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Subject:help needed rear wheel alignment / trailing arm
From:Doug F
Date:Thu, 26 Jan 2006 14:33:20 -0800

Okay volks,

Taking inventory of what I will need to do to get my poor 87 syncro back
into the good books of life. Just took a trip to my local yard birds for
some bldg materials in the van.

Steering wheel was pulled to side which got me scratching my head. Trying to
figure out why. It drives straight if I let go of the wheel. At low speeds
and a bit higher it feels unstable. When parked at YB I took a sighting down
the wheels and then I could clearly see the problem.

My left rear wheel did take a huge blow as I had thought it may have. It is
now towed in significantly out of alignment.

Took a look under to see if visible signs of bent trailing arm, but cant
tell.

Question: how much alignment is there? Where does the alignment take place?
the plate that bolts TO the trailing arm?

Also anybody have one in the local bay area  Calif?

Thanks
Doug