<VV> Alignment Question

[George Jones]

Joel,

Do an inspection on your car. Check to see that all of the bolt heads are
intact at the adjusting points. This is IMPORTANT, because you may have run
across an unscrupulous mechanic. I've had this happen at a Firestone:

Getting ready to go on a long trip in my F@#& (long time ago) so I took the
car in for an alignment and tire rotation (apartment dweller with almost no
tools). After about an hour and a half with my car on the rack, the mechanic
came in and told me that there were a number of problems with my car. 1st,
one of the wheel studs was stripped and would need replaced. 2nd, the rear
alignment (thrust angle) was not adjustable, and 3rd, did I know that one of
my Cragar wheels was damaged?

When I went out into the garage to watch him explain the problems, I noticed
that one of the bolts on the leaf springs was broken. Of course they
disavowed any knowledge of it, but I held their feet to the fire. I told
them the exposed metal had no rust or dirt on it, and after about 15 minutes
of arguing, I looked into the trash can and found the broken end of the
bolt. I also pointed out that the wheel stud was damaged by them because
their mechanic loaded up all five lugnuts into a deep well socket and
started them with an impact wrench. Which was also why the new Cragar mag
was damaged.

You gotta watch them. They will bend you over at every opportunity, and you
may never know it.

On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 9:17 AM, <OrchidEsquire at aol.com> wrote:

> Hi:
>
> I have a 66 Corsa Convertible. I took it to get an alignment at a local
> Firestone shop and they told me only the front gets aligned and that
> according  to
> them the factory does not recommend any adjustments or alignment for the
> rear. They also told me that rear does not get aligned because there  are
> no
> parts to adjust.
>
> I just want to make sure that they are correct and the rear does not get
> aligned? If it does what gets adjusted and what are the settings?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Joel Roth
> Ft Lauderdale, FL
>
>
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