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TWIN  BUSCH  GmbH

 

Printing errors, mistakes and technical changes reserved

 

©by TwinBusch Germany

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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On the screen you can choose the right manufacturer, vehicle model and year, for example: 

Audi A6 from 2012 till 2017

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With the button 

F12

                  you can optionally enter the tire diameter, optionally via the wheel size. 

Then call the next function step with 

F11

                , or with F3                  as the next step the rim impact compensation. 

If you do not want to carry out the rim stroke compensation, you can go straight to the next step, with 

F4

                                   

for tracking measurement.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for TW 115

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Page 3: ... holder 3 8 Brake holder 3 9 Mechanical turntable optional 3 10 Measuring head 3 10 1 Function of the measuring head 3 10 2 Explanation of the sensor head and the control panel 3 10 3 Measuring head setting screen 4 Set up and connect 13 4 1 Set up the wheel aligner 4 2 Connect the wheel aligner 4 3 check the connection 5 Basic steps with the wheel alignment 14 40 5 1 Preparation for the survey 5 ...

Page 4: ...ndamental terms 7 2 General measuring 7 2 1 Toe 7 2 1 1 Function 7 2 1 2 Assessment of the symptoms 7 2 1 2 Positive Toe Too Large 7 2 1 4 Negative Toe Too Large 7 2 2 Camper 7 2 2 1 Function 7 2 2 2 Assessment of the symptoms 7 2 2 3 Example 7 2 2 4 Caster adjustment 7 2 3 Wheelbase difference 7 2 3 1 Reasons for the emergence of wheelbase difference 7 2 3 2 Assessment of the symptoms 7 2 4 Caste...

Page 5: ...3 The wheel alignment device works with image acquisition Do not interrupt the light beam between the sensors Avoid reflections from the ground or direct light on the sensor bars during testing 1 3 4 Do not place the wheel aligner on vibrating or sloping surfaces Avoid direct sunlight and humidity 1 3 5 The measuring heads are precision parts of the wheel aligner Do not plug in or unplug the power...

Page 6: ...o realize the real alignment measurement Front alignment test function user can select the alignment mode flexibly Only two Probe rods are mounted can the emergency alignment measurement for the front wheels are performed The sensor heads are individually interchangeable After changing one of the sensor Heads the other three needs not to recalibrate which makes the after sales service more conveni...

Page 7: ...ber 1 8 0 03º 4º Castor 6 0 1º 18º SAI KPI 6 0 1º 18º Setback 1 8 0 03º 2º Thrust angle 1 8 0 03º 2º NOTE The measuring accuracy refers to measured values within the measuring range Outside the measuring range the values are larger The above accuracy can only be achieved if the user follows the listed versions 2 4 Environmental Requirements Description Specification ambient temperature 20 50 humid...

Page 8: ...l aligner is not used they should be placed correctly on both sides of the carrier and it should be ensured that they are charged Do not place the control panel or probes in places with heavy spray or dust Make sure the back of the control panel is well ventilated and that the back of the computer is not blocked or the fan is stopped 3 3 Computer system The computer system of the wheel aligner con...

Page 9: ...on the rim if necessary insert the pins in reverse and or into other insertion holes Then attach the pins first to the rim flange and then to the top of the rim flange Turn the dial clockwise and tighten the wheel clamp Make sure that the pins are even and clean After attaching check tightness by pulling on the wheel clamp Note applicable wheel sizes 10 22 3 6 1 Use the wheel clamp Wheel clamp Adj...

Page 10: ...hown in the following picture The steering wheel holder is used to fix the steering wheel against rotation during measuring operations 3 8 Brake holder The wheel aligner has a brake pedal pusher as shown in the picture below It is used to depress the brake pedal to prevent the vehicle from moving of the measuring process rolls away 3 9 Mechanical turntable optional ...

Page 11: ...he hole of the central carrier After aligning the measuring head horizontally tighten the adjustment knob on the wheel clamp 3 10 1 Function of the measuring head 3 10 2 Explanation of the sensor head and the control panel Control panel 1 Run out compensation button 2 Reverse button 3 Forward button 4 Enter button Note To switch on the measuring head press any button on the control panel A Battery...

Page 12: ...he meter is attached B Toe the currently measured value of the single track of the wheel to which the meter is attached C Number of the Measuring head 1 2 3 and 4 D Battery capacity in percent indicates the remaining energy of the battery in the measuring head E Alignment status indicator indicates the orientation of the measuring head The measuring head is aligned when the position mark 0 matches...

Page 13: ... Push the ON button on the printer The unit is correctly connect when all systems are working fine 4 3 Check the connection Drive a vehicle on the vehicle lift or over the pit so that the front wheels are centered on the turntables apply the handbrake To protect the turntables from twisting remove the pins on the turntables only after starting the vehicle Attach the wheel clamp to the wheels and t...

Page 14: ... play and or wear Then check the air pressure and compare if the tire wear is the same on both sides Do not perform the survey until the initial conditions are known If the measured values deviate from the given values the wheel position must be corrected After completing the wheel alignment check the vehicle to see if the deviating conditions have been eliminated If necessary carry out the wheel ...

Page 15: ...nt in which toe in and Camber the front and rear wheels are simultaneously measured and displayed F4 Measurement button for carrying out the measurement and adjustment of the survey geometry of the vehicle F5 System button to enter or set the status of the program such as workshop info own data sensor information etc F6 Customer management button to create modify or delete customer maintenance rec...

Page 16: ...ring your own vehicle survey data and for importing Standard data by the operator F4 Standard data for access to the vehicle measurement data of the manufacturer by the operator F5 Configuration system to set the operating parameters such as units of measurement and language versions of the wheel alignment program F6 Sensor information for the display of the status of the sensor in the measuring h...

Page 17: ...any 17 5 3 1 F2 Workshop information If you click the button F2 Workshop Info the screen shows a user interface as shown in the following picture It is necessary to create your own workshop information before the first use The entered information appears in the printout of the survey report ...

Page 18: ...y Documents the screen shows a user interface as shown in the following picture On this page the user can create self defined survey data Button F6 or import standard data as well as modify and delete this data Standard data can be accessed by F8 be selected and imported With the button F2 the self defined data for the measurement are taken over ...

Page 19: ...echnical changes reserved by TwinBusch Germany 19 5 3 3 F4 Standard data If you click the button F4 Standard data the screen shows a user interface as in the following picture On the Default Data page the user can query original vehicle survey data ...

Page 20: ...e to choose the normal version The demo version is for demonstration purposes only and for practicing on the wheel measurement B Select wheel alignment mode here you can choose between the two wheel alignment modes 4 wheel measurement normal case or front axle measurement C Select of angel unit here you can set the unit of the angles D Set the language E Select of the print form here you can choos...

Page 21: ...shows a user interface as shown in the following picture If the colored dot is on the far left right or jump it indicates that the sensor inside the probe is faulty This function performs a self test on the faulty sensor Result is displayed in red text on the bottom line Communication failed The communication with a measuring head is failed check if the measuring head is turned on ...

Page 22: ...ure Sometimes the left and right sides of the platforms are not at the same height due to inaccurate mounting As a result the measurement of the fall is faulty If the surveying system is used for the first time please check the gauge and height difference between the Enter left and right platform After pressing the Save button F2 the system compensates automatically during wheel alignment the faul...

Page 23: ... in the following picture A Customer information for customer name telephone number address B Measurement log for the display of number plate check date and cause of error C Test data corresponding to the vehicle selected in column B the measured values before and after the test are displayed here D The Button F6 Add customer opens the window Customer information a user interface as shown in the f...

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Page 25: ... including name address telephone number and creation date etc E button F5 Clear Customer data or the measurement record If there are several measurement records under a customer name all measurement records are automatically deleted when a customer is deleted F button F4 Preview and print customer test report G button ESC to exit the customer management ...

Page 26: ...uring Pressing F4 Measurement opens the main screen of the wheel alignment The corresponding Press function key or shortcut key to call up the corresponding interface function 5 5 1 Select a Vehicle If you press the F4 Measurement key the vehicle selection automatically opens as shown in the following figure ...

Page 27: ... year for example Audi A6 from 2012 till 2017 With the button F12 you can optionally enter the tire diameter optionally via the wheel size Then call the next function step with F11 or with F3 as the next step the rim impact compensation If you do not want to carry out the rim stroke compensation you can go straight to the next step with F4 for tracking measurement ...

Page 28: ...e selected the system will proceed to two measurement methods 1 Balancing weight method for vehicles which must be loaded with predetermined weights for testing The weights must be placed as indicated This screen also comes when as in the example then without values vehicles do not require any special measurement method ...

Page 29: ...requirements of the screen the height of the specified positions with measuring tool such as tape measure etc and select the data of the applicable fields 3 Enter tire diameter input in mm or inch Press the tire diameter key or enter F12 to enter the outside diameter of the tire as shown in the following image The default value is 728 mm Alternatively the tire size can be entered The tire diameter...

Page 30: ...l of the measuring head an A upper LED blinks shows screen means that the wheel is in position 0th an indicator to align the probe appears After alignment the indicator a lights continuously and on the screen is required to turn the wheel by 180 2 rotating the wheel with the wheel clamp by 180 in the direction of travel press the rim run out compensation button again ad B lower LED blinks shows sc...

Page 31: ...the other function Following the detailed work steps for the follow up measurement 1 Follow the information of the screen release the brake pedal remove the steering wheel holder and align and fix the measuring heads 2 Set the steering wheel to the center point to the prompts of the screen by placing the red indicator on the green middle area as shown in the picture below Turn the steering wheel t...

Page 32: ...ed by TwinBusch Germany 32 Turn the steering wheel to the right according to the on screen display as soon as the display is in the right green area Hold the steering wheel until the screen prompting the steering wheel to turn to the left as shown in the following image ...

Page 33: ...and technical changes reserved by TwinBusch Germany 33 Turn the steering wheel to the left according to the on screen display as soon as the display is in the middle green range Hold the steering on the middle point till the measuring is done ...

Page 34: ...ng Results screen press the Detail Data button or Ctrl F4 the Detailed Information screen displays the Caster Front and Rear Wheel Survey parameters as shown in the image below 7 On the Tracking Results screen press Live Caster or Ctrl F5 the real time caster tracking and caster tracking screen appears as shown in the following image ...

Page 35: ...rement button or F5 to call up the rear axle measurement program Then perform the work according to the animation and the displayed text The rear axle measurement and adjustment screen will look like the following picture After the screen prompts the operator can view the currently measured values set the appropriate survey parameter in the range of default values ...

Page 36: ...ction Then do the work according to the animation and the displayed text 5 5 5 2 Toe in curve measurement and adjustment The toe in curves button or Ctrl F6 calls this function on various VW and Audi vehicles with four link suspension on the front axle The specific operations for the toe in curves measurement and adjustment are as follows 1 According to the on screen prompts deflect the front of t...

Page 37: ...easurement and adjustment of toe in and toe in are completed Note the toe in curve change must be checked in the following cases After an accident and or the chassis and parts of the wheel suspensions were replaced If the vehicle drives over bad road surfaces and the steering is unstable During the braking process the vehicle is unstable although the brake system is ok 5 5 6 Wheelbase offset measu...

Page 38: ...lecting the desired function perform the operations as shown on the screen Note Before measuring the steering angle REMOVE THE MEASURING HEADS If there are no electric turntables the operator must adjust the angles manually with the steering wheel as required on the screen 5 5 8 Print a Report After completing the measurements and adjustments press the Report or F9 key to access the Report screen ...

Page 39: ...ing new customers appears If the field Customer information is selected You can use the button to create change or delete further customer information You can also enter a time after which the footer of the screens displays the customer information when the report has been saved as shown in the following image The screen for creating customer notes looks like the following picture ...

Page 40: ...els after the vehicle has been selected The screen is shown in the following picture This user interface provides only the functions for measurement and adjustment of front and rear wheel track and camber For other functions please select the Measure program in the main menu 5 7 Preliminary investigations Use the Info or F2 key in the main menu to get information about examinations prior to the su...

Page 41: ...ot delete unknown files from the hard disk this may cause abnormal functions or the computer may stop booting Never disassemble the computer or lay cables and plug in cards from the inside to avoid damage 6 2 Wheel clamp and measuring head The wheel clamps should be cleaned and oiled regularly to be sure that the brackets clips are easy to adjust and the probes can be easily attached The housing o...

Page 42: ...e Centerline The line passing through the center of the front axle and the center of the rear axle B Centerline of the vehicle or geometric centerline Axle thrust line 7 2 General geometry 7 2 1 Toe The toe is the value around which a front or rear wheel is facing inboard or outboard at the front in relation to each other If the wheels point inwards they are called toe in the wheels point outwards...

Page 43: ...y Wheels tremble 7 2 1 2 2 Toe too big a Big wear on the inside of the tire b Unstable steering 7 2 1 3 Track adjustment in front Adjust track rod 7 2 1 4 Tracking inside Setting OEM controller eccentric cam eccentric pin the eccentric bushing the elongated holes and seals 7 2 2 Camper Camber is the inclination of the wheels inward or outward Outward inclination is called positive fall inward nega...

Page 44: ... to 0 5º the vehicle will pull during driving to the left side 7 2 2 4 Caster setting Adjustment of seals tapered seals eccentric cams slots bearing mounts eccentric pins eccentric bushings eccentric ball and struts 7 2 3 Wheelbase difference Wheelbase difference is the angle between the lines going through the two front and rear wheels and the vertical line of the Axle thrust line If the right wh...

Page 45: ... Example Set the left front caster to 0 5º and the right front caster to 1 5º then the vehicle will pull to the left side 7 2 4 4 Caster adjustment Adjust gaskets eccentric cams slots and eccentric ball heads turn struts and move the engine mounts 7 2 5 Inclination Spread is the angle of inclination from the vertical of the kingpin to the centerline of the vehicle Proper spreading balances the loa...

Page 46: ...sitive otherwise negative The driving angle causes the rear of the vehicle to pull to one side For the vehicle to go straight ahead the front wheels must be turned in the direction of the axial thrust line If the driving angle is not compensated for the front lane the steering wheel must be turned to one side when driving straight ahead If you can adjust the rear track the driving angle can be red...

Page 47: ... when an axis offset is generated Rear track is asymmetric 7 2 8 2 Effects of the driving angle Tire wear Steering wheel misalignment Pull Vehicle is currently driving at an angle Steering wheel offset 7 2 8 3 Changes in the driving angle OEM controller Add conical seals between axle and tire Cam or other adjuster mounted after the vehicle has left the factory ...

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