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Re: leaning front wheel

To: "Evangelos G. Makris" <emakris@hol.gr>
Subject: Re: leaning front wheel
From: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Date: Fri, 5 Feb 1999 17:05:34 -0800 (PST)
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
In-reply-to: <36BAB59F.735@hol.gr>
Reply-to: Ulix Goettsch <ulix@u.washington.edu>
Sender: owner-spridgets@autox.team.net
Evangelos,
you don't mention the bottom parts at all.
If the top is not shorter, the bottom couls be longer to cause the camber.
Have you looked at the inner and outer ends of the A-arms?  Fulcrum, A-arm
bushings, etc?
Ulix


On Fri, 5 Feb 1999, Evangelos G. Makris wrote:

> Well, after careful inspection (by me) today I can
> say with certainty that the top trunnion is set correctly
> and the top trunnion bushes are shot.
> 
> The wheel still has its 20-degree negative camber even
> when the car is raised (same when on the ground).
> 
> The shock absorbers appear to be at the same distance from
> the edge of their respective ledges so their bolt holes have not
> been tampered with. Their arms are of the same length.
> 
> Therefore it has to be a past accident and something is
> twisted in there. What, I don't know. I have all the alignment
> data from the factory workshop manual and I'll take it from there.
> 
> If anyone knows better, I'd like to hear it!
> 
> Thanks everyone.
> 
> Evangelos
> 

    Ulix                                       __/__,__      ___/__|\__  
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