I don't know about adjusting the camber, but at one time on the 'net someone had posted pics on how to do the toe-in and get it right enough. As I recall, you needed some straight pins, a stick of chalk marker, and a couple of squeeze bottle of yellow mustard. Maybe someone remembers. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver
pickle vanagon wrote: > Alignments are the one thing I find myself taking a vanagon to a shop for. > I would love to find a way to do a good job at them myself. Does anybody > have good "backyard mechanic" ways of doing their alignments? > > While I'm at it, let me throw out the numbers that came back from my Sears > alignment today, in case anybody wants to comment. They only ended up doing > a toe adjustment. I note that several parameters are still out of specified > ranges. What should I think about this? > > Thanks! > Wes > '83 1.9l westy > > > > Front Left: > Now | Before | Specified Range > Camber 0.0 | 0.0 | -.5* , .5* > Caster 6.8* | 6.8* | 7.0*, 7.5* > Toe .17* | -.13* | .04*, .29* > SAI 13.8* | 13.8* | N/A > Included Angle 13.8* | 13.8* | N/A > > Front Right: > Now | Before | Specified Range > Camber 0.0 | 0.0 | -.5*, .5* > Caster 6.5* | 6.5* | 7.0*, 7.5* > Toe .17* | .46* | .04*, .29* > SAI 15.3* | 15.3* | N/A > Included Angle 15.3* | 15.3* | N/A > > > Front > Now | Before | Specified Range > Cross Camber 0.0 | 0.0 | -1.0*, 1.0* > Cross Caster .2* | .2* | N/A > Cross SAI -1.5* | -1.5* | N/A > Cross Toe .34* | .33* | .08, .58* > > Rear: Left > Now | Before | Specified Range > Camber -1.3* | -1.3* | -1.3*, -.3* > Toe .26* | .25* | -.17* .17* > > Rear: Right > Now | Before | Specified Range > Camber -1.9* | -2.0* | -1.3*, -.3* > Toe .02* | .03* | -.17* .17* > > > Rear: > Now | Before | Specified Range > Cross Camber .7* | .6* | N/A > Total Toe .28* | .28 * | -.33* .33* > Thrust Angle .12* | .11* | N/A > > > |
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