Requirement: All participants MUST complete the Structural Damage Analysis (SDA) Course before enrolling in this course.

This advanced course features 16-hours of instruction on the analysis of vehicles with steering and suspension problems either before, during or (most often) after collision repair is complete. The information in this course includes troubleshooting techniques for quickly determining the source of steering and suspension related symptoms.

• Steering geometry angles and their relationship to vehicle handling.
• Front suspension designs and checking for misalignment.
• Troubleshooting for bent, worn, and damaged steering and suspension parts.
• Drivetrain alignment
• Tracking and rear suspensions.
• Weight distribution and its effects on steering and suspension.
• Reading and understanding electronic measuring reports to identify unrepaired collision damage, sometimes without even looking at the vehicle.
• Reading and understanding wheel alignment reports.
• Hands-on troubleshooting techniques to quickly identify the source of steering and suspension related symptoms.
• Troubleshooting flowcharts for use in the shop and in the field.

The correct code to use for obtaining I-CAR credit for this course is CHEM-00007.

To review and print copies of the documentation forms needed to secure I-CAR credit, please click on the following link: http://www.i-car.com/pdf/forms_applications/training_alliance/student_us.pdf