Albany Auto Repair

Your Toyota will need wheel alignment about once a year – most vehicles do. The sorry state of the Bay Area roads may necessitate more frequent alignment, as even hitting a pothole can throw the wheels out of alignment. If the wheels are not properly aligned, you will find accelerated tire wear, and a bit less control over the vehicle, fuel efficiency may suffer a bit as well. Since the tires wear out gradually, the changes might not be noticeable at first, but if the tires are out of alignment, over time the signs of tire wear will be unmistakable. At Adams Autoworx Albany we offer full service tire alignment on a computerized tire alignment machine. We provide this service not only to individual car owners, but also to a number of local auto repair shops who trust us with properly aligning their clients’ vehicles. We recommend yearly wheel alignment check – the cost of this service pays for itself in extended tire life and better mileage. The procedure can be per ... read more

4 Signs That Your Car Needs Wheel Alignment We normally don’t think of wheel alignment until we buy new tires, but Bay Area roads are in a bad state, and city streets are riddled with potholes, bumps, and occasional road work that makes it really easy for the wheels to get out of alignment. Albany suffers from bad road surface as much as any Bay Area town. To fix alignment problems caused by bad road surface, Adams Autoworx offers computerized Albany wheel alignment. Alignment machines are precision instruments that can detect very slight misalignment, even as slight as 1/100th of an inch. The main benefits of proper alignment are smoother ride and better vehicle control. With proper wheel alignment, your vehicle will experience slower tire wear and better fuel economy. So check your vehicle for these signs of wheel alignment issues: Your vehicle pulls to the right of left Vehicle handling problems The steering wheel is not straight when driving on a straight roadway Unev ... read more