Rich:

I have a white paper (prepared by Derek Drew, I think) on Syncro Alignment.
I can fax it to you if you need it.  (Or anyone else for that matter)  Just
p-mail me your fax number. It may take me a day or two, as I am bouncing
around between offices and don't plan to carry it with me.  :-)

Brent Christensen
'89 GL Syncro Westy
Santa Barbara, CA

----- Original Message -----
From: Rico Sapolich <JKrevnov@AOL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2000 10:28 PM
Subject: Re: ?? SYNCRO WHEEL ALIGNMENT ??

> I have been a bad boy.  After redoing one side of my Syncro front end last
> year, I put off having an alignment.  It was steering arrow straight so, I
> didn't think about it.  Needless to say, I shot two front tires.  Today, I
> sought the advice of the two local Vanagon experts.  Neither could tell me
> where to take it for the alignment but, they both told me where not to
take
> it: the local VW dealer.
>
> Other than the wheel geometry specs, is there anything a competent
alignment
> shop needs to know in order to do a proper job on a Syncro?  The shop I
> booked to do the work has been around for at least 50 years.  They even
wind
> their own springs.  They confidently told me they can even do an alignment
on
> a wheelbarrow but, I doubt if they have ever seen a Syncro.
> Rich