Date:         Sun, 12 Apr 2009 11:16:58 -0700
Reply-To:     neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments
Comments: To: Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com>
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On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 10:28 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:
> Allan's advice is right on!  Don't expect someone who's worked on mainstream
> vehicles only to be even close when you give em a Vanagon to align.  You
> should only use a shop with a tech who's versed in Vanagons.  You might be
> wise to stay right there with the Bently in hand and make sure they do it
> properly, too.  I've seen em just 'blow-off' an accepted proceedure just to
> get on to the next job..and that means you just wasted time and money on a
> bad job.  A lot of the techs you'll get at shops are not the best thinkers
> and yet they all will tell you they've been at it for years and know exactly
> what they are doing...(even if they have never worked on a Vanagon)..Yah
> think aligning a Dodge 3/4 ton 4x4 is exactly like a VW?...
>  Don Hanson
>


I agree. I hope to get time with either of two Vanagon aware shops close by.

As an experiment, I'll adjust "new" radius arm nut (less than 2 turns)
to original position as it came off the '85 parts Vanagon. (indicated
by rust on threads)

I suspect that transferring position of damaged arm nut to nut on
"new" arm, then installing this into the corrected (repaired) hole, is
part of the problem.

Neil.



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