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Old June 12th 21, 07:46 PM posted to rec.autos.tech
Chris K-Man
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Default Local Mechanic's Aligner Machine 'Insists'On Spec Settings

On Saturday, June 12, 2021 at 2:25:42 PM UTC-4, Scott Dorsey wrote:
> Chris K-Man > wrote:
> >But two weeks ago was different: While he did maintain the=20
> >negative thrust angle I asked him to achieve last year, he=20
> >claims his Hunter rig would 'not let him proceed to the next=20
> >step of the alignment if he did not get the toe spot on'

> He doesn't know how to use his machine.
>
> He needs to go through the procedure that the machine says, but then
> after setting the toe with the machine, go back and reset the toe by
> hand without telling the machine, then let the machine go through the
> rest of the procedure.
>
> It's a pain in the neck but that's how it goes when you're using a
> system with a user interface designed for idiots.
> --scott
> --
> "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

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But that same rig allowed him to dial in the thrust angle
I requested. Why not front the toe-in I also asked for?
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