MISALIGNED WHEELS.
The easiest way to find out if the front wheels are in alignment is to drive the car over a wet pavement at moderate speeds. Misalignment is certain to show itself through a tendency to skid. If the car feels as if it were skidding, or tending to swerve, even although the steering is straight ahead and the brakes are not being used, the chances are that the alignment is not right and it should be checked by better methods or by more accurate aligning devices.
Since alignment varies if there is much wear on the bushings and steering connections, it is a good plan to run over a rough road and then repeat the test'on the smooth, wet paving. Make sure, however, there is no brake dragging.
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Franklin Times, Volume XIX, Issue 138, 27 November 1929, Page 7
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130MISALIGNED WHEELS. Franklin Times, Volume XIX, Issue 138, 27 November 1929, Page 7
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