[T3] Wheel Alignment

[Jim Adney]

On 18 Sep 2013 at 12:03, Gary Forsmo wrote:

> Question:
> Is the Bentley Book, (Chapter 7, page 37, Wheel Alignment Specifications),
> thorough about the caster, camber, toe-in settings?

I think everything is there, but there's one trick that you must tell 
the shop: The notch on the lower ball joint must be left pointing 
forward; only the top ball joint is to be adjusted.

When I do things like this, I make a copy of the relevant page and 
give it to them.

One caveat on the specs: radial tires work better with less camber 
than bias tires. Shoot for the lower end of the camber spec, or even 
a little lower. The toe-in compensates for the camber, so reducing 
the camber requires also reducing the toe-in. 

Our caster angle is not separately adjustable.  

> I also have the small, "VW Service Without Guesswork" book which shows the
> wheel alignment specs for a Type 3 on page 70.  Is this more accurate
> information?
> 
> I haven't checked if the information between The Bentley and the Service
> Without Guesswork is the same.  But I'll compare the specs, before I take
> the car in to the tire shop.

I've never compared them either, but I'd expect them to be the same.

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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