Before you go for wheel alignment be sure that you check your suspension for worn out parts like ball joints (upper/lower), control arm bushings, tie rod ends and rack and pinion ball ends.

Bale wala ang alignment mo kung defective ang isa dito. These are the ones that are causing the problems that you are experiencing.

Sa mga DIYers, you have to have a croc jack to check the suspension.

1. Have the croc jack positioned sa ilalim ng lower ball joint to load it, and lift the wheel 2 inches from ground.

2. Try mo iuga ang wheel holding it first at top and bottom and have somebody look if the suspension parts are damaged. In this case machecheck mo lower ball joint at mararamdaman mo rin kung loose ang wheel bearings mo.

3. Next iuga mo with your hands on left and right side. This is done when the wheel is completely turned all the way to the left and again all the way to the right. Same thing with both wheels. With this step you can check the tie rod, rack ends, any steering link jitters, and control arm bushings.

4. Pag nakababa naman ang wheel sa ground, bounce mo ang shock on each side dapat huminto ang bounce or try to sa 2 bounce. Also, sa mga may mcpherson struts, open the plastic cover for the bearing (on top) and feel the bearing/bolt when bouncing the wheeels. Dapat walang uga pag meron sira ang strut mounting bearings or maluwag.

Kung wala kang nakita, then pwede ka na magpa align.


Pero kung real DIYer ka then pwede mo din DIY.......

(to be continued)