Chassis Systems & Wheel Alignment Course
One place on the 2 day Chassis Systems & Wheel Alignment Course.
- Designed for technicians and businesses carrying out alignment work
- Learn every geometry angle, what it does, what it affects and the order you adjust them in
- Learn the pre-checks that have to be done before you touch an adjuster
- Read tyre wear patterns and work back to the cause
- Measure and adjust front and rear axles on real vehicles
- Cover the active and adaptive suspension systems fitted to modern cars
- Successful completion results in an IMI certificate
⌚2 day course 📄IMI Certificate 💻Practical Assessment
📍Bridgwater, Somerset
£620.00 +VAT
COURSE DATE
Overview
2 day course
Results in IMI Certificate
x1 Practical Assessment
This chassis systems & wheel alignment course will give you a repeatable process for chassis systems and wheel alignment work, from the customer complaint through to the final check.
You will learn every geometry angle, what it does, what it affects and the order you adjust them in.
You will learn the pre-checks that have to be done before you touch an adjuster because most wheel alignment complaints are not wheel alignment faults. They are worn bushes, broken springs, wrong tyre pressures or a rig that was never levelled.
You will learn to read tyre wear patterns and work back to the cause.
This course will help you stop cars coming back for the same complaint, cut the time you lose on the rig and stop your workshop paying for parts that were never the problem.
You will spend a good part of the two days in the workshop on our Supalign equipment, measuring and adjusting front and rear axles on real vehicles.
You will also cover the active and adaptive suspension systems fitted to modern cars, because a car on air springs or adaptive dampers has to be set up differently.
What you'll walk away with
- Correct chassis geometry diagnosis and adjustment, each time, every time
- Camber, caster, toe, steering axis inclination, included angle, thrust angle, geometric centreline, Ackermann and toe out on turns, scrub radius, slip angle and setback
- The right order of adjustment, and why you always start at the rear
- The preconditions that have to be met before a measurement means anything
- How to get a usable description of the complaint out of your customer
- A road test that gives you something to work with
- Tyre wear patterns and what they tell you
- Laser, CCD and 3D alignment equipment, and what each one is good at
- Hands-on measurement and adjustment, front and rear, on our Supalign equipment
- Adaptive damping, VW DCC, Volvo 4C and Audi Magnetic Ride
- Air suspension, active anti-roll bars and interlinked anti-roll systems
- Understeer, oversteer, and how your geometry settings change the way a car behaves
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FAQs
What are the entry requirements?
There are no formal entry requirements for this course, it’s open to technicians with any level of Chassis or Wheel Alignment experience.
How long will it take my certificate to arrive?
The IMI advises 8 weeks for certificates to arrive. However, it’s usually not this long. If you haven’t had your certificate and it’s been 8 weeks, please get in touch.
Do I need alignment equipment at my workshop to get value from this?
No, you do not need to have alignment equipment already in your workshop. The course will help you understand which kit is right for your business and what is worth investing in.