Wheel Alignment AXIS500
AXIS500 Manual Instructions
Table of contents
1 General safety precautions ........................................................................................... 3
1.1 Operator’s responsibility ........................................................................................... 3
1.2 Description of applied symbols ................................................................................. 3
1.3 General safety measures .......................................................................................... 4
2 Shipment ......................................................................................................................... 5
2.1 Dimensions and Weight ............................................................................................ 5
2.2 Information’s for general handling and storage ......................................................... 5
3 Product Description ....................................................................................................... 6
3.1 Agreed functionality .................................................................................................. 7
3.2 Design of laser measurement head .......................................................................... 8
3.3 Description ................................................................................................................ 9
3.4 Button assignment .................................................................................................... 9
3.5 Initiation .................................................................................................................. 10
3.6 Technical Data ........................................................................................................ 11
4 Equipment..................................................................................................................... 12
4.1 Part list basic version of AXIS500 ........................................................................... 12
4.2 Accessories ............................................................................................................. 15
5 Front Wheel Alignment ................................................................................................ 17
5.1 Preparations............................................................................................................ 17
5.2 Alignment of „Straight ahead position“ .................................................................... 18
5.3 Set-up of Toe Scales .............................................................................................. 19
5.4 Toe Measurement and Alignment ........................................................................... 20
5.5 Check of Steering Wheel Center Position............................................................... 22
5.6 Camber measurement ............................................................................................ 23
5.7 Caster and Inclination ............................................................................................. 24
5.8 Max. Steering Angle ................................................................................................ 25
5.9 Relative Steering Angle (toe out on turns) .............................................................. 26
5.10 Rim Run-Out Check ................................................................................................ 27
6 Rear Wheel Alignment ................................................................................................. 28
6.1 Camber Measurement of the Rear Wheels ............................................................ 28
6.2 Total Toe / Rear Axle .............................................................................................. 28
6.3 Measurement of Axle Mismatch in relation to the Frame: ....................................... 29
6.4 Axle Mismatch in relation to Vehicle’s Longitudinal Axis ......................................... 30
7 Alignment of Twin Steering Front Axles .................................................................... 31
7.1 Preparations............................................................................................................ 31
7.2 Reading of total toe ................................................................................................. 31
7.3 Toe Alignment of the Second Axle .......................................................................... 33