MAHLE RTI Laser 4 User Manual

MAHLE RTI Accessories for air

Advertising
background image

Page 1

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Easy Start Guide for the Technician . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Laser Toe Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Hardware Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Printer Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Data Accumulator Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Batteries - Read Out & Data Accumulator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Data Accumulator - Types of Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Data Accumulator - Collecting & Manual Entry of Data . . . . . . . . . . 10

Printer Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Sample Printout from Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Four Wheel Alignment, Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Pre-Alignment Checks & Front Wheel Setback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Four Wheel Alignment Procedures

Install Wheel Clamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Compensating Wheel Runout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Camber Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Caster Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Steering Axis Inclination (SAI) Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Instrumentation Set-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Front Wheel Toe Reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Toe Reading Illustrations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Front Wheel Alignment to Vehicle Centerline . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Thrust Angle Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Total Vehicle Four Wheel Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Calibration Procedure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Battery Replacement - Toe Gauges & Readout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

CONGRATULATIONS:

You have purchased one of the finest Four-wheel Alignment Systems available
at any price.

Fill out and return the Warranty Card within 90 days to activate the warranty
and free lifetime technical support.

Factory Technical Support

( 8 AM to 6:30 PM Eastern )

800-468-2321

(Consult the shop manual concerning methods for making alignment adjustments.)

Advertising