Truck Alignment Question

I'd ask the shop to give you a printout of the specs on the truck versus what the manufacturer says.

I've had a shop in Abq do an alignment on several KW T800's and those guys are awesome. Trucks ALWAYS track straight as an arrow assuming a good road and they also leave a printout from their alignment machine in the cab showing before and after readings and manufacturer specs.

A lot of roads have a crown built into them, it slopes from the center to the right shoulder, the reason is that it helps dissipate rain / snow on the road surface and directs it to the shoulder. That may be a cause in some areas, but if the truck is actually that bad, then I would reexamine the shop that did it and maybe considering having your company send it somewhere else for another alignment. Pulling to one side for "safety" sounds like a ######## excuse for a shop that didn't know what they were doing.

 

I have a KW T660. It pulls to the right but not as fast as yours. Maybe 8 seconds. I don't buy the safety aspect of pulling to the right and I have heard that one said many of times. 8 seconds isnt too bad for me. I can usually get food from the sleeper and return to seat in about 6 seconds.

 

no truck veers off to either side for "safety"...what a bunch of garbage. have you spoken to the shop manager of this, and told him the story you were given.??

i have seen trucks veer off to one side or another, due to the drives being slightly off. if i can remember the part that had to be replaced on mine, i'd tell you, something about a yoke bearing, of some sort...

 

yes...on the crown in the road.

since after all, trucks are wider than our cars, you may never really get a level road

you certainly can take it to the dealership, should be covered under warranty.

 

you are in a company truck, the company sets the standards. So long as it is within their standards, they will not change it. And the dealership will do the same thing, lift it up put the tools on it, and say yep it is within the standards.

A truck will track straight, if aligned to an as driven alignment. Otherwise, do the the wide tolerances used on the rack, and the crown of the road, you will pull to the right.

 

One way to check. Find a straight stretch of 4 lane that you are pretty sure has a crown on the zipper. Run the right lane and see how long it takes to cross the white line. Then, next time through, run the left lane and check how long to cross the yellow line. If your alignment is true, it should take close to the same amount of time for either lane. Wind, tire pressure, etc will affect your results. But like @TLeaHeart said, a company truck will be within company tolerances. Not necessarily manufacturers tolerances.

 

If your wrist is getting sore then something is wrong. Either your truck or your wrist.