Date:         Sun, 12 Apr 2009 16:11:32 -0700
Reply-To:     Keith Hughes <keithahughes@Q.COM>
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From:         Keith Hughes <keithahughes@Q.COM>
Subject:      Re: Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments
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> Date:    Sun, 12 Apr 2009 13:50:36 -0700
> From:    neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: Re: Trying To Understand Tie rod Adjustments
>
>
> I will take it to a shop. If my adjustment corrects drift, I'll be
> curious to see how close i got toe and castor. (I'm not dicking with
> the camber)
>
I forgot to add, relative to caster affecting camber; in addition to the
angle of the radius arm, you also have to note that the control arm is
basically like the hand on a clock.  It's fixed to the center of a
circle (at the control arm bushing), and any movement forward/backward
moves the ball joint around an arc, changing the camber. Hopefully that
gives you a better mental image of the actual adjustment.  That's why
you always adjust caster first, then camber, then toe.

Keith Hughes
'86 Westy Tiico (Marvin)