Understanding Wheel Alignment !

[@SabinCivil]

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[@AliHSyed]

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

[@hajmola7605]

Why would you signal on a curved road?

[@rickeybobby9837]

That’s the new Supra not BMW

[@hdominguez4074]

BMW's don't have turn signals 😁

[@stefanlitto]

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

[@dennydaydreamer]

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

[@mikevonkleist6767]

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]

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]

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

[@Keitan97]

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]

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

[@mickcarson8504]

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.

[@AOTDagents]

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]

Maybe building visually elastic roads to support tyre movements.

[@Jaystarzgaming]

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.

[@Perspectologist]

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]

@@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]

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]

@@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]

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

[@HowToPedia]

yes u r r8

[@chrishaugh1655]

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

[@robojimbo7039]

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]

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]

Me too.. The video explains something else

[@anandhakrishnan225]

Nahahahah yeahhh

[@mlee6050]

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

[@Ukrainewinnerrrr]

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]

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

[@degreatal]

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

[@lkdsamte4910]

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

[@Fred-mp1vf]

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"

[@dirk127]

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

[@pilzj3263]

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.

[@Quantum_Superposition.]

I was thinking buy alignment tool, but after this video I don’t buy. You save me $240. Thank you very much.

[@vusimabika8769]

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

[@fmaz1952]

4WD vs AWD

[@skwisgaarskwigelf331]

Front Wheel Drive is Wrong Wheel Drive.

[@ancientapparition1638]

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

[@mexicanic4976]

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]

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

[@GururajBN]

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.

[@robinfrost5561]

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

[@AmitabhAnkur]

Learned new thing today

[@goyonman9655]

Me as well New things

[@VoidHalo]

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

[@inductor1.77]

Damn, that redhead @ 2:50!

[@Nik-by5mi]

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

[@samlugo1520]

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]

How often?

[@v12-s65]

@@kukuinut1404 once a year

[@wobblestone3148]

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

[@v12-s65]

@@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]

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

[@philoyphilia]

I love this video. I am just waiting for the second part "how does wheel alignment works?"

[@davidmizak4642]

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

[@jessg.9368]

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

[@HopeIsAlliGot]

Oh thank you so much for this valuable information sir.

[@nasrullahdawar7591]

I highly appreciate your videos. Thanks so much

[@medazizbenyoussef1711]

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

[@matbsaccounting1056]

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

[@jongwookkim5028]

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

[@charsiblaze2808]

Cap 🧢

[@shkontoru]

Visual presentation gives me a clearer view on how to tune wheel alignment in Dirt Rally racing game.

[@androidera1858]

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

[@Platinumtag]

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.

[@MeorHariz]

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

[@aishasharma3787]

😂😂

[@mlee6050]

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

[@avtarfilms6771]

Thanks for giving me important knowledge about alignment

[@VoidHalo]

I learned about this from Gran Turismo 5.

[@v4lhulme]

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

[@jvb5590]

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

[@Germknoedel]

0:06 Ouch. Poor car xD

[@ee6lpzfzj023]

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.

[@Galbex21]

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

[@rakshakgr8746]

Learnt about Camber, Caster and toe good information..👍

[@haojie1998]

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

[@adirompin1727]

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

[@henryrollins9177]

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

[@Gave-rf1hr]

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]

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

[@haojie1998]

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

[@wompstopm123]

these are better quality than the ones at my technical college

[@JDMLUST]

Nice supra.

[@uhmeizuhngralphf0549]

Great video I've been looking for a video like this please explain more about cars

[@frankburdodrums8984]

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]

@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]

@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.

[@md._.2013]

🙌Expertly explained with graphics!

[@faustin289]

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.

[@suttonzgarage]

This works the same as our alignment and is a much better system than the old laser types. We even did a video on how ours works.

[@sandeepmandrawadkar9133]

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

[@SteZic]

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?

[@peterstark2716]

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

[@betaorionis2164]

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]

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]

@@mfitz1718 respect+

[@sagarrawal5087]

You guys really inspired me a lot I have made video on how electric car works, wheel alignment but unable to get subscribers n views I just want to spread education but after making 2 videos a day fails me to spread knowledge

[@eggnogmonkey]

Is that Princess Fiona sitting in the car?

[@AdamBechtol]

she got my attention as well :p

[@mickcarson8504]

LOL, Dark Lord. 😄

[@supersabrosinho]

Why yes. Yes it is 😃

[@imperia6368]

Omg I thought the same

[@mickcarson8504]

Sorry, but, who is Princess Fiona? 🤔

[@allimkhan7540]

Great Video only a true car guy can understand this 👍!!!!!!!!!!

[@III-zy5jf]

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

[@armenbabikian94]

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

[@blindsniper141]

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

[@randomesteven3935]

@@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]

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.

[@BuiltProject]

Awesome video, very informative. Thank you,

[@Catalina._]

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

[@chrraydendeeznuts6978]

Giggity😏

[@suisegs69420]

I hate my mind

[@loudring6247]

😆

[@sjnsjn9663]

Your car need wheel balancing too if it vibrates.

[@magpieenterprise6781]

No shit

[@jdmcarrepairs142]

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

[@timothyarnoldopeche6944]

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

[@radarfubar8087]

Repairs 142 is right. It doesn't tell anything about adjusting. If we wanted to learn about car theory we'd jus go look in our Chilton manual. It doesn't show how to adjust alignment in most manuals. Jus says take it to an autoshop. See...the rest of the human race who owns vehicles doesn't like spending hundreds of dollars on something so stupid as tire alignment. It's 2024 not 1984 so Unless ur paying for it, keep ur wallet rich opinion to yourself.

[@182EdDrummer]

That’s not what this video is for bro lmfao

[@lambday7227]

If you want to set your wheel alignments manually at home, you must have a pair of eye that can decide plus or minus of wheel inclination in milidegree and have a knowledge of how suspension parts work.

[@tomdurkins]

This video proved to me that it is imperative that no one touches my car. Once you have a “technician” change the factory alignment settings it’s over. You’ll never have a perfect alignment again.

[@publixskate]

When your Z4 is all dented up!

[@mhoward181]

One thing I found years ago when owning a premium car was that cheap tyres don’t work on a heavy car. I ripped though a set after only 8,000 miles cos I only paid £70 per tyres. So I reverted back to the original that came with car. Pirelli. Next I had an issue with wheel alignment. I had no idea the rear wheel could be out of alignment. I thought only front wheels go out. Anyway the usual shops did a wheel alignment for me only to find it didn’t fix the problem. I was puzzled. Turns out you have to go back to the main dealer. In my case Volvo and pay then £100 (non refundable) to check and if necessary adjust. And good job I did. My advise would be forget premium cars and buy normal cheap cars like Ford or Citroen etc. I now have no issues with cheap tyres and don’t have expensive servicing costs that sports cars have.

[@Skillzpatchi]

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

[@yashtibile2121]

Always make knowledge and better quality of video 🙏🙏🙏

[@vishalgaurav4411]

But how is alignment done ?

[@NFLYoungBoy223]

Vishal Gaurav with your tie rods

[@NFLYoungBoy223]

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

[@spankysbasement]

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]

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]

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

[@Circumstances6]

Pretty impressed they equipped the driver with a proper rack 👌🏽

[@atassun]

It means we should buy only BMW ? 😎

[@marioiacolucci]

Nah

[@ClaudioParraGonzalez]

Wow, what a clear explanation

[@duotravellers5030]

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

[@SuperSatturno]

THANKS FOR SUCH IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON THESE VIDEOS 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@victorgiannella8463]

how’d you get a supra so early?

[@doomkid02]

LITERALLY MY FIRST THOUGHT LOL

[@BlissedKeyboardist]

I'm happy to find this channel

[@madhevanramalingam4089]

what software do they use to make this animation?

[@TheAngelsHaveThePhoneBox]

If I recall correctly, Blender.

[@madhevanramalingam4089]

@@TheAngelsHaveThePhoneBox thank you for your answer 👍

[@SabinCivil]

Yah, Blender. www.blender.org

[@madhevanramalingam4089]

@@SabinCivil please make an video about creating those animations

[@ThePiones]

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

[@HopeIsAlliGot]

I don’t have a car..... but still watching this kind of videos 🥲

[@P2Feener305]

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

[@adityavikram2825]

Very efficiently explained the wheel alignment concept. But we need more. We need how the alignment of the wheel is calibrated and rectified?

[@gtlegacy8]

Hella flush

[@Akshay-zd3ox]

Very interesting information

[@deewakar__]

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

[@deewakar__]

Reply me learn engineering. 01:35

[@Simon-nx1sc]

Just a comment to get notified when this has been answered

[@ankurghosh2387]

*ignore me too*

[@yosyp5905]

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

[@basim8783]

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.

[@ah9337]

I watched this video for tuning my car in Forza horizon 4 . Thank to this video now I know what is Toe and Camber.

[@auds9738]

Great video. Learned something new and useful today!

[@madhan.muktan9871]

Wow’s, what a clear understanding video

[@MrGoThrough]

Very good videos. Clear explanations, exaggerating sometime to help viewer understand better.

[@FarhanKhanTechReviews]

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

[@hotrod5670]

I'M GLAD I WATCHED THIS!

[@Felenari]

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

[@coltonabrahamson1582]

Holy that was actually very helpful thank you

[@xuiren786]

Thank you for uploading.

[@MyReviews_karkan]

I was excited for a little bit thinking it was about the tire balance. I've always wanted to know what those little lead pieces on the rims do. Please make a video on that.

[@manikrn007]

Well I can help with that. First we will talk about what is tyre balancing. Due to imperfections during manufacturing of the alloy/steel rims, the center of gravity of the rim will not be exactly centered along the axle. Same goes for the rubber tyres on the rims. Manufactures mark these imbalances with painted dots on the rims and tyres. Most of the wheel balancing can be done by aligning up these dots when mounting the tyre on the rim. Secondly lets talk about what happens when the wheel is not balanced. Think about a fidget spinner with one of the three weights missing. It will start to wobble badly and wont be stable. Same happens to car wheels. They wobble and transmit these vibrations to the steering wheel. These vibrations are not always apparent at low speed. Instead it becomes pronounced ay a particular speed depending on the wheels resonance frequency. This is the sign for the driver that a wheel needs balancing. Steering wheel vibrations most pronounced at a particular speed. Now about how they are corrected. The wheel (after aligning the dots on the rim and tyre) are mounted on a rotary tool. As the wheel is spun the tool is able to detect the location and the amount of imbalance and indicates the same to the mechanic who attaches a weight to the rim at a place indicated by the machine. This process is repeated till a satisfactory adjustment has been made.

[@spankysbasement]

@@manikrn007 That is tire balancing in a nut shell. You can actually fix that wobble in your celling fan the same way.

[@gdn86]

Well explained. Onto caster, which is still the most confusing for me for some reason.

[@thothtahuti5509]

Wow I never knew car wheels were that fascinating

[@aktiarawal1920]

Thank you very much sir.i learn it and get my self clear conception.

[@stevienguyen2047]

I always thought after turning the steering wheel realigns because of the power steering system.. Learned something today.

[@someshranjan2649]

very nice animation and very good to understand thank you.

[@okotray4577]

MY APPRECIATIONS TO LEARN ENGINEERING, THIS ANIMATION IS WONDERFUL

[@ZafarIqbal-qe2po]

Very Helpful and easy to understand video Thank you

[@mokhimani]

A fantastic video! Thank you.

[@kazimamuntlsf7838]

Thank you so much for sharing the wheel alignment.

[@deespasojevic3013]

Man people are ingeniously clever. There's a reason for things being th he way they are period