Date:         Wed, 11 Aug 2010 22:50:02 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: alignment with worn tires
Comments: To: Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET>
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I kinda assumed that it's already been inspected and the front end is
alignment-worthy ..
and of course, if there are badly worn parts ..
they have to be done first.

and then I was thinking ..well, they go off the wheel rim actually, not the
tires.
but ..
if the insides of the treat are badly worn ..
the tire will make the wheel sit more tilted than normal..
and then .......................they align it so it's in spec with tires
worn badly on the inside ?

that won't work of course .
it needs reasonably decent matching  tires on it to align the front end.




----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Hargrave" <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 9:18 PM
Subject: Re: alignment with worn tires


> Ed,
>
> Worn tires won't affect your alignment but they are often a sign of a more
> serious problem.
>
> Don't be surprised if the mechanic tells you it can't be aligned because
> of
> a worn tie rod end or worse.
>
> Tom
> www.towercooler.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of
> Edward Duntz
> Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 10:30 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: alignment with worn tires
>
> I'm having my '85 Vanagon Westfalia aligned early tomorrow morning. My
> concern is that the front tires are worn on the insides, and I'm wondering
> if this will effect the alignment. If I have it aligned like that, and
> later
> rotate or replace my front tires, won't that throw off the alignment?
> You're
> supposed to have the tire pressure just right and the load just right, so
> I
> would imagine that having the tires sit not quite right because of uneven
> wear would have an effect as well.
>
> If I had to I could put my snow tires on just for the alignment, or rotate
> them front to back, though I would think I'd be faced with the same issue
> on
> the back, then.
>
> I'm going to cross post to the Samba as well in hopes of getting some
> advice
> before 6 a.m. EDT.
>
> Thanks,
> Ed in CT
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