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Date:   Sun, 3 Jan 2010 09:24:37 -0800
Reply-To:   dylan <insyncro@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:   Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:   dylan <insyncro@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:   Re: Adjusting Rear Camber
Comments:   To: Matt Thyer <matt_thyer@HOTMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:   <COL109-DS18BF2EB6920763228BB278EE750@phx.gbl>
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If you don't know of Loggy, T3 Techniques..........check out all his stuff on the Samba. Really helps make wheel, tire and suspension tuning much easier. http://t3technique.com/ dylan  ________________________________ From: Matt Thyer <matt_thyer@HOTMAIL.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Sent: Sun, January 3, 2010 11:43:58 AM Subject: Re: Adjusting Rear Camber Wow, that's awesome!  Thanks Roger -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Roger VanTill Sent: Sunday, January 03, 2010 4:33 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Adjusting Rear Camber Here's a nice DIY tutorial from the Samba. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=375963&highlight=alignment On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 9:15 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 5:16 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans < > scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > > > it's easy. > > see my post just posted. > > > > you can check camber, toe, and get a good idea if front castor is > correct, > > with a flat level floor, and simple measuring tools and a level. > > Been doin' it for 30 years at least.  And I get 'em to track true, > > and > run > > with nice even tire wear, believe it or not. > > > > scott > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Dave Mcneely" <mcneely4@COX.NET> > > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > >  Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 3:42 PM > > Subject: Re: Adjusting Rear Camber > > > > > > Well, without alignment equipment, I wouldn't attempt it.  How would > > you > >> measure the angle?  David Mc > >> > >> > >> > > > >  You can use what is called a "Smart Level"  that may be a brand name > for a digital level that are available online or at Home Despot or > Lowes... I like to put a couple of spacer blocks onto one to measure > the angle of the wheel rim.rather than trying to use the tire's > sidewall.. > >  Excellent accruacy to the tenth of a degree.  With a little thought, > you can do a good job with your suspension alignments.  I did all my > own alignments on my P-car racer and won races and set lap records..it > is not rocket science..Regular tools(strings, levels, tape measures, > etc) can do the job at least as well as a 'normal' alignment shop and > all their fancy lazers and computers run by an ..."uninspired?" wage worker. > >  That being said, your best indicator of how your alignment really IS > is your tire wear.  If they are wearing evenly without any 'weirdness' > in the wear pattern your alignment is pretty close to right.. > >  not sure about the Vanagon, but many vehicles need to be 'settled' > between changes to the alignment settings.  If you jack the thing up > and change something, you should drive it around a little to get the > suspension back to 'relaxed' before you re-measure your alignment.. > >  Don Hanson > > > > > >  On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 5:31 PM, Geo & Kathleen Hahn wrote: > >> > >> It appears to my eye that the rear camber on my '84 Westy needs > >>> adjustment. > >>> > >>> The Bentley procedure seems simple, perhaps too simple?  Just pull > >>> off that plastic cap from the big nut, loosen the nut, pry the > >>> trailing arm by inserting a big screwdriver in the slot, tighten > >>> the nut and go. > >>> > >>> Assume here that I am crafty enough to measure camber both before > >>> and after. > >>> > >>> I couldn't find any reference to this in the archives... > >>> suggesting that it is either very easy or seldom done.  Any > >>> gotchas I should know about?  Thanks for any help. > >>> > >>> Geo > >>> > >> >


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