W124 Alignment After Lowering 

Thank you. I'm glad they're helpful.

You're welcome!

Unfortunately I'm in Southern California.

@@FriendlyMBTech Thank you .. "if it wasn't for bad luck,,, I'd have no luck at all". .. Top shelf Technicians are a rare... All the best. Vail, Colorado ..... P/S., Have you ever encountered a '94 thru '98 Porsche 911 (993) ?? .. Seems there is only 2 tech's in the world. both named Fritz,,, that can align a 993 coupe. .......

@michaelschneider- I've never been to Vail but I lived in Steamboat for two years. I haven't had the opportunity to work on a 911 of any year.

I don't think you could use the Romess on it. The Romess gives a reading in degrees and for these older cars, the Hunter wants the ride height in millimeters.

Offcoarse yes

Absolutely.

One degree or one minute?

@@FriendlyMBTech One degree. Most of the W124 tend to pull to the right if you don't do this.

​@pierresimenc2343 I had this same issue. I had my car fully aligned with the Hunter tracking system and the now the steering wheel needs to be held at 1 o'clock to go in a straight line. Very annoying. Also the front right castor is still in red. How is the castor adjusted on the 124?

@@B15SDMDESIGNS Caster is adjusted with the front lower control arm rear bolt.

@@FriendlyMBTech That's it.

I did not use the spreader bar in this video. From the alignments I've done through the years, I've found the spreader bar doesn't make any noticeable difference to measurements or driveability. The spreader bar gets placed between the front tires as close to the front of the tires as possible. This takes up any tiny bit of play from all the linkages and ball joints and tie rods. When the spec for toe is about 10 minutes plus or minus, you'll be fine without. I didn't see it as a necessary step in my alignment. The stiff steering could be several things. It could be that with all the new components and tighter tolerances, you're used to driving with the loose worn out components. It could also be the steering gear box or the power steering pump, unless those were replaced also.

Thanks. I had the box rebuilt and it was within spec. I’ve never checked the pressure on the power steering line. Is there such thing as an in-line pressure test I could as a garage perform? I rebuilt/resealed my pump paying careful attention to the “vanes” staying in their original slots.

Sorry *ask a garage to perform..

@@darens1926 I haven't done a power steering pressure test for probably 10 years and that was on a w210. If a shop has the tools, I don't know why they couldn't check it.