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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: mar892ree on 29 July 2006, 21:43:07

Title: wheel alignment
Post by: mar892ree on 29 July 2006, 21:43:07

Anyone know of a wheel alignment centre in or around Northampton, good enough to set the Omagea up PROPERLY !

Cheers

Mark

Title: Re: wheel alignment
Post by: TheBoy on 29 July 2006, 21:55:37

I can only recommend Tony at STS Watford (not too far) - his website is http://www.wheels-inmotion.co.uk

Title: Re: wheel alignment
Post by: mar892ree on 29 July 2006, 22:35:15

Cheers for the reccomendation.

So as i see it its £37.50 for the full geometry check and then £18.50 per adjustment
so is that £37.50 + 37.50 for both front and rear camber, and 37.50 for front and rear toe !

Or is it 37.50 for front camber 37.50 for rear camber etc etc et

Cheers

Title: Re: wheel alignment
Post by: Markjay on 29 July 2006, 22:59:20

If you mention VxON you get a discount - 5 adjustments for the price of 3 (or something like this).

Title: Re: wheel alignment
Post by: Matchless on 29 July 2006, 23:03:23

The rear adjusters will be seized so if you think the rear needs adjusting then you could remove the complete arms, clamp the in a vice and apply LOADS of heat to get them moving. Count the threads carefully as you unscrew each end of the adjuster then grease the threads and reassemble. This could save time and money at the tracking place.

Title: Re: wheel alignment
Post by: TheBoy on 30 July 2006, 09:27:31

Or just spray penetrating oil on before hand...

IIRC (I may be wrong) rear camber not adjustable on Omega.

The best thing to do is email the guy, or ring him (make sure you speak to Tony) - he will give you prices for best and worse case scenerio...  ...really helpful and friendly chap.

Title: Re: wheel alignment
Post by: JasonH on 30 July 2006, 09:56:41

Penetrating oil didn't touch my adjusters. An Oxy torch only just freed them off, and then only whilst they were glowing.....

Having said that penetrating oil can only help.

Title: Re: wheel alignment
Post by: TheBoy on 30 July 2006, 10:05:22

The rear tracking adjusters are difficult to heat properly due to access. Penetrating oil freed my seized ones off - I sprayed some wd40 every week for about 4 weeks...