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Date:         Thu, 4 Apr 2002 21:30:56 -0800
Reply-To:     Todd Last <Rubatoguy@MINDSPRING.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Todd Last <Rubatoguy@MINDSPRING.COM>
Subject:      Re: Help,camber adjustment
Comments: To: Cotsford@AOL.COM
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Could it be the upper or lower A-arm bushings? I believe that if the upper bushings were bad it would effect the camber. Also, I believe there are different sized camber eccentric washers. You might want to check with the dealer about that.

Todd '88 Westy

Steve Cotsford wrote:

>In having an alignment job done today, on my '84 Vanagon Westy, the technician told me that there was insufficient adjustment on my passenger side wheel. > >There was about 2 degrees of negative camber and he was only able to reduce it to 1 degree before the adjuster reached its max. >The other side he was able to set correctly to 0 degrees. >He also said there was no play in the ball joints and the entire front end is tight still. Vehicle only has 78 K miles. >Does anybody have an idea how to correct this situation ? > >Thanks, Steve Cotsford >


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