Precision Alignment performs computerized heavy-duty truck and trailer alignments. Industry figures indicate that over 70% of all trucks on the road have tandem axles that are misaligned. To keep the truck going straight, the turning force of the tandem must be offset by turning the front wheels in the opposite direction. This causes all ten wheels to scrub mile after mile. It takes just 1/10" to have a big impact on your costs. For example, a tractor with a toe misalignment on the drive axle, of just .10" (or .06 degrees offset). If the mileage is 100,000 miles per year, the resulting effect is the equivalent of dragging the tires sideways for 100 miles. Aligning the steer axle isn't enough. One of the two most critical factors in front-end wear is drive axle misalignment. A misaligned drive axle affects all the wheels on the tractor. This impacts on tire wear, and fuel consumption multiplied by tractor after tractor and trailer after trailer. In summary, a total 3-axle wheel alignment provides the following benefits:
Reduced Tire Wear
Reduced Componet Wear
Spot Prematurly Worn Parts
Improved handling
Decreased Fuel Costs By Minimizing Rolling Resistence
COMPLETE FRONT SUSPENSION REPAIR AND REBUILDS
Bad bearings can cause extreme damage to your vehicle or trailer. Wheel bearing failure (When bearings have no lubrication, or are extremely worn with minimal lubrication, two things will happen. First, if the bearing is worn the cage will break, causing the bearings, roller, or spherical to hold the wheel in alignment to the spindle. As the friction between the bearings and the races increases so does heat. This heat will remove any remaining lubrication in the bearings and will cause the bearings to disintegrate (explode) thus causing the bearing to stop rolling within itself and begin spinning on the spindle - causing friction between the now seized bearing and the spindle surface. Bent spindles (With the bearings seized and now riding on the spindle surface, friction between the bearing and spindle increases - causing extreme heat and the bearing beginning to adhere to the spindle. The spindles will glow red, distort, bend, and even break off of the axle!)Tire failure (Once the bearings have seized to the spindle, the tire will stop turning and will smoke and burst causing tire blow-out. The trailer may start to sway or fish-tail causing you to lose control and even roll-over.)