

| Subject: | Re: Alignment help Shop machine has incorrect values? |
| From: | Todd Last |
| Date: | Thu, 9 Aug 2001 22:08:14 -0700 |
Sorry. The shop measurement figures are decimal degrees. eg 0.17 degrees Todd Larry Alofs wrote: > Todd Last wrote: > > > I took my Van to have it aligned, and they give you a printout of the > > results along with the specified range that is acceptable for the > > vehicle. I was comparing the sheet to what is written in the factory > > manual and I found a number of discrepancies between the sheet that the > > shop gave me and what is listed in Bentley. > > > > The printout does say "Vanagon 1980-1991 all except syncro" > > > > Most of the discrepancies have the shop numbers in a narrower range (but > > are within the factory specs). However the numbers for the rear Camber > > is way off. > > > > The shop says: Rear Camber -0.17 to 0.17 > > > > However Bently says -50' +- 30' which I calculate out to: 0.033 to > > 1.3 > > > > Is there an error in Bentley? or the Shop machine? > > > > I recall seeing somewhere that some machines have the wrong alignment > > numbers - is that it? > > > > Thanks > > > > Todd > > '88 Westy > > What are the units of measurement on the shop figures?
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