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p Figure 1 - Autel IA900 Wheel Aligner and ADAS Calibration Frame
Photo courtesy of Ross Colket
high-production body shops may have an
assembly line, so to speak, for the vehicles
in the shop. What I mean by this, is that
one technician will disassemble the vehicle
and then another one will perform the
repairs. This is great for production, but
this is where things can be missed or not
conveyed properly.
We have gotten vehicles from both the
body shops and the glass shops that would
not calibrate. The problems can range
from a sensor bracket being bent to fish
eye distortions in the windshield. We have
had bad radar sensors that showed obvious
signs of impact damage that were not
replaced at the time of the body repair. It is
quite common for us to ask if the sensor was
replaced at the time of the repair, and more
than once we were told, " Of course it was. "
It later comes out that the new sensor was
on the technician's toolbox or that it was
a different car that they were thinking of.
So, when it comes time for the calibration,
the measurements obviously are critical
to correct target placement whether it be
radar or camera-based systems. Our tool of
choice is the Autel IA900 (Figure 1). The
main reason for this is the Autel IA900 is
a camera-based ADAS frame (Figure 2).
This guarantees the correct placement of
the frame every time and takes the potential
for human error out of the equation. I have
watched my guys spend way too much time
on a calibration because they were questioning
their measurements. Also, by having the
cameras, it prints the measurements on the
post-scan for documentation (Figure 3).
Some of the other tools that we use to
perform calibrations include the DeWalt
3-Axis Laser Level. (Figure 4) We use
this mostly for finding the center line of the
vehicle and also for the placement of targets.
One of our favorite tools is the Klein Digital
Angle Gauge. (Figure 5) It is used in both
calibrating and diagnostics. The other day
we got a Subaru in for the left rear blind spot
sensor not calibrating. Interestingly enough
it was a right rear hit. A quick visual inspection
of the vehicle showed a noticeable difference
between the left and right sensors.
We checked and sure enough, the left sensor
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of June 2023

EDITOR'S NOTE
NEW PRODUCTS
DIAGNOSTIC TECH
TOOL BRIEFING
TOOL REVIEWS
INNOVATION AWARDS PROFILE
CATEGORY SPOTLIGHT
BIG-TIME BOXES
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