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WHEEL ALIGNMENT [9 records]

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Record 1 2019-07-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Servicing and Maintenance (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
CONT

Automotive maintenance equipment [includes] automobile wheel alignment machinery [and] dynamic balancing machines for automatic maintenance...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entretien et réparation (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mantenimiento y reparación (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
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Record 2 2016-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Mechanics)
  • Servicing and Maintenance (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
OBS

Wheel alignment.

OBS

drive-over tester; scuff gauge; scuff gage: terms officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Mécanique)
  • Entretien et réparation (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
OBS

contrôleur dynamique de parallélisme : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 3 2010-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Mechanics)
  • Assembly Mechanics
OBS

if brakes are not set, an alignment tool is provided and must be used before wheel is installed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage (Mécanique)
  • Mécanique d'ajustage

Spanish

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Record 4 2007-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Servicing and Maintenance (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Wheels and Tires (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Steering Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
CONT

Front-end alignment, sometimes called two-wheel alignment, checks only the front wheel angles. This may be fine for old rear-wheel drive vehicles, but it doesn’t check if the front tires are properly positioned in front of the rear tires. To do this, you need a 4-wheel alignment... Four-wheel alignment checks the front wheel angles, the rear wheel angles, and the thrust angle alignment as well.

Key term(s)
  • four wheel alignment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entretien et réparation (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Roues et pneus (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Direction (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)

Spanish

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Record 5 2002-12-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wheels and Tires (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
OBS

Uneven and rapid tire wear can be caused by improper wheel alignment or a tire imbalance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Roues et pneus (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
OBS

L'usure inégale ou prématurée des pneus peut être causée par un mauvais réglage de la géométrie des roues (communément appelé «mauvais alignement») ou un balourd (communément appelé «débalancement»).

Spanish

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Record 6 2002-04-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Steering Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
CONT

The importance of wheel alignment and wheel balancing is considered essential in order to maintain ease of steering, good directional stability...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Direction (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
OBS

L'inclinaison et le carrossage ont pour but de faire sensiblement coïncider le prolongement de l'axe de pivotement avec le centre de l'ellipse de contact du pneu sur le sol, ce qui permet de stabiliser la direction [...]

Spanish

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Record 7 1988-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Steering Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Servicing and Maintenance (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
CONT

Front wheel alignment is the proper adjustment of all interrelated suspension angles affecting the running and steering of the front wheels of the vehicle.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Direction (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Entretien et réparation (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
CONT

Le train avant et le train arrière d'une voiture sont reliés mécaniquement entre eux mais, pour qu'il puisse y avoir "roulage de la voiture", il est nécessaire qu'ils satisfassent à des conditions géométriques (...)

Spanish

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Record 8 1988-06-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Steering Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Servicing and Maintenance (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
CONT

Front wheel alignment is the proper adjustment of all interrelated suspension angles affecting the running and steering of the front wheels(...)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Direction (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Entretien et réparation (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)

Spanish

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Record 9 1988-04-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Servicing and Maintenance (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
CONT

A steering wheel clamping device... is required to maintain front wheel alignment when towing a vehicle with a rear pickup.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entretien et réparation (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
OBS

Le blocage de la direction se fait en général (...) en immobilisant le volant avec un petit câble que l'on peut attacher à une partie fixe de la voiture (...)

Spanish

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