<VV> rear wheel camber
Sethracer at aol.com
Sethracer at aol.com
Mon Dec 3 15:49:03 EST 2007
In a message dated 12/3/2007 11:53:28 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
hyarnell1 at earthlink.net writes:
Bare in mind, if this adjustment bolt hasn't been moved in the recent past,
it'll probably snap off.
This is often caused (the neg.camber) by rotten sway bar bushings,
especially that the transaxle end.
harry yarnell
You know those Cadillac drivers! <grin> What Harry was trying to say was:
bear in mind, the adjustment bolt, especially in Eastern and Northern cars, is
prone to "Rusting in Place" and may snap off or, at least, be so deformed or
lacking in the partial threads it originally had, that you are likely to have
to replace it, the nut and maybe the crazy washer, in order to successfully
adjust the camber. There are no rear sway bar bushings on a stock Corvair, (no
rear sway bar, either) I think Harry was referring to the rubber inserts in
the lower control arms -the sideways arms that connect the trailing arms to
the differential. They can be attacked by fluids. The ones just to the sides
of the differential are often semi-dissolved from a combination of engine
oil, diff lube, and - in automatics - ATF. They can resemble black chewing gum.
When in bad shape, the inner tube liner often moves sideways (relatively
speaking) under the standing suspension load, causing additional negative camber.
You might be able to adjust it out, but if the bushing is in bad shape, it
is time for a replacement. If the springs are sagging, it will also affect
camber. Check the specs and replace them or go racing! Your choice! - Seth
Emerson
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