Re: Why do I need a wheel alignment after each tire rotation?

Here is an update.

I called a very good wheel alignment shop.

He said, that it sounded like the tires. Try rotating
them, and see what the difference is.

I checked the tire pressure, and added air to all
the tires so that they were pretty equal pressure.
Within one PSI. But I haven't tried rotating the tires yet.

It made a huge difference. The wheel still needs to
be corrected when driving, but only a little bit.

Which makes you wonder. Why don't they check the tire
pressure when they do a rotation????? If not then,
except for a wheel alignment, just when would/should a
mechanic check the tire pressure????

Also, it seems I need another alignment. Why?



[email]condor_222@yahoo.com[/email] wrote:[color=blue]
> Dear Experts,
>
> I have a 97 V6 Camry with 135K miles on it.
>
> I just had four new tires put on in February and a wheel
> alignment then too. At 125K approx.
>
> About a month ago, I went in for the free tire rotation.
> And then the steering wheel was pulling to one side again.
>
> I've had a lot of problems with the alignment on the Camry.
>
> It's not like my old Ford. The Ford I had aligned, and it
> stayed aligned for years. I changed tires. No alignment
> required.
>
> But the Camry, it always seems to be going out of alignment.
>
> I had the tires rotated last fall, and again, it then
> required an alignment. That's why I bought new tires.
>
> What do you think? When they do the free tire rotation,
> do the mechanics take a mallet and bash the alignment out,
> so that you then have to get a pricy aligment?
>
> Could this be an indication of some other mechanical problem?
>
> Thanks[/color]

A good alignment shop will check tire pressure when the vehicle is on
the rack but before taking any measurements. Given the above, guess my
opinion of the shop that's been doing your "alignments."

nate

[email]condor_222@yahoo.com[/email] wrote:[color=blue]
> Here is an update.
>
> I called a very good wheel alignment shop.
>
> He said, that it sounded like the tires. Try rotating
> them, and see what the difference is.
>
> I checked the tire pressure, and added air to all
> the tires so that they were pretty equal pressure.
> Within one PSI. But I haven't tried rotating the tires yet.
>
> It made a huge difference. The wheel still needs to
> be corrected when driving, but only a little bit.
>
> Which makes you wonder. Why don't they check the tire
> pressure when they do a rotation????? If not then,
> except for a wheel alignment, just when would/should a
> mechanic check the tire pressure????
>
> Also, it seems I need another alignment. Why?
>
>
>
> [email]condor_222@yahoo.com[/email] wrote:
>[color=green]
>>Dear Experts,
>>
>>I have a 97 V6 Camry with 135K miles on it.
>>
>>I just had four new tires put on in February and a wheel
>>alignment then too. At 125K approx.
>>
>>About a month ago, I went in for the free tire rotation.
>>And then the steering wheel was pulling to one side again.
>>
>>I've had a lot of problems with the alignment on the Camry.
>>
>>It's not like my old Ford. The Ford I had aligned, and it
>>stayed aligned for years. I changed tires. No alignment
>>required.
>>
>>But the Camry, it always seems to be going out of alignment.
>>
>>I had the tires rotated last fall, and again, it then
>>required an alignment. That's why I bought new tires.
>>
>>What do you think? When they do the free tire rotation,
>>do the mechanics take a mallet and bash the alignment out,
>>so that you then have to get a pricy aligment?
>>
>>Could this be an indication of some other mechanical problem?
>>
>>Thanks[/color]
>
>[/color]


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