Factory Alignment - Mismarked fasteners

[Matchstick08]

Anyone know when the factory wheel alignment is performed?

I was under my Maverick installing rear airbags and noticed the RH lower control arm camber bolt's marks were not aligned.

Bolt slip? or was an alignment performed at end the end of assembly after initial installation and marking of the fasteners?

LEFT:

RIGHT:

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[davew]

The paint marks are verification off inspection, not the alignment adjustment. If you look closely, you will see thses types of marks on several different areas.

 

[Crance]

The paint marks are verification off inspection, not the alignment adjustment. If you look closely, you will see thses types of marks on several different areas.

interesting. In my line of work these are torque stripes typically put in high stress areas where found misaligned usually ends up in an investigation and a lot of a** pain.

 

[Espeer]

The paint marks are verification off inspection, not the alignment adjustment. If you look closely, you will see thses types of marks on several different areas.

I think he knows that. What he's saying is that the second nut has unscrewed 20 degrees or so since it was marked.

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