View Full Version : new alignment job - was it done right?


wings7351
05-23-2007, 11:23 PM
I had a shop did four wheel alignment for me on my 99 A6. However the steering wheel still shakes when the car gets up to 120Km/h, although no much. Should I assume this is a bad alignment job? My front control arms are tight and the tires are 2 years old, don't see anything wrong on them.

I didn't think alignmentwas hard to do if you have the right equipment. Is it possible that something else in my front end is bad?

auditech79
05-23-2007, 11:51 PM
The frontwheels are either out of balance, rims are bent, or the front tires have a seperated bead. Have someone put the front tires on a balancer and they will be able to tell you whats wrong with them hopefully.

wings7351
05-24-2007, 10:20 AM
Thanks Auditech79. I took the car to the high way again today. It does feel better than before when it is at 120; but it still shakes a little bit when it bring it up to 160 and sometimes I feel the shaking is from the back of the car. Also, sometimes the wheel shakes a bit and after a few seconds it stopped shaking.

wings7351
05-24-2007, 02:42 PM
how often should I balance the wheels??