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Title: Camber?
Post by: SarahD on 21 April 2005, 17:23: FINALLY found somwhere that could track my car, on this fancy digital machine.... and they showed me that my camber is out... ive got a negative camber on one side and a positive camber on the other....

how can i rectify this

and dont say " dont lower your car" :laugh:
Title: Re: Camber?
Post by: kingsmk2 on 21 April 2005, 17:26: sass its only on the front as u cant camber the rear due 2 it being solid beam... the bottom of the susp strut has 2 bolts which need to be undone then move the wheel gradually till u alter the camber.

i wouldnt do this unless u have a laser track or similar its got to be correct
Title: Re: Camber?
Post by: Horney on 21 April 2005, 17:27: There are 2 bolts on the bottom of the strut where it bolts to the hub. Slacken these off and then fiddle with it on the tracker until you have the corect camber settings (Not sure waht these should be tho).

Nick
Title: Re: Camber?
Post by: ...joe on 21 April 2005, 17:27: err get the camber adjusted? couldn't the place you took it to do it? there is an amount of adjustment in your set up which should be enough. when mine was out they corrected it on the spot. or if its miles out you can buy camber adjusters. can't think of where to get them but they sit in/on your top mounts and have a floating part which gets adjusted then tightened up.
Title: Re: Camber?
Post by: SarahD on 21 April 2005, 17:30: they said they cant do it but gave me somwhere else that can, i think ill take it there....

so its not a massive job then?

ive got a split CV boot too, which i knew about, how long before itll completely give up on me, is it safe for the time being cos im skint :laugh:
Title: Re: Camber?
Post by: tobz. on 21 April 2005, 17:32: You do need to find a specialist garage that has the equipment to carry out camber adjustment. Not many kwik-fit type places are equiped for it. Having your camber setup correctly can make a hell of a difference to the handling and stop tyres getting scrubbed out in a few thousand miles. If you car has been lowered the camber needs to be setup again afterwards.
Title: Re: Camber?
Post by: ...joe on 21 April 2005, 17:35: ^^ yeah you'll be amazed at the difference it can make. cv boot should be replaced a.s.a.p as moisture can get in and grease can fling out. get it sorted love!
Title: Re: Camber?
Post by: Gambit on 21 April 2005, 17:37: as for the CV boot, well eventually the joint will run dry and wil more than likely require a new joint

a new boot kit is only about Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£15 tops and can be fitted easily within an hour - which i reckon is the amount of labour a garage would charge
Title: Re: Camber?
Post by: SarahD on 21 April 2005, 17:54: will get CV kit then mate can fit it for freee... theyre nice like that :cool:

and if i can find someone to do the camber im sorted :D

doesnt sound as hard as i thought it would be :smiley:
Title: Re: Camber?
Post by: Golfgal on 21 April 2005, 18:10: errr yeah might wanna check that out coz I thought it would be cheap then nearly passed out when i had to pay 100 notes :shocked:
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Post by: mrwotto on 21 April 2005, 18:27: Getting the camber done will prob set you back about 70 notes, as for a cv joint expect to pay 50 notes plus
Title: Re: Camber?
Post by: Golfgal on 21 April 2005, 19:20: this is on a decent car thou wotty botty
:evil:
Title: Re: Camber?
Post by: mrwotto on 21 April 2005, 19:25: nah a cheap and cheerfull car :grin:
Title: Re: Camber?
Post by: Golfgal on 21 April 2005, 19:59: nah mk3 is chearful makes you piss yourself when you see one :grin:
Title: Re: Camber?
Post by: mrwotto on 21 April 2005, 20:06: Just becuase you are incontinant hun :kiss:
Title: Re: Camber?
Post by: SarahD on 21 April 2005, 20:12: bloody ell that much for my camber

well it aint eating tyres and they wear evenly

maybe ill suffer the pulling to the left til i am a bit more flush with cash :laugh:
Title: Re: Camber?
Post by: mrwotto on 21 April 2005, 20:13: If the camber is out you will be eating tyres!
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Post by: Golfgal on 21 April 2005, 20:13: shut up wotto it only when i sneeze
:grin:
Title: Re: Camber?
Post by: mrwotto on 21 April 2005, 20:19: Quote from: GolfGal on 21 April 2005, 20:13
shut up wotto it only when i sneeze
:grin:

Why do Mk3's make you sneeze????????????????????????????????????
Title: Re: Camber?
Post by: SarahD on 21 April 2005, 20:22: Quote from: mrwotto on 21 April 2005, 20:13
If the camber is out you will be eating tyres!

see i thought that.... my corsa camber was out a mile wheels were like /- - \ but on mine theyre |- -| from looking at them, and theres no uneven tyre wear, but this fancy digital machine said one side was negative but other was positive

so im guessin that only one was on a lean?

checked all tyres and theyre fine, ive had it since jan and it aint eaten any tyres and theyre wearing very evenly
Title: Re: Camber?
Post by: Golfgal on 21 April 2005, 20:39: Does your steering wheel vibrate?
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Post by: mrwotto on 21 April 2005, 20:55: Why do you want to sit on it sarah :evil:
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Post by: ...joe on 21 April 2005, 21:02: Quote from: sassyminx on 21 April 2005, 20:12
bloody ell that much for my camber

when i had mine done just under a year ago they did the tracking and camber for Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£35.25 mine was all over the place from putting on my coilovers and playing around with all sorts so yours should cost something similar to sort out.
Title: Re: Camber?
Post by: davero on 21 April 2005, 21:25: mine cost Ãƒâ€šÃ‚£70 from a stealership, but no one local would do vw caster/camber
Title: Re: Camber?
Post by: SarahD on 22 April 2005, 00:17: Quote from: GolfGal on 21 April 2005, 20:39
Does your steering wheel vibrate?

nop just pulls to the left loads if i let go of steerin wheel :grin:
Title: Re: Camber?
Post by: davero on 22 April 2005, 00:46: have you had alignment checked. usually about 12 quid