[T3] Camber Problems

Dave Hall dave at hallvw.clara.co.uk
Sun Sep 11 11:05:08 PDT 2011


Hi Brent,
I don't really know enough about the camber adjustment to be able to
diagnose the problem.  I know the lower ones have to have the index mark on
the bottom pointing forward.  Maybe that's got misadjusted some time and is
negating the changes the upper joint is making.

Cheers,
Dave.

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[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Brent
Bottolfson
Sent: 11 September 2011 17:46
To: type3-vwtype3.org at lists.vwtype3.org
Subject: [T3] Camber Problems

I can spin the upper ball joint on the right side all the way around and it
doesn't really change the camber at all. The left side is at about 1*
positive but the right won't change from about 2.5* positive no matter what
I do.

The car is in rolling pan status, I've tried on jackstands (level) and with
wheels on. No difference.

I know the body should be on and loaded per Bentley, but I just wanted to
get it close to equal between the two sides.  Seems like I could make a
coarse adjustment now to get them close and then have it properly aligned
and camber set when it's all back together.

Note that I had some damage to the upper beam bearings on the left
(opposite) side with the original beam, and I re-used the original spindles
and control arms with the replacement beam. I really haven't messed with the
left side camber as it is in spec.  Should I be concerned about a bent
spindle or control arm?  Maybe I should have swapped them out too.

Thanks.
Brent
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