[FC] FC front alignment just to be sure... camber...

[Merv Krull]

Right you are Ron! Everywhere I googled camber came up with exactly the 
opposite of the Webster definition.... go figure!
Webster and I stand corrected.
Which means Bill will need to ADD shims to get reduce the negative 
camber....????
thanx
Merv Krull
Salmon Arm, BC
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron" <ronh at owt.com>
To: "Merv Krull" <krupross at sunwave.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 5:36 PM
Subject: Re: [FC] FC front alignment just to be sure... camber...


> So, you'll have to go to:
> http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiretech/techpage.jsp?techid=4
> and check the picture!
>
> RonH
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Merv Krull" <krupross at sunwave.net>
> To: <corvanatics at corvair.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 5:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [FC] FC front alignment just to be sure... camber...
>
>
>> Webster's 7th says, "a setting of the wheels of a vehicle closer together 
>> at the bottom than the top"
>> Way too negative would mean that it must be quite noticeable like on a 
>> tractor.
>> I believe the intent is that once weight is placed on the system, it will 
>> tend to flex to a straight  position....?
>> up to four cents
>> Merv Krull
>> Salmon Arm, BC
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Ron" <ronh at owt.com>
>> To: "Merv Krull" <krupross at sunwave.net>; <corvanatics at corvair.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 7:51 PM
>> Subject: Re: [FC] FC front alignment
>>
>>
>>> 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
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> ---------------------------------
>>>>> Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ 
>>>>> countries) for 2¢/min or less.
>>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>>> Corvanatics mailing list
>>>>> Corvanatics at corvair.org
>>>>> http://www.vv.corvair.org/mailman/listinfo/corvanatics
>>>>> This list sponsored by the Corvair Society of America, 
>>>>> http://www.corvair.org/
>>>>
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Corvanatics mailing list
>>>> Corvanatics at corvair.org
>>>> http://www.vv.corvair.org/mailman/listinfo/corvanatics
>>>> This list sponsored by the Corvair Society of America, 
>>>> http://www.corvair.org/
>>>>
>>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Corvanatics mailing list
>> Corvanatics at corvair.org
>> http://www.vv.corvair.org/mailman/listinfo/corvanatics
>> This list sponsored by the Corvair Society of America, 
>> http://www.corvair.org/
>>
>