Thanks for the video.... but I have a question for you, if you don't mind....from which direction we look to the wheel to say "this is clockwise or anticlockwise" ? My 2CV has right wheel Toe-out more than 3mm, so I have to Toe-in a little bit..... the direction of rotating is problem for me. Thank You in advance.
Oliver and no sunglasses!!! When I rebuilt my Corvairs suspension, I got everything close enough, but still had a professional alignment. There is a booklet on Corvair alignment, so it was easy for me. It can be a do it yourself project. Toe in is the easiest. The method I used you put a mark on the center of the front of the tires, measured it, moved forward half a wheel turn and measured again and adjusted accordingly.
@@OliverPickard You can't do that with modern vehicles it can only sit on a certain way You're supposed to straighten the steering wheel before you make any adjustments
Wouldn't it need to be parallel with the body of the vehicle It could be not sat parallel which means you could never adjust your wheel alignment correctly
Why would you spend €80 to do a job once when a tyre centre will do it so cheaply, it just isn't worth it? I have had the tracking on my cars done many times over the years and they have all been good,. These people are not idiots and the machines are easy to use. much more accurate than a piece of plastic. If you really want to DIY use a couple of straight bars.
2cv tyres don't need balancing and I fit my tyres by hand because tyre centers have a habit of destroying 2cv wheels. I've since lent this handy bit of kit to friends, one of whom had tracking so far out he had destroyed a pair of Michelin X in just a couple of months which cost considerably more than £80
@@OliverPickard Why don't they need balancing and why would tyre centres destroy you wheels, never heard of any of that in all my 55 years of motoring.
The narrownes and wheel design mean that they don't need balancing it's a known thing. I used get messages from young guys usually who had horrible vibration just after buying their 2cv and having the wheels balanced
@@OliverPickard The slim and low mass tyre design means that wheel imballance is minimalised. Strictly speaking you are not wheel balancing you are wheel/tyre balancing. I dont get my 2CV until next year and am learning a fair bit. Compared to other cars from that era the 2CV has good and bad points. I had minis and Spitfires in those days and they are both better, but too expensive now. The later 2CVs were built here in Portugal and still afordable, my other choice also made here is the Renault R4..lots of them..but a bit boring. We shall see how I get on ..and my friend who is selling is planning on buying a 2CV van.
I like my minis alot and I wouldn't say they that they are better just very different more of a minimalist landrover than city car. infact Alex Moulton who designed the minis suspension was a huge fan of the 2cv and owned many Citroen's
Thanks for the video.... but I have a question for you, if you don't mind....from which direction we look to the wheel to say "this is clockwise or anticlockwise" ? My 2CV has right wheel Toe-out more than 3mm, so I have to Toe-in a little bit..... the direction of rotating is problem for me. Thank You in advance.
One way makes it longer (toe in) the other makes it shorter (toe out) it's pretty simple
Oliver and no sunglasses!!! When I rebuilt my Corvairs suspension, I got everything close enough, but still had a professional alignment. There is a booklet on Corvair alignment, so it was easy for me. It can be a do it yourself project. Toe in is the easiest. The method I used you put a mark on the center of the front of the tires, measured it, moved forward half a wheel turn and measured again and adjusted accordingly.
2 videos with no sunglasses now. it's not good for my brand image 🤣
Nicely done Oliver 👍🏻! I was wondering about the RH wheel, did you do that too?
Yes it's the exact same process just mirrored
What if the steering wheel is out of alignment also?
It's one bolt (although it's less fiddly with the wing removed) just remove and put it back on straight
@@OliverPickard
You can't do that with modern vehicles it can only sit on a certain way
You're supposed to straighten the steering wheel before you make any adjustments
Wouldn't it need to be parallel with the body of the vehicle
It could be not sat parallel which means you could never adjust your wheel alignment correctly
👍*You mustn't touch the steering wheel as you drive over it
la voiture doit etre sans conducteur pour ce test
Oliver let's get one thing straight. LOL
😂 that would have been a good title
Why would you spend €80 to do a job once when a tyre centre will do it so cheaply, it just isn't worth it? I have had the tracking on my cars done many times over the years and they have all been good,. These people are not idiots and the machines are easy to use. much more accurate than a piece of plastic. If you really want to DIY use a couple of straight bars.
2cv tyres don't need balancing and I fit my tyres by hand because tyre centers have a habit of destroying 2cv wheels. I've since lent this handy bit of kit to friends, one of whom had tracking so far out he had destroyed a pair of Michelin X in just a couple of months which cost considerably more than £80
@@OliverPickard Why don't they need balancing and why would tyre centres destroy you wheels, never heard of any of that in all my 55 years of motoring.
The narrownes and wheel design mean that they don't need balancing it's a known thing. I used get messages from young guys usually who had horrible vibration just after buying their 2cv and having the wheels balanced
@@OliverPickard The slim and low mass tyre design means that wheel imballance is minimalised. Strictly speaking you are not wheel balancing you are wheel/tyre balancing. I dont get my 2CV until next year and am learning a fair bit. Compared to other cars from that era the 2CV has good and bad points. I had minis and Spitfires in those days and they are both better, but too expensive now. The later 2CVs were built here in Portugal and still afordable, my other choice also made here is the Renault R4..lots of them..but a bit boring. We shall see how I get on ..and my friend who is selling is planning on buying a 2CV van.
I like my minis alot and I wouldn't say they that they are better just very different more of a minimalist landrover than city car. infact Alex Moulton who designed the minis suspension was a huge fan of the 2cv and owned many Citroen's