New tyres and tracking on a nissan van
Had a Call from a previous customer who wanted new rear tyres changing on his Nissan El Grande, plus he wanted us to check the wheel alignment on the fronts as it was pulling to one side.. This was booked in for 9:30 on Friday morning, with the work being carried out at his work. I arrived about 5 minutes early and went into the front reception, the customer was there and he handed the keys over to me. It took around 40 minutes to change the tyres, re-balance them and fit them back on the van. I also checked the front tyres for wear and inflated them to the correct pressure. I then took it for a quick test drive to settle the suspension. The laser supertracker wheel alignment equipment was then put on the car, and I checked the figures against the Nissan specifications. This showed that the van was out by 3 degrees on one side. I relayed the information to the customer, who asked me to carry out an adjustment, It took around 30 minutes to loosen of the track rod bolts and adjust the vehicle back to factory settings. It was then off for another test drive to confirm that everything felt right. All was good and I was able to complete the invoice and take a payment..