Alignment
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Alignment
I'm having a hard time getting my 05 Allroad aligned here in southern Ohio. No local shop has the VAG special tool 1941 to line up the subframe. I have seen a DIY post on Audizine but activation on the site has been a struggle as I'm not e-savvy.
Can I with help do the job without the tool? I have had the car "aligned" recently following a left front control arm replacement but the machine was not advanced enough to give info regarding the subframe. I went to NTB last week and they were the first shop to tell me the subframe had to be aligned to get the correct camber. This was after they had done the job without the subframe adjustment twice in the last two years! At this point I'm willing to buy the tool and pay a shop their four wheel alignment rate to get it done. Any ideas or know a shop within a hundred miles of South Point OH 45680?
Can I with help do the job without the tool? I have had the car "aligned" recently following a left front control arm replacement but the machine was not advanced enough to give info regarding the subframe. I went to NTB last week and they were the first shop to tell me the subframe had to be aligned to get the correct camber. This was after they had done the job without the subframe adjustment twice in the last two years! At this point I'm willing to buy the tool and pay a shop their four wheel alignment rate to get it done. Any ideas or know a shop within a hundred miles of South Point OH 45680?
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I also had bad experiences getting an alignment when I had my allroad. My advice is to go to an Audi dealer, they generally don't charge that much more for alignments than other shops and they have the tool needed. Just make it very clear that a subframe adjustment is required when you take it in. It looks like Audi Charleston is ~ 60 mi away from you.
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Done
Found a old school alignment guy at local tire shop who did it by chalking the tires. He did it with a non computer pit alignment setup. So old I've never seen one. He said it didn't need the subframe shifted but that it's sometimes needed. Not sure how he did it but it's done. Rear was out too. He may have shimmed the control arms but it worked. Tracking fine. It did require getting the right tires on the right corners as two were three months newer than other two.
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