and it would continue to turn itself harder to the left until it reached full lock turning left. These symptoms led me to believe that the left wheel tie rod needed to be adjusted in a way that turns the left wheel to the right. ( not sure if that's positive or negative toe) Either way, it worked and my car steers great now.
If the Hunter machine is not periodically checked and calibrated, it may give you false readings and your alignment is crap, this happened to me a couple of times at a local tire shop.
With a new set of tires costing $1000, a $89 alignment is a no brainer
I knew a mechanic back in the early 80s who claimed that he could adjust the wheel alignment just buy looking at the vehicle from a distance of 5 meters from the front and rear of the car . Thats the first and last time i went to that bodgy mechanic.
Lmfao 😂
Lol wtf
There was once a time when it mattered less
In Michigan, the entire state is one big pothole and your suspension needs to be aligned on a daily basis!
Wish my Jeep came with adjustable suspension parts like this vehicle. Wouldn't cost them too much more to install adjustable parts on the assembly line. Everything I have stock is fixed. Which sucks.
Paulie Proton Just think Chrysler was trying to save money on parts where they could. It would be great for Jeep especially to have adjustable suspension parts since they are the most modified vehicle on the planet. But I'm a firm believer Jeep has a hand in the aftermarket profits. So this is never going to happen.
FatherBootyHands There's a reason for that, moolah.
you still have front total toe adj and steering wheel adj
Maybe alignment doesn't matter so much when you're driving on tires the size of Mt. Everest with treads as deep as Mariana's Trench. I'm sure all that flex compensates for misalignments.
Surgical tools need to be a bit more precise than a wood splitting axe, after all.
There should be atleast eccentric bolts to align it
I wonder what Scotty thinks about people who drive slammed cars here in Houston
OG Krillin He probably thinks their wheels are out of alignment!
Lmao shout out to Htown catch me around in a lowered 17 black accord
OG Krillin all the Mexicans and there dropped trucks
Sittin side ways...
Just commenting cause I’m from the H too 🤷🏻♀️
3:28 imagine if an employee came out and was like “who let this guy back here”
The more of your videos I watch Scotty, the more my fear of the unknown diminishes about my vehicle, Scotty thank you for your uploads and I really believe you deserve all your success.
Good stuff if you have an old car... But in most underdeveloped countries shops have these laser machines to attract customer but , as Scotty pointed out half a dozen times, potholes on roads have already made the suspension outside of the adjustable range... So these people use tape to 'align' the wheels ... They take a test drive and sees where car head when steering is free so after word it is just a little trick and ' judgement' of mechanic to make car not pulling to a side for at least a month or so....
Love the thumbnail
I know I clicked just for that LOL
Shane Tobin that’s why I clicked it I loved seeing that
I saw a car like that once. I haven't seen it for probably over 2 years.
Matthew Andrews 😂
It made me cry a little on the inside because I own an RX8
"When I was a young mechanic in the 60s" wait how old are you bruh😂😂😂
He's been a mechanic for 51 years, so...old
I've been at some shops recently that still use the ruler and string treatment.
Vehicle Virals lmao tell em its 2018 and they stuck in 1940!
get out of here...i worked at town fair tire in 1986 and they had laser alignment back then...i wouldn't trust that shop to put a plug in a tire
maybe they can't afford an alignment machine, they're still expensive used.
Vehicle Virals race teams use string and ruler
FatherBootyHands no it’s not “just as” accurate. So you’re gonna sit there and say we humans have perfect accuracy as a computer? Please
I went for an alignment some time ago. The guys couldn’t loosen the tie rods on one side (didn’t try too hard, either). Using that laser machine, they adjusted the alignment by only adjusting one side of the car, leaving the other side as it was. I find that a lot of the guys using this equipment just go by some ‘computer’ training, rather than actually understanding the principles behind this. Maybe I’m wrong, but I thought that only adjusting one side wouldn’t be the proper way to do this.
Doing it on one side is the lazy way ! (didn’t try too hard, either),it puts the steering wheel off centre to,they should clamp the steering wheel at centre and adjust both sides...
I had my truck aligned after I changed out the tie rod ends. It came back with the steering wheel crooked. They said that's the way it has to be. A few turns of the drag link fixed the crooked wheel without messing with the alignment.
Inisfad sounds like a lazy alignment tech. I do this every day. There are many ways to fix the alignment on cars and trucks. There are a lot of aftermarket parts out there to fix them. May cdt a little more than standard alignment bout it can be fixed. And they should have trired harder to adjust the other side or replaced seized parts
Did he even try to use an oxy ace torch to free up the tie rod? If not hes a hack and I would demand a refund or they redo the alignment with someone who's competent. I've done tons of cars and trucks with seized jam nuts and a little heat will always break them loose.
Korrupted No, they didn’t try with heat. I actually went to them twice, to try to get this remedied. Finally, my mechanic used a torch on them afterward. Sadly, there is only one place in my locality that does alignments. I had such a bad experience with them that I didn’t go back. My mechanic did an ‘alignment’, old school. Although it may not be nearly as exact as the laser machine, I trusted him more, and the car tracks and handles well.
These cars have toy rc alignment bars
Luis Rodriguez im just waiting tillwhen they figure out how to make suspension parts out of plastic
Sad truth
If you cant make it simple, you cant make it reliable
My Vauxhall Astra had plastic sway bar links
Chris n Tracy Maze lowes already makes plastic hydro statics transmissions for mowers 😟
You heard it here folks, it’s pretty Hard in the Rear End 😂
My Dad has used the tape measure way for decades and has never had an issue. Like Scotty said most adjustment is needed for toe.. and the tape measure way works for that. If you have a camber issue? Then the tape measure won't work. You can usually tell by how your tire is wearing. Now my Dad was in the Body Shop Biz for MANY years and is fairly proficient at doing alignments in this fashion.
Thanks Scotty! Can you give us a tip on how to spot an altenator going bad? Including diodes going bad? You rock Scotty!
So if a shop is trying to sell you a four wheel alignment and you vehicle has a solid rear axle they are just trying to get more money? Or do those machines need to use the rear as a reference point for a more accurate front alignment? I wondered this for awhile.
Scotty, great advice, but "Precision Tune Auto Care" won't align my car unless it is perfect. Then they tried to sell me all these repairs before they will align my car. They said, unless they do all these repairs, my car will loose alignment after they align my car. Is this true? If so, please warn us about all the things we have to prepare for before getting our car aligned. I walked into "Precision Tune Auto Care" expecting to pay around $50. It turned out to be $400. I am sorry to say, but you failed us on this one.
Maybe "Precision Tune Auto Care" are just crooks, and they were trying to up sell me. That is why I do most repairs myself, but you told us we have to go to an auto mechanic, so I went to an auto mechanic. And, I guess "Precision Tune Auto Care" are just crooks.
But, your other videos are great. You have saved me a lot of money, and I am very thankful. I cannot thank you enough, and I am very grateful. Just warn us next time about getting alignments. Your tires have to be perfect. They have to be balanced. Ball joints, control arms, etc. Everything connected to tires have to be perfect before they can do an alignment. You don't just walk into a shop and ask for an alignment. There is a lot of prep. It starts out as a $50 job, but it can sky rocket to the thousands.
Great content once again! Too often people are scammed into 'needing' an alignment. One time had a NTB location try to fudge the inspection results. Vehicle was perfectly aligned when it went in for tires. Watched the guys try to play around with the steering wheel to make the printout appear the vehicle was severely out of alignment. The problem with their scam was that the toe was out exactly the same amount on both sides (one positive and one negative), with the wheels both pointing left. If that truly was the case, then either the vehicle would have pulled severely to one side with the steering wheel centered or would have driven straight with the steering wheel severely off center. Just a SCAM to try to get me to spend $80 on something that wasn't needed. Put 70,000 miles on those tires and they wore perfectly. Seems to be getting harder to find reputable shops these days. Knowledge is power!
yeah ive had a shop do that to me before lol. they tried to say it was out of alignment but they just didn't have the steering wheel straight lol. one wheel was toed in while the other was toed out, but guess what happens when you straighten the steering wheel! I just said no thanks and left with my free alignment check lol
I talked to the shop clerk at a very good garage that does good work. He told me and another guy in a discussion in the waiting room that he worked for a dealer and they would to loads of unnecessary work on cars and especially women who came in and old people. They did the work and split the profit. The management encouraged this practice. I was surprised he told us. He said they only made minimum wage. but I feel he felt guilty. At least they did the work, some places don't do the work and still charge for it.
This could have been a 5 second video... "If the inside of your tires are wearing unevenly with the outsides, or vice versa, you need an alignment."
Wow, this is the first Scotty video I've seen where he does not instill the confidence to fix a problem yourself.
The owner of the car in the thumbnail needs an alignment in life
@scotty Kilmer when i was still working as a mechanic we used to grind slots in the general motors struts to make a camber adjustment.though we charged 30 bucks a wheel if needed to be done. gms were bad for it. the struts in the old gm j body cars were slotted already for the adjustment. there were also special alignment bolt kits to replace one bolt with a special one that could give you some camber adjustment. they were put out by northstar if memory serves.
I TRY do do work on my car first. Because I have had experience where the people at the shops didn't do any better.
It’s still never a bad idea to get an alignment check after getting new tires though tires aren’t cheap so why not get an alignment check to protect them?
hunter alignment (and adjustment) (Which I did get) cost about 5 quid more than the tire I bought....
Hey Scotty what about if i am about to change the near struts would it need an new alignment?
I love Scotty's history lessons X-)
"When I was a young mechanic"
Scotty is genuine "living history." Part of the reason why this series is so special.
I smiled when I saw the Conestoga wagon sketches -- having grown up on Little Conestoga Rd in Chester County PA. (My great grand-dad was a wheelwright even.)
Is there a way to check if the mechanic actually performed the alignment?
Now I can confidently go to a garage and request if my van needs an alignment. I hate not understanding car mechanic terminology. You rock Scotty!!
Hey Scotty, do you need to do any alignment if the front suspension or the bearing is changed?
Been doing alignments for 2 years on a hunter rack like in this video. We have a saying "Set the toe, collect the dough!". Although I will adjust camber as well if it is adjustable and out of spec.
Cheapest way to build a trailer. get a scrap rear end and weld. You then have indy and its only a matter of tension.
Hey Scotty! What's a good way to ask about getting alignment done correctly without coming off as a jerk (questioning their methods)? I'm new to where I live, so I have to take a risk and check the competition to see which mechanic might be my go-to. Thanks, and keep up the awesome content!
what about a tire that has wear only on the outside of the tire, even after alignment?
Everytime I bring my car in they say it needs an alignment. Should I go somewhere else?.
No have them show it to you on the alignment machine or if your steering wheel was sitting crooked as f***... and car does not go straight down the road... then you know you need an alignment
Most people don't need it done perfectly that's why we are on youtube. We just need alignment done well enough that we don't get bad tire wear or steering pull. The main reason the individual needs this done in my experience is because they have replaced some front end parts themselves or bought a vehicle that has had some front end parts replaced. It is totally possible for even a novice to do a decent wheel alignment that accomplishes these goals.
In this case performing a home wheel alignment by measuring between the wheels is perfectly acceptable and will fit the purpose. I have done a total of three wheel alignments in my life. I have done all of them with little to no experience and training. All of them have accomplished the goal of reducing bad tire wear and steering pull.
Just in Time, was wondering about this just yesterday!
*2008 Audi A4 RPM fluctuation/Vibration Surging while driving, what would be the cause for this ? Have had it for about 2 years now*
4:22 - My rod also has adjustable nuts. Small world!
I haven't had a wheel alignment in probably 10-12 years with three different cars.
Scotty takes a topic and actually makes it interesting. Great video and the things we should know. Thanks.
I really enjoy your channel, Scotty.
I have a 2017 Toyota tundra and recently got new tires and I ALSO HAD AN ALIGNMENT AND THEY CHECKED IT OVER REAL GOOD AND SAID NO ISSUES BEFORE ALIGNING for $100 and I am concerned about the steering wheel because it is just very slightly to the left of center. The truck drives straight and doesn't pull to the side and the steering wheel doesn't shake or pull or shimmy.
I was wondering your thoughts if this is an issue that needs to be addressed before it ruins my new tires , or will it be good to drive as long as it doesn't drive my OCD nuts.
Thank you in advance
Any updates on this? I’m stuck in a similar situation with my chargers steering wheel slightly to the right, everything else is fine
WHY ARE YOU SCREAMING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do you normally converse like that? Drives me nuts...
It’s part of his video personally,
You could always turn your volume down
My dad has always been stubborn about take his truck to an alignment shop. He has always did it himself. And of course, his alignments are never perfect. But they are pretty close.
The rx8 thumbnail was pretty cool other then the horrible alignment
Hey Scotty, just had new tires put on my 2017 Mazda cx5 at 49000 miles as factory were worn out , should I get an alignment done? Please
Thanks
Kalpesh
Scotty don't sweat to much buddy, have a nice day.
Scotty says ‘when I was a young mechanic in the ‘60’s’
I wonder how old Scotty is?
I’m considering moving to Houston just to have you as my mechanic.
I’m new to the channel where in Houston is he?
@@deeemanuel4576 he is in TN now.
So do I process car alignment with old parts and old tires or when I get new parts and new tires ?.
Hi Scotty. Love the channel and been a long term subscriber. I think you should make a video with all the outtakes and swearing . That would be amazing.
Scotty made a video on this i think and he said if he cussed in the videos, google or youtube would take them down
If you change major suspension components like the struts, tire rod, or possibly ball joints. You need an alignment, or you'll likely burn through your tires. If you don't stay on top of the wear of your tire you wont even notice it. This literally just happened to me. I bought a car they said they changed the CV axles before giving me the car, I looked and saw new tie rod ends as well. Thought nothing of it. Down the road I check my tires and see they are worn very unevenly and that I need an alignment. Had to buy new front tires too..
Sears did a bad alignment...found this out at a tire shop...my tie rods were badly worn & loose...Sears refunded me...do make sure u find good mechanics, bc equipment isn't everything!
I liked just for the thumb nail 🤣
Rev up the static in the intro!
Great video, it's nice to have clarification on what you need, don't need, and what unnecessary service might be pushed.
Hello, one question I have.
I need tire aligment, because my outer front tires are worn of and my car steering wheel is not straight and when you drive it pulls me to the left.
Main question before I go for aligment do I need to put on new tires or I should go with old tires which are worn out on the outer sides or there is no difference?
Great advice on having an alignment after a wreck. I had a minor wreck which hit the R rear wheel and I had to get an adjustable tie rod installed to bring it back into alignment because the factory, unadjustable one was bent.
Thousandths of an inch?! Damn, that is laboratory precision used on a daily life product. That's cellular level. You can't even see that tiny.
It's looking hot over there, poor Scotty is sweating a bit😉
Good info, those fancy Hunter Alignment machines do require maintenance/re-calibration as well, you would hope your repair shop maintains their equipment. personally if I'm replacing my tires and spending $100's or in many cases with today's large wheel and tire combos well over a $1000.00 on a set of new tires I would get a wheel alignment just to be certain. Once tires start wearing unevenly that wear pattern is permanent for that tire, even if you repair the issue after you notice the uneven wear.
Scotty thanks for making simple and easy to understand. Keeps me on my toes when dealing with a mechanic.
You can do your own alignments and get them within .12 degrees wheel to wheel angle. But Scotty definitely can't. I can tell. Mine usually sum to under .06 degrees. If you can shoot with a rifle with sites, you can align your own wheels, basic math bro. Can you shoot better with a scope or laser? Sure. Are you like one of those people who are like: how did the Egyptians build the pyramids so accurately? Did they use lasers? Were they aliens? No, they weren't stupid. Cause in antiquity people had to be smart to survive. There was no food stamp office in ancient Egypt.
Scotty will be here forever to stay 😋👌
Dear Scotty which honest mechanic do you recommend in San Antonio Tex ???
That thumbnail cracked me up so bad my face needs an alignment now.
Scotty is scared to do an alignment? Did you know the Egyptians made the pyramids lined up to a few millimeters with no lasers? No modern tools? Just string, sand, stone, a little copper, and their brains? Scotty has brains. A very good one for fixing cars. He shouldn’t be afraid of alignments. My brother does his own alignments and he does them better than those over priced and still inaccurate alignment shops.
"young mechanic in the 60's"
My neighbor: replaces all suspension components and the steering rack.
Also: my neighbor: that baby is fine, just 9 degrees off to the left
Beware of the tire shops that offer a free wheel alignment check.
Also if you happen to have a Les Schwab around just plain don't go there.
Why is that? Why would a free check be bad
free check is bad cuz there gonna tell u that u need an alignment after lol
oh lol i guess that makes sense. they make money on doing alignments
Jokes on all of you because at my local tire shop, they perform the alignments, install, balancing etc. For free anyways, granted that you bought tires that is.
My car steering shake very bad at 70 miles , i replaced all front suspension, did alignment, did wheels calibration but have bad vibration
Scotty Kilmer. You are the angel we don't deserve
His channel truly has changed my life. Its because of Scotty I've chosen to keep my old car as a project by which to learn how to repair and maintain my own vehicles, instead of just junking it for a few hundred bucks.
Scotty has all these genius video ideas one after another! Keep it up!
I went in for a free oil change at 10k miles they called me and said the alignment was off and I thought I was getting scammed. After watching your video I can now tell its no scam
Alignment shops may be recommended, but it's possible to use the tape measure method if you can't afford one. I aligned a family vehicle after installing new tie rod ends. They took it to a shop to verify my accuracy, almost perfect! My advice is patience, a quality tape measure with 1/16 inch (or metric equivalent) markings, factory recommended specs, and a good concept of how the vehicle should feel while test driving (different drive types, suspension, and steering variations WILL create different feedback).
Yes I used strings, and a tape measure and a level for the vertical. The car runs very well and no squealing of the tires and the tires are not wearing unevenly. So If you can do it yourself, you save a lot. These machines are overkill for a result that is always never perfect, because the car cannot be made perfect. My daughters caliber had a narrower wheelbase at the back then front and I think it was supposed to be the same. If the tires are a little different then that is a millimeter or two. So it is not exact. But when you get it close, that is good enough. Even if your tires wear out a little prematurely , it is cheaper to buy new tires than pay for alignments.
yeah extremely accurate how is then that every time i take my car for alignment in the U.S, my steering wheel is off to the right and have to take it back,and get an answer: 9 out of 10 woudnt notice it?
Hi Scotty, I just bought a used Ford Focus here in the UK and when I apply the brakes I can feel the steering wheel shaking. Any idea what could be causing this, and do you have a video where you already cover this kind of issue? Thanks, loving your work my friend! Ken
Your front rotors are warped.
If you feel it in the steering wheel it’s the front, if you feel it in your ass, it’s the rear brakes.
Lol. Pretty much.
Definitely rotors, easy fix
Agree with the others, Likely the front rotors need replacing. Its an easy fix, If you're wanting to save 100-150 bucks. Its a good opportunity to check the life of your break pads as well
Thanks for your advice, much appreciated! I guess I'll be getting some new ones fitted.