[FC] FC front alignment

[Ron]

Isn't your "just to be sure..." reversed?

RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Merv Krull" <krupross at sunwave.net>
To: <corvanatics at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 7:34 PM
Subject: Re: [FC] FC front alignment


> Hiya Bill and all!
>
> Did a previous owner (PO) align it that way on purpose? or is there a 
> problem that needs to be attended to? how many shims are there? all the 
> shop manual has to say is, "loosen the upper support shaft to cross member 
> bolts, add or (in your case) remove shims equally as required and 
> retighten bolts. It may be necessary to remove the wheel to secure these 
> bolts." ... sounds easy from the writer's point of view.... I will bet he 
> never had to do this procedure... from the illustration it looks like the 
> nuts are out in the open on the inside of the rail. I would think that you 
> could trap the head of the bolt with a box end wrench (preferably six 
> point) from the inside of the shock tower.
>
> Camber should be positive 1/2 degree + or - 1/2 degree with both sides 
> within 1/4 degree of each other.
>
> Just to be sure, negative camber means that the top of the wheels are 
> further apart than the bottom of the wheels.
>
> Anyone with a carpenter's square know what the gap will be at the bottom 
> when it is set at 1/2 degree, assuming a perfectly level floor? I think it 
> is about 3/32 of an inch difference between the top of the rim and the 
> bottom of the rim based on a perfect 14 inch rim.... ???
>
> toodles
> Merv
> Salmon ARm, BC
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bill Wells" <brierpath at yahoo.com>
> To: <corvanatics at corvair.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 12:36 PM
> Subject: [FC] FC front alignment
>
>
>> Folks,
>>
>>  What is the easiest way to get to the upper A-arm nuts for alignment 
>> purposes? Other than pulling the crossmember, of course.
>>  I have a 61 rampside that has mucho negative camber and I want to remove 
>> the shims present to decrease this. I have been unable to find anybody in 
>> my area who will undertake an alignment.
>>
>>  Thanks,
>>  Bill Wells
>>
>>
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