This sounds interesting!. However.... their web site says it is used for toe alignment. No mention of anything else being measured. Looking at the Bently, on page 44.2 - it provides specs for camber and caster, as well as toe.. Are these routinely adjusted during an alignment? Marshall Ruskin 84 Westy
>You can align your own Van for $65. and have the tool forever >It's called "The Aligner" by Wishbone Racing Of Canada >http://home.istar.ca/~wish/aligner.html >or e mail wish@istar.ca >Dan > >-----Original Message----- >From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf >Of PSavage >Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2000 4:09 PM >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Front End Alignment Needed? > > >Good evening Listees, >As my departure for points south draws near >I find I have many questions/loose ends... >Here's one: >I recently had new ball joints installed as part of a >lot of other preventative maintenance. The mechanic >told me that as a result I absolutely needed to have >the front end realigned. >But--I just had the front end realigned about 5K >miles ago, before the work was done. >I would appreciate the opinions of the list. >Thanks, >Phaedra > |
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