32 00 155 KDS Chassis/Wheel Alignment Check With Ride-Height Measurement Without Load
- If the technical prerequisites for alignment with ride height input are not fulfilled
- If the vehicles in question is damaged
- Read and comply with GENERAL INFORMATION AND DEFINITIONS .
- Read and comply with GENERAL CHASSIS DEFINITION .
- Check compliance with TEST CONDITIONS , repair vehicle if necessary.
- If necessary, prepare lifting platform.
- Drive vehicle onto lifting platform.NOTE:
The front and rear wheels must be positioned centrally on the rotary and sliding plates.
NOTE:Rotary plates may vary from illustration depending on the manufacturer!
NOTE:Vehicles with active steering:
Start up active steering prior to wheel alignment!
On vehicles with rear axle slip angle control:
Service function "Moving HSR actuator to center position" is included in active steering start-up.
- Enter customer and vehicle data
- Identify CHASSIS VERSION and select vehicle
- Enter tire inflation pressure and tread depth
- Measure and enter VEHICLE RIDE HEIGHT
with tape measure (only Beissbarth KDS II wheel alignment equipment)
If the ride height is outside the tolerance range (+40/-20 mm), load or unload vehicle accordingly to adjust the vehicle in this ride-height window
Attach pickup/ride height marks to vehicle (observe specifications from the various equipment manufacturers).
Important!
Use only quick connectors with poly control pins (1).
No other quick connect units without poly control pins are permitted due to measuring inaccuracies that are too great!
Illustration of KDS II pickup
- Install brake tensioner.
- Remove locking pins from both rotary and sliding plates.
- Perform input measurement in accordance with equipment manufacturer's instructions.
- If necessary, adjust front axle and rear axle. Refer to ADJUSTING TOE-IN AND CAMBER ON FRONT AXLE and ADJUSTING REAR AXLE .
- Perform output measurement in accordance with equipment manufacturer's instructions.
- Save and print out test record.
- Insert locking pins into both rotary and sliding plates.
- Remove wheel alignment system.
Only in event of customer complaint (e.g. poor driving performance):
Do not remove screws/bolts (front axle carrier to engine carrier / body)!
Slacken all screws/bolts (front axle carrier to engine carrier / body) and then retighten to specified torque.
Refer to LOWERING FRONT AXLE SUPPORT .