I went to my local toyota dealership for the wheel alignment today... When I
got back home and check the computer printout I've got with the invoice and
I've noticed the right rear wheel toe was out of specs.

Instead of being close to the middle between min 0.10 degree and max 0.30
degree I got 0.08
Surprisingly, the value for "before" is 0.11, which is in specs - barely,
but in specs. Left rear is in spec with 0.22, making total toe-in also in
specs, being 0.30 (within allowed 0.40 +/- 0.20 range for total toe-in for
rear).

Looks like after the alignment, rear wheels got a little bit worse than they
were before the alignment...

How critical is it? Is is worth coming back to them and discussing this
issue? Or this small difference would you considered negligible for the tire
wear or the car handling?

Thanks,
Pszemol.

Pszemol wrote:

If I had paid for a four wheel alignment (I rarely bother with them)
I would not have accepted paying to put the rear wheels out of
alignment. Your post just reinforces my position on having it done!

"Leftie" <No@Thanks.net> wrote in message
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I had a specific reason to do rear aligment - I was replacing suspension
parts around the rear wheels. Normally I would not bother.

And of course you are right: I paid for it, I want it to get it done, but
going back there, wait in line and all this hassle might not be worth it if
the difference from the ideal value is not serious. So this is my question
about...

On Aug 25, 9:04*pm, "Pszemol" <Psze...@PolBox.com> wrote:

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Pszemol wrote:
Just had a similar situation.
Printout showed wrong year and wheel size.
Rather than accepting, pointed out to the service writer and they re
did the alignment without additional cost.
Additional adjustments were required.
Alignment on Camrys is very stable. Worth getting it right the first
time.
The primary result is tire wear.

"Daniel" <nospampls2002@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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I got back, they took my car in and re-do the rear wheels.

Now, right rear wheel is still not in the middle of the desired range, but it is
within specs (0.13 inside of the 0.10-0.30 allowance). Looking at the other
numbers, and front wheels, comparing the new printout to the old one I see
variations in numbers reaching 2-3 points on the last significant digit, so
I guess we have a classical example of a tool with a resolution greater than
the usefull measurement precision and acuracy. I guess in this case,
printouts showing sometimes 0.08, sometimes 0.10 or 0.13 would mean
that nothing really has changed... The guy at the service counter even
suggested himself the measurement can be affected by the guy leaning
on the car one way or the other, so you migh want to ask the obvious: why
the hell is he then touching the car at all during the measureents???

In conclusion, it was probably not worth the trouble of going back...
But I have the paper with all "greens" to show for my 13-years-old
camry with 246k miles on the odometer and this is what matters, right? ;-)))

That sounds like lousy workmanship to me. I've come to the realization
that alignment work, like AC service, is best left to the specialists.
Dealer service, as you found out, is no guarantee for quality.

I found a local alignment shop with Hunter alignment machine. These
need regular calibrations. I would think most car dealers use the
excellent Hunter as well. So lousy workmanship is probably the only
explanation.

My view is, if they can't produce all green afterwards, they suck.


On Aug 27, 1:57*pm, "Pszemol" <Psze...@PolBox.com> wrote:

"Pszemol" <Pszemol@PolBox.com> wrote in message
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The amount of gas in the tank can also affect alignment and may be specified
in factory manual. Ignored by all of course.