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Re: [Shop-talk] Car pulls left

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Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Car pulls left
From: Jim Franklin <jamesf@groupwbench.org>
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2022 07:40:47 -0400
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> On Mar 24, 2022, at 11:05 PM, David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail.com> =
wrote:
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> Take it to a body shop, I'd bet it's been crashed, and poorly =
repaired. =20

Perhaps, however, even if the car was crushed into a ball and unfolded, =
as long as the wheels are in alignment, it shouldn't matter, right? The =
wheels are 4 independent points in space, which the alignment machine =
measures. It's not like things are fine when pointed straight but go to =
hell when I turn the wheel - it's when pointed straight that something =
puts a torque into the steering.=20

What I'm searching for is a way that the alignment numbers would read in =
spec but something is still putting a force on the system.=20

jim=

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class=3D"">On Mar 24, 2022, at 11:05 PM, David Scheidt &lt;<a =
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class=3D"">Take it to a body shop, I'd bet it's been crashed, and poorly =
repaired. &nbsp;</div></div></div></blockquote><br =
class=3D""></div><div>Perhaps, however, even if the car was crushed into =
a ball and unfolded, as long as the wheels are in alignment, it =
shouldn't matter, right? The wheels are 4 independent points in space, =
which the alignment machine measures. It's not like things are fine when =
pointed straight but go to hell when I turn the wheel - it's when =
pointed straight that something puts a torque into the =
steering.&nbsp;</div><div><br class=3D""></div><div>What I'm searching =
for is a way that the alignment numbers would read in spec but something =
is still putting a force on the system.&nbsp;</div><div><br =
class=3D""></div><div>jim</div></body></html>=

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