Wheel alignment.
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Definitely agree with the above. I guess you can do it yourself, but I would venture to say that is only for if you bash it severely out of alignment (say by hitting something) and just want to get it mostly back to normal.
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I can't speak to shops in Phoenix, but a couple general words: you can take it to pretty much any shop to have alignment done. However, most "Joe's Autoshop" places only do "front-end alignment", which as it sounds is just the front wheels. If you're taking it in anyway, you might as well find a place that does full 4-wheel alignment. Second, it would be ideal if that shop also has a Hunter roadforce balance machine where they throw your wheels on it and add weight as necessary to balance out any issues (they're almost like fishing weights that they add to your rims at certain points).
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Side question about alignment: I have a good shop locally that says because of the automatic ride height adjustment on my model (2000 A6 4.2), a special dealer tool is needed. I can't imagine what the stealership would charge for an alignment not to mention the $8,000 of work my car 'needs' if I want to even make it back to the freeway.
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Check out BernieBenz's posts on this subject.
The worst thing that can happen is screwing up the coilspring in the steering wheel if you've changed the steering wheel position to correct for TRE misadjustment. The steering wheel has to be straight ahead regardless of the roadwheel position. THEN you adjust roadwheel position and toe-in using the TRE adjustment.
The worst thing that can happen is screwing up the coilspring in the steering wheel if you've changed the steering wheel position to correct for TRE misadjustment. The steering wheel has to be straight ahead regardless of the roadwheel position. THEN you adjust roadwheel position and toe-in using the TRE adjustment.
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Bernie's DIY works great. It's in the tech section. https://www.audiworld.com/tech/
Get a 22mm crowsfoot for 3/8 drive with a 6" extension and an 18mm open end. Couple of boards, tape measure.
Best to get a helper to hold the boards against the tires, but I used bungie cords.
Get a 22mm crowsfoot for 3/8 drive with a 6" extension and an 18mm open end. Couple of boards, tape measure.
Best to get a helper to hold the boards against the tires, but I used bungie cords.