Wheel alignment method

Details Wheel alignment method Wheel alignment method

1991-05-22

1992-11-24

Cuchlinski, Jr., William A.

Geometrical instruments

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Automotive

33203, 33645, G01B 5255, G01B 7315, G01B 11275

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active

051651793

ABSTRACT:
A method of aligning front wheels of a vehicle so that the steering wheel of the vehicle is centered when the vehicle is driven including the steps of aligning the front wheels in centered positions corresponding to straight ahead driving while the steering wheel is immobilized in a centered position likewise corresponding to straight-ahead driving and then turning the steering wheel from a first off-center position through its centered position in a first direction and from a second off-center position through its centered position in an opposite second direction with at least a fraction of the weight of the vehicle on the front wheels. The method according to this invention further includes the steps of recording first and second off-center angles of the steering wheel relative to its centered position at the instants the front wheels achieve their centered positions as the steering wheel is turned in the first and second directions and then adjusting the front wheels relative to the steering wheel through equal included angles proportional to one half the difference between the first and second off-center angles of the steering wheel.

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