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Date:         Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:34:53 -0500
Reply-To:     Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET>
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From:         Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET>
Subject:      Re: Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments
Comments: To: neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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You can never re-assemble front-ends back to spec with new parts. Some of the previous alignment adjustments were made to for manufacturers tolerances and some for wear & you are resetting both when you install new parts.

You have to do a complete front-end alignment because all three will be off.

The only exception is with tie rods since they affect toe-in only.

Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.kegkits.com http://www.kegkits.com/JABF/ 256-656-1924

-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of neil N Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2009 1:17 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments

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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