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Subject:Re: Adjusting Rear Camber
From:Dennis Haynes
Date:Sun, 10 Jan 2010 19:33:20 -0500

Most likely you will have to cut the blots just inside the mounting plates.
Not a job for the faint of heart. Choices are torch and watch that rubber
burn or careful execution with the Sawzall. You will need to cut the bolt
and barrel on at least the bolt head side. Personally unless the alignment
is so far off that you can really feel or you shave off tires in 10,000
miles I would leave things alone until the rear trailing arms need to be
removed for some other reason. After all, it has been as it is since day
one.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Geo & Kathleen Hahn
Sent: Sunday, January 10, 2010 6:11 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Adjusting Rear Camber

Bingo -- this (rusted in place) is just what I ran into.  Lots of days of
PBlaster, impact wrench, long breaker bar, etc failed to move the bolt.

Going on a long trip in a week so I really can't risk breaking or melting
something right now -- will wait until I return to invoke some nuclear
option.

Geo H

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dennis Haynes" <d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM>
This is easy as long as the bolts are not rusted to the barrels in the
rubber mounts.

On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 7:02 PM, Geo & Kathleen Hahn
<ahwahnee@cybertrails.com> wrote:
> Thanks to Scott, Don & Roger for all the advice and that excellent link.