Even parts for Vanagons. Today I was doing some long-deferred maintenance, getting a head start on my pre-winter trip chores. My front alignment has been bad now for a while, probably since I got the van...... so the RAO 8s are wearing the inside shoulders, more on the left wheel. I decided to dismount the front tires and swap them around to use up the remaining tread, and to address the poor alignment while I had the wheels off.......needs some camber adjustment, at least. I've not messed with the vanagon suspension much, so I discovered I needed a 14mm hex key to move the camber settings...and of course, didn't have that one. Off to the city.... and I went to 4 likely auto and tool supply houses....without any luck.. Anyhow I found the tool at NAPA in The Dalles, Or (pretty small town).... I've seldom been 'skunked' when I go to any NAPA....though the one in a really tiny town we frequent often has to order out and get stuff for me sent in the next day...... Anybody have any sage advice on reducing the negative camber my front obviously has? Any gotchas I might encounter or hidden complexities that won't be readily apparent or outlined in the Bently book? I don't have an alignment rack or lasers but I can usually do most vehicles acceptably well without that fancy stuff... |
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