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Date:         Wed, 2 Sep 2009 17:28:27 -0400
Reply-To:     Michael Snow <slowmachine82@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Michael Snow <slowmachine82@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: alignment
Comments: cc: Trooz <trooz@roadrunner.com>
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On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 4:32 PM, Trooz<trooz@roadrunner.com> wrote: > Bentley makes no distinction in the alignment specs between a van and a > Westy.  Is that correct?

Pages 44.2 and 44.3a of the Bentley list alignment specs according to weight. One set for empty (passenger van) another for half full, and another for fully loaded. A Westy is at least half loaded, and that's what I tried to align my van to when it had the stock suspension. As Dennis notes, bushing wear makes things difficult. I have been several times when the van could not be aligned to the specs because it was at the limit of the adjustment range. My van now has all new ball joints and bushings, new taller/stiffer-than-stock springs, and cutting board shims to level the body. In this condition, I have it aligned to the empty specs. If I were working with stock springs, I would at least try to level the body to adjust for "westy lean" and any excessive sagging in the rear.

-- Michael Snow 1982 Westfalia 1.9TD http://slowmachine82.blogspot.com/


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