Ed,

Worn tires won't affect your alignment but they are often a sign of a more
serious problem.

Don't be surprised if the mechanic tells you it can't be aligned because of
a worn tie rod end or worse.

Tom
www.towercooler.com

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of
Edward Duntz
Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 10:30 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: alignment with worn tires

I'm having my '85 Vanagon Westfalia aligned early tomorrow morning. My
concern is that the front tires are worn on the insides, and I'm wondering
if this will effect the alignment. If I have it aligned like that, and later
rotate or replace my front tires, won't that throw off the alignment? You're
supposed to have the tire pressure just right and the load just right, so I
would imagine that having the tires sit not quite right because of uneven
wear would have an effect as well.

If I had to I could put my snow tires on just for the alignment, or rotate
them front to back, though I would think I'd be faced with the same issue on
the back, then.

I'm going to cross post to the Samba as well in hopes of getting some advice
before 6 a.m. EDT.

Thanks,
Ed in CT
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