Understanding Wheel Alignment !

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After a certain running distance all the four wheelers are supposed to undergo the wheel alignment operation. What is wheel alignment? What will happen to your car if you don't do it. This video covers the concept of caster, camber and toe in the perceptive of wheel alignment.
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@Lesics Жыл бұрын

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@AliHSyed 5 жыл бұрын

VERY ACCURATE. That BMW driver didn't signal while turning,n

@hajmola7605 5 жыл бұрын

Why would you signal on a curved road?

@rickeybobby9837 5 жыл бұрын

That’s the new Supra not BMW

@hdominguez4074 5 жыл бұрын

BMW's don't have turn signals 😁

@stefanlitto 5 жыл бұрын

@@rickeybobby9837 that's a Z4 not the new supra :))))

@dennydaydreamer 5 жыл бұрын

@@hdominguez4074 I though their signal works at a special frequency which is invisible to non-BMW drivers.

@mikevonkleist6767 4 жыл бұрын

That was pretty cool. That's essentially how this works. Been an alignment tech for some 35 years. It's always a fight between tire wear and handling. People don't understand that a performance car will go through tires faster. Such as a BMW.

@katarh 2 жыл бұрын

Came here because my MX-5 had to be aligned this morning and they said the "toe" was out of place. I had no idea what they were talking about, but I trust those guys. Now I know exactly what they meant, and I did notice a bit of improvement in straight line driving.

@alfredoorozco8111 Жыл бұрын

so whats will couse one wheel to not be able to be aligned after you changed all suspension all around

@Keitan97 Жыл бұрын

Hi, since you’ve been in the industry for 35 years, what do you think of the new contactless wheel alignment machine for example the technovector 8?

@bigbaggoyard 5 жыл бұрын

l've learned so much from this channel. NEVER stop uploading these types of visualized explanation videos.

@mickcarson8504 3 жыл бұрын

This is really interesting. As a mechanic/engineer myself, I was alway intrigued about perfect wheel alignment. But we used to do only front wheel alignment in the 60-70s. Independent suspension and all wheel drive vehicles came later, with the early Jaguar being the best known vehicles with independent suspension.

@chrishaugh1655 5 жыл бұрын

I was hoping this would explain HOW the alignment system works to re-align your car after it has come out of alignment.

@robojimbo7039 5 жыл бұрын

Tons of them show ya how. Its a lot easier than they make it sound. Hell i eyed mine up and did better than the shop that claimed my new tires needed alignment

@huntguy3831 4 жыл бұрын

Alignment machines go off of degrees to get the alignment right. You can guess at it at home to get it good enough to take it to a shop to get it done. You will never eyeball something better than a machine that does specific measurements with lasers

@maxxwellwalt 4 жыл бұрын

Me too.. The video explains something else

@anandhakrishnan225 4 жыл бұрын

Nahahahah yeahhh

@mlee6050 3 жыл бұрын

@Robo Jimbo they say that as often good to align with new tyres in case it different to last wheels

@Perspectologist 5 жыл бұрын

Nice explanation. It would also be interesting to learn how the wheel alignment tool works. I presume it is light based but don’t know the details. It would also be interesting to learn how alignment adjustments are made.

@bradenriley9066 5 жыл бұрын

@@Zzrdemon6633 Counting turns on a tie rod end will get you close where the old tie rod end was set. But how do you know if toe is out to begin with without putting it on the Pit? You'll never have a centered steering wheel counting turns. You must work for the most crooked shop on earth if they're charging customer's like you say. You do know metal fatigues and stretches, right? I've been working in an alignment pit for years and people want the most out of their tires, not counting turns...haha!

@AlexAlex-ww9pf 5 жыл бұрын

majority of cars only have toe alignment. you screw or unscrew the inner tie rod until you get the desired angle. That is the general idea but there are countless inner/outer tie rods systems. I find the vw passat 2000 generation, skoda superb 2000 generation and audi until 2010 generation most difficult to allign

@AlexAlex-ww9pf 5 жыл бұрын

@@Zzrdemon6633 you sir are very clueless. toe alignment is necessary every time you disconnect the rod from the wheelhub, and you kinda need to do that in order to change the bearing. I change rods and align angles every day and trust me, counting turns doesn't fix toe angle, it just makes the car able to go from the place you changed the rod to the place where you align the angles. And one more thing, if you go align your angles in a place where they ask you for 100 dollars than you are a fool. We do it for around 40-45 or 70-75 if the rear wheels need alignment too.

@gideonkuria6005 5 жыл бұрын

hi gentleman, come to Kenya,I will show you how alignment is done

@HowToPedia 5 жыл бұрын

yes u r r8

@AOTDagents 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. I’m hoping we come up with something that is safer and doesn’t require so much maintenance. I personally despise how often alignment is adversely affected by the very roads we build and also expensively maintain.

@aaACEa 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe building visually elastic roads to support tyre movements.

@Jaystarzgaming 2 жыл бұрын

Never build roads with shitty materials or otherwise it will get deformed and potholes will form just have the roads supported with 400mx200m concrete poles then a slab going everywhere with the length of where ever it goes width wide enough for any large aircraft can land on and height to support any heavy aircraft at least 900 metres or more to support heavy air craft.

@pilzj3263 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video. Easy to understand, straight forward, educational. Ideally, I hope to know how the alignment is done, how many man-hours are required for the tuning and how long will the realigned tyres last before the driver needs to head back to the workshop again, the cost, and how many mishaps were caused by poorly aligned tyres in the past.

@dirk127 5 жыл бұрын

Love the video. Really helped me understand how different alignments work. 👍🏻

@degreatal 5 жыл бұрын

This is what I have been looking for! Now I understand how to set my car in assetto corsa! Thank you

@ee6lpzfzj023 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing as always. Thanks very much. This and the caster angle video have been very informative for me because I noticed some of the angles and wondered about it since some time.

@matbsaccounting1056 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you guys for tips! How the wheel alignment on the vehicle work....... great work.

@lkdsamte4910 5 жыл бұрын

Learned Automobile Engineering during college. But never learned this. Great insight LE. Keep it up!

@robinfrost5561 5 жыл бұрын

Oh boy!!! Need to do my cars wheel alignment today itself!! Pretty good explanation...

@Fred-mp1vf 2 жыл бұрын

I always do my own alignments with a tape measure. It's easy & my tires last longer and it handles perfectly. Just remember to tighten the jam nuts afterwards. Toe-in shouldn't exceed 1/16"

@medazizbenyoussef1711 5 жыл бұрын

I like ur work guys! Gj and keep it up.

@vusimabika8769 5 жыл бұрын

Please do a video on Front Wheel Drive (WD), Rear WD and 4WD.

@fmaz1952 5 жыл бұрын

4WD vs AWD

@skwisgaarskwigelf331 5 жыл бұрын

Front Wheel Drive is Wrong Wheel Drive.

@ancientapparition1638 5 жыл бұрын

@@skwisgaarskwigelf331 I agree but they're cheap so yknow

@mexicanic4976 5 жыл бұрын

MindSET actually, four wheel drive is a vehicle that has power transferred to the rear wheels when the transfer case is not enganged. and becomes in four wheel drive when transfer case is engaged and power is transferred to rear and front wheels via the differentials. all wheels drive vehicles are the ones that have power to all four wheels due to a transfer case engaged at all times. the driver has no option to disengage the transfer case.

@murkinranzyz9961 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I need one because I’m planning on doing a wheel alignment for my 2001 Nissan pathfinder

@HopeIsAlliGot 5 жыл бұрын

Oh thank you so much for this valuable information sir.

@Felenari 5 жыл бұрын

Really good watch. Better and better every time. Thank you.

@TheOwangeJuice 5 жыл бұрын

So strange! I was looking for a place for wheel alignments earlier today and then you posted this video! weird coincidence... thanks for letting me know more about this!

@GururajBN 2 жыл бұрын

Quite a complex lesson on geometry! It would be useful to know how a workshop aligns the wheels and rotates the tires for ensuring uniform wear of the tires.

@androidera1858 5 жыл бұрын

wowww... great work.. A good infographics...

@Nik-by5mi 3 жыл бұрын

SWEET Z4 COUPE!!! good choice 3D car! I have a silver 2007 coupe in my garage right now!! love this car!

@nasrullahdawar7591 2 жыл бұрын

I highly appreciate your videos. Thanks so much

@inductor1.77 4 жыл бұрын

Damn, that redhead @ 2:50!

@AmitabhAnkur 5 жыл бұрын

Learned new thing today

@goyonman9655 5 жыл бұрын

Me as well New things

@halonothing1 4 жыл бұрын

You should try to learn something new every day. If not, more. Look up Wiki pages for random things you think of, read\watch stuff about things that interest you. Liked this video? Why not look for others about cars, alignment, or engineering. See what else is on this channel. The world is your oyster and the sky's the limit, my friend. You live in an age when the entirety of human knowledge is literally available at your fingertips within seconds. Take advantage of it! =D

@jessg.9368 10 ай бұрын

I loved this, I wish I can watch and list all day. *subscribed*

@tina0249 4 жыл бұрын

Such an informative video. I will strongly recommend to all drivers.

@Ukrainewinnerrrr 4 жыл бұрын

This should be shown to every pre engineering student just to explain him or her they must learn and understand complex theories and formulas in mathematics ! It's not a game it's the life of your future family and wife !

@talhaali2553 4 жыл бұрын

You are Right! They should know the ' used ' of their knowledge at pre Level .

@jdmcarrepairs142 9 ай бұрын

This tells me nothing about how an alignment is done physically.

@timothyarnoldopeche6944 Ай бұрын

The video is about understanding wheel alignment. 😂 Should be basically an overview.

@peterstark2716 2 жыл бұрын

Thank You Sir for making this video we appreciate your hard work ❤️

@FarhanKhanTechReviews 4 жыл бұрын

This is such a great and simple to understand video . Thank you so much!

@samlugo1520 3 жыл бұрын

I recommend that everyone goes and gets a wheel alignment right now because if you don't the following will happen 1) your tires on the inside will go bald faster than the outside due to the caster thing 2) your tires will also start having the cracking affect 3) pressure will build up depending on weather and eventually you'll get a blowout , rollover and die 4) depending what car you drive will depend how much each tires will cost you. The way you could notice is try to drive straight and if your car goes to the left or goes to the right most likely you have a unalignment Or it could just be the way your road is paved Happened to my vette and tires weren't cheap In conclusion get your wheel alignment it should be $100 at the dealership or less and it'll cost less than buying new tires at least for the front 2

@kukuinut1404 Жыл бұрын

How often?

@v12-s65 Жыл бұрын

@@kukuinut1404 once a year

@wobblestone3148 Жыл бұрын

@@v12-s65 if you track ur car then probably align it sooner

@v12-s65 Жыл бұрын

@@wobblestone3148 well 99.9% don't. My cars usually don't need an alignment even after multiple years. If you curb your wheels or hit a lot of potholes then yea probably

@wobblestone3148 Жыл бұрын

@@v12-s65 got it, I thought the body roll will make your car go off camber

@SteZic 5 жыл бұрын

Great clip, but I have a doubt: my instinct keeps saying to me that increasing the speed with a toe out setup could lead to understeer, so the statement "toe out=oversteer" (a little bit and below a certain limit), actually not always true. What am I missing?

@mokhimani 3 ай бұрын

A fantastic video! Thank you.

@auds9738 5 жыл бұрын

Great video. Learned something new and useful today!

@JDMLUST 5 жыл бұрын

Nice supra.

@Germknoedel 5 жыл бұрын

0:06 Ouch. Poor car xD

@naveenmaurya8339 5 жыл бұрын

Thank u sir for providing such knowledgefull video...god bless u ..a lot

@songyychen 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing the knowledge! Can you please do a comprehensive video on all the shared platforms between different car models and manufactures? As this information is not easily accessible to general public; even if it is, it's always bits and pieces. Appreciate the good work, Thanks!

@jongwookkim5028 5 жыл бұрын

Very easy and simple to understand. Even though my english is poor.

@charsiblaze2808 4 жыл бұрын

Cap 🧢

@MeorHariz 4 жыл бұрын

0:07 Expect to pay the car owner some compensation for scraping the bottom and side skirt of their ride 😂

@aishasharma3787 3 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@mlee6050 3 жыл бұрын

Who cares it only a BMW, makes sense if any other car

@sandeepmandrawadkar9133 Жыл бұрын

Very well explained 👏 👌 Thanks for simplified explanation though clear animations

@BuiltProject 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video, very informative. Thank you,

@duotravellers5030 5 жыл бұрын

Sir, which softwares you use to make such animation and 3D modeling ...please tell me

@halonothing1 4 жыл бұрын

I learned about this from Gran Turismo 5.

@v4lhulme 3 жыл бұрын

You mean you learned something valuable from a video game?! REEEEEE! We cannot accept this - boomers.

@kazimamuntlsf7838 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for sharing the wheel alignment.

@yangni007 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent engineering course ! Thanks so much !!!

@davidmizak4642 2 жыл бұрын

This is really interesting material. I appreciate the effort you put into providing it. Many thanks!

@Galbex21 5 жыл бұрын

Me: Just chilling watching videos on youtube. Never of cars... KZfaq: Hey lets watch this random car video. Me: Ok!

@ClickLikeAndSubscribe 5 жыл бұрын

Such an excellent explanation! Considering how many people drive and [hopefully] get regular alignment, this video just doesn't have enough attention. Also would be great to see the actual procedure explained and what calibration factors affect the outcomes.

@xuiren786 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for uploading.

@frankburdodrums8984 4 жыл бұрын

What you need to know is this is yet another way that dealerships rip you off. If your alignment is fine why do they charge you when the computer tells them do nothing it's fine? Well they still do. They must charge for turning the machine on, I guess it uses megawatts of electricity or even more maybe for the price they charge. Also everytime you get tires or service you don't need an alignment necessarily but they will charge you again and again. To do nothing at all but turn on the machine and read it's fine.

@frankburdodrums8984 3 жыл бұрын

@Alex Ptc And if you don't do or need anything at all they still charge you to put it on the machine to say it's fine.

@frankburdodrums8984 3 жыл бұрын

@Alex Ptc I believe YOU did not take advantage of anyone. The dealerships on the other hand charge $900 just to put it on the machine.

@madhevanramalingam4089 5 жыл бұрын

what software do they use to make this animation?

@TheAngelsHaveThePhoneBox 5 жыл бұрын

If I recall correctly, Blender.

@madhevanramalingam4089 5 жыл бұрын

@@TheAngelsHaveThePhoneBox thank you for your answer 👍

@Lesics 5 жыл бұрын

Yah, Blender. www.blender.org

@madhevanramalingam4089 5 жыл бұрын

@@Lesics please make an video about creating those animations

@ThePiones 5 жыл бұрын

@@madhevanramalingam4089 There are tons of blender tutorials on youtube and elsewhere mate

@MrNuwan2007 5 жыл бұрын

Wow...great explanation...👌👍👍👍

@sonyhk3824 5 жыл бұрын

Cheers guys. Great work

@eggnogmonkey 5 жыл бұрын

Is that Princess Fiona sitting in the car?

@AdamBechtol 5 жыл бұрын

she got my attention as well :p

@mickcarson8504 3 жыл бұрын

LOL, Dark Lord. 😄

@supersabrosinho 3 жыл бұрын

Why yes. Yes it is 😃

@imperia6368 3 жыл бұрын

Omg I thought the same

@mickcarson8504 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry, but, who is Princess Fiona? 🤔

@haojie1998 5 жыл бұрын

Yesterday did wheel alignment Today this video is in my recommended. *wat?!!!*

@adirompin1727 5 жыл бұрын

You've been watched. Better be careful Artificial Intelligent is everywhere.

@henryrollins9177 5 жыл бұрын

Did you googled to find a shop? Theres your answer...

@Gave-rf1hr 5 жыл бұрын

Actually shit like that has happened to me even when I didn't do any searches or anything related in te phone . That's why I know believe the mics are open all the time .

@haojie1998 5 жыл бұрын

@@henryrollins9177 nope it was my school. They taught me to do whhel alignment.

@haojie1998 5 жыл бұрын

@@Gave-rf1hr everyone told me its a micro tracking of what you type in your phone. (e.g watsapp)

@medium95 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for a good explanation of Wheel Alignment.

@publixskate 5 жыл бұрын

When your Z4 is all dented up!

@madhan.muktan9871 8 ай бұрын

Wow’s, what a clear understanding video

@utsavchaudhuri 4 жыл бұрын

Great stuff... Keep going!

@victorgiannella8463 5 жыл бұрын

how’d you get a supra so early?

@doomkid02 5 жыл бұрын

LITERALLY MY FIRST THOUGHT LOL

@betaorionis2164 2 жыл бұрын

1:32 "You can see how the tyre is becoming deformed. Due to this deformation, the contact area of the wheel with the road decreases significantly.This will lead to poor frictional force" Ok, but isn't the (force of friction) = (friction coefficient) * (normal force), independent of the contact area?

@mfitz1718 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, but think about it like this. As the contact area increases, the total frictional force isn't changed, but the distribution of that force is spread out more. If we were to decrease the contact area, that would concentrate the same force into a smaller area. Now, since tires have a max amount of Force per Area(N/m^2) they can exert before slipping, this means less contact area results in more force per area, and if it's enough, it can cause the tire to slip and lose traction. On the flip side, if u have a very low force per area value (meaning more contact area), the car goes slower as there is more drag on the tires.

@thearomaticcompound.2766 2 жыл бұрын

@@mfitz1718 respect+

@yigajonathan4744 4 жыл бұрын

I love the explained content,indeed am informed

@avtarfilms6771 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for giving me important knowledge about alignment

@III-zy5jf 5 жыл бұрын

This information is nothing of what I assumed, which is wheel alignment is for making the four tires wear out evenly.

@armenbabikian94 5 жыл бұрын

It's not that simple.. And they are doing great job explaining it.. Respect.

@blindsniper141 5 жыл бұрын

No. Alignment will get rid of extreme angles. But TIRE ROTATIONS are for even wearing.

@randomesteven3935 5 жыл бұрын

@@blindsniper141 but extreme angles do lead to uneven wear too. So it is correct to assume wheel alignment helps reduce uneven or in some cases excessive wear.

@beyondfossil 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, these alignment optimizations improve vehicle handling performance at the cost of some uneven tire wear. But tire rotation maintenance helps a lot. Many SUVs have a degree or two of negative camber on the rear tires which increases wear on the inside tread of those tires but improves handling and safety with these tall vehicles. Conversely, front tires often wear on the outside of the tread due to normal front wheel steering action. But if the tires are rotated regularly, the inside and outside tire wear will be spread out over the lifetime of the tire.

@faustin289 4 жыл бұрын

Meanwhile, Mercedes front wheels love to slant to the point of having the rims touch the ground when turning at low speeds. No, I am exaggerating a bit.

@jvb5590 9 ай бұрын

I really enjoy your car videos! Please make more videos about cars!!!

@rajudas9941 5 жыл бұрын

really awesome works...salute

@Skillzpatchi 4 жыл бұрын

I see they using a Toyota supra as the model ooh shit it bmw never mind

@Catalina._ 3 жыл бұрын

I already have the wheel alignment and my car still vibrates at 70 mph, it feels nice though

@chrraydendeeznuts6978 3 жыл бұрын

Giggity😏

@suisegs69420 3 жыл бұрын

I hate my mind

@loudring6247 3 жыл бұрын

😆

@sjnsjn9663 3 жыл бұрын

Your car need wheel balancing too if it vibrates.

@magpieenterprise6781 3 жыл бұрын

No shit

@rzwn2847 Жыл бұрын

Thank u for this valuable information regarding this👍🏻

@VinayMudhiraj1998 Жыл бұрын

Great explanation sir.

@vishalgaurav4411 5 жыл бұрын

But how is alignment done ?

@NFLYoungBoy223 5 жыл бұрын

Vishal Gaurav with your tie rods

@NFLYoungBoy223 5 жыл бұрын

A technician goes under the car and just adjust your tie rods with wrenches until it’s within spec

@spankysbasement 5 жыл бұрын

And tie rods only adjust your Toe... If you want Camber that takes additional parts because it's built in, so is the castor.

@scott21992 5 жыл бұрын

tie rods adjust toe, camber and caster can be adjusted with cams that move the upper or lower control arms in/out and in the strut/steering knuckle with most cars. others can be done with strut mounts, adjustable balljoints etc. there are many ways

@AlexAlex-ww9pf 5 жыл бұрын

@@spankysbasement 80% of cars only have toe alignement. In those cars, if the other angles are bad, it indicates a wear somewhere

@gtlegacy8 5 жыл бұрын

Hella flush

@visheshl 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this informative and useful video

@Platinumtag 3 жыл бұрын

I use a measuring tape and I measure 3 o'clock and 9 o'clock by running the tape to both tire and make sure they have the same measurement and your car will drive straight, u will just need the steering to stay in center or have some one hold it in place..while u align the wheel. Works for me better than the alignment shop.

@atassun 5 жыл бұрын

It means we should buy only BMW ? 😎

@marioiacolucci 4 жыл бұрын

Nah

@P2Feener305 5 жыл бұрын

Why does that car look like the 2020 supra? Oh cuz it is...

@BlissedKeyboardist 4 жыл бұрын

I'm happy to find this channel

@m5s10 5 жыл бұрын

Great lesson! Thanks!

@deewakar__ 5 жыл бұрын

Friction not depend upon contact area F=uN , 🤔🤔

@deewakar__ 5 жыл бұрын

Reply me learn engineering. 01:35

@Simon-nx1sc 5 жыл бұрын

Just a comment to get notified when this has been answered

@ankurghosh2387 5 жыл бұрын

*ignore me too*

@yosyp5905 5 жыл бұрын

Rolling friction relies on contact area, that's a different type of friction.

@basim8783 5 жыл бұрын

Friction is actually dependent on the "actual area of contact", just not the apparent area visible to us. But you don't see it in the equation since the actual area of contact is represented by the normal reaction. The harder you press two surfaces together, the more of their "elements" come in contact.