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On Aug 12, 10:11 pm, "Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom>
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> > Vehicle: 2000 RX300 - Front wheel drive, mainly driven short distances
> > as a soccer mom's car.
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Hi Ray:
Good question .. I don't know. Before I had the tires rotated &
balanced the same drift was there. It is after that I got the
alignment done.
Rotating back to their original position will not be easy to do --
will have to take it back to shop. Is there any other way to check ?
Is my expectation for the drift to be correct too high ?
Thx
Bimal
Ray O - 14 Aug 2007 06:16 GMT
> On Aug 12, 10:11 pm, "Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom>
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> Thx
> Bimal
If the drift appeared after the alignment, then the alignment was probably
not done properly. If the drift was present before and after the alignment,
then the cause is probably tires or the crown of the road.
You can eliminate the crown of the road if you can find a relatively flat
road or drive in the left lane of a 2 lane divided road.
Other than due to the crown of the road, the vehicle should track straight.
The difference in steering effort from side to side is a clue that you
should relay to the place that is doing the alignment - I suspect that there
may be more caster on the left side than on the right side.

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satmech - 19 Aug 2007 05:35 GMT
> On Aug 12, 10:11 pm, "Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom>
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> Thx
> Bimal
Alignments should be accompanied by a printed report.
Ray O. is (as usual) right on.
Ray O - 19 Aug 2007 06:06 GMT
>> On Aug 12, 10:11 pm, "Ray O" <rokigawaATtristarassociatesDOTcom>
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> Ray O. is (as usual) right on.
Thanks for the vote of confidence. All those years of helping dealers fix
problem cars has come in handy!

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