Aligning Cars With Multilink Suspensions; Steering Wheel Centring And Front Camber Adjustment; Asa Network - Corghi EXACT BlackTech X Plus Manuel D'utilisation

ALIGNING CARS WITH
MULTILINK SUSPENSIONS
Alignment procedure for cars produced by the
VOLKSWAGEN - AUDI group equipped with
MULTILINK front suspensions (AUDI A4, A6 and
A8, VW PASSAT). It allows checking and adjust-
ment of the "toe curve", i.e. the variation in the
toe value generated by a known extension of
the suspension.
If the aligner has the appropriate procedure
enabled, it is recalled automatically for cars
which require it. A special tool is needed to
check and adjust the toe curve (refer to the cars'
service manuals).
Below, only the differences from the standard
procedure, which all occur in the vehicle adjust-
ment stage, are described.
1) Angle measurement with steering locked to
10° or 20°.
2) Steering wheel position.
3) Data summary.
4) Steering wheel centring and front camber
adjustment.
5) Rear axle measurement.
6) Checking and adjustment of the "Toe curve".
7) Front toe adjustment.
8) Angle measurement with steering locked to
10° or 20°.
9) Print out of data measured.
(2) Steering wheel position
Indicate whether after angle measurement with
the steering lock the steering wheel is in the
correct position (
( icon).
The steering wheel condition will be stated in the
"notes" field of the printed job report.
(4) Steering wheel centring and front
camber adjustment
Keeping the front wheels aligned and the targets
levelled, adjust the steering wheel and the front
camber values.
(6) Checking and adjustment of the toe
curve
S-Point Selection
Set the steering wheel straight and fit the steer-
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ing wheel clamp.
Check and adjust the toe curve,
only when the car no longer travels straight after
hitting a bump or a manhole cover, when pieces
of the suspension system have been replaced,
after an accident or when specifically required
by the manufacturer.
The toe curve checking and adjustment sequence
depends on the type of suspension installed
on the car: there are differences for cars with
STANDARD, SPORTS or ALL-TERRAIN chassis.
Follow the instructions on the screen for the
operations to be performed and the adapters
to be fitted on the checking tool.
To enable use of the Asa Network protocol, set up
the aligner after accessing the technical services
setup function
Then set the "Procedure" / "Asa Network Proce-
dure" option as "enabled".
When the aligner software is run, it automatically
checks the network connection, and the connec-
tion icon appears in the Windows status bar.
Operation
After starting the alignment procedure,
the screen for selection of the working order for
processing will appear.
icon), or crooked
If the network connection is not established, a
dialogue window asks whether you wish to return
the connection,
tion of the vehicle from the databank without
connecting,
Once the order has been selected, the working
data are loaded in the form, after which the
vehicle has to be selected from the databank
in the usual way.
The alignment procedure which follows is the
usual one.
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