Friday, January 31, 2014
Portable Wheel Alignment Tools
Wheel alignment is one of the important tasks undertaken during vehicle maintenance. It is the relationship of the automobile wheels to the vehicle itself, to each other and to the road. The main purposes of conducting wheel alignment is to ensure the vehicle is stable on the road, to reduce the amount of wear on tires and to produce the least amount of moving resistance. Incorrect wheel alignment can be very dangerous because it can seriously affect handling and vehicle safety. Wheel alignment mainly involves three major measurement angles: the caster, the camber and the toe.
EZ Line Laser Wheel Alignment Tool
The EZ Line laser is a tool kit used for aligning different systems such as wheels and axles of vehicles such as heavy-duty trucks and trailers. One of its main advantages is that it is compatible with vehicles that use toe settings. This tool kit comes with magnets which are attached directly on the vehicle system, a 32-inch measuring tape and two magnetic fifth-wheel pin adapters. It has the ability to capture measurements in less than ten minutes. If the laser goes through the center of the magnet when shot, then the automobile system wheels are properly aligned. If not, the same lasers are used to align the wheels properly.
Camber Caster Gauge
A camber caster gauge is a small, portable device that is attached at the end of the axle on a wheeled vehicle in order to zero out the measurement dials. It captures measurements of the camber and the caster of a wheeled vehicle. Camber ers to the tip of the tire and wheel while caster is the angle of tilt of the kingpin. When the caster is tipped toward the center of the kart, the measurements are considered positive; toward the front of the kart, the measurements are negative. As for the camber, if the kart is tipped toward the center, the measurements are considered negative. If it is to the outside, the measurements are positive.
Laser Wheel Alignment Gauge
The laser wheel alignment gauge is a battery-operated and portable device which is easy to use and calibrate. It has the capability of taking fast measurements from automobiles and has a calculator for converting measurements. It produces measurements of the combined toe angle with high precision. It constitutes the laser, laser target plate and a mirror. This gauge produces clear laser lines which ensure fast and accurate readings.
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