

| Subject: | Re: alignment with worn tires |
| From: | Roger Whittaker |
| Date: | Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:10:22 -0700 |
dear outta line in line ... line dancer ... with all this talk about inside wear it brings up the point that the vw vaangon sits a little squat ... meaning the camber is negative all around ... am i correct on this if so inside would gather wear yours On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 8:34 AM, Ed Duntz <eduntz@hotmail.com> wrote: > Well, I've heard a few different viewpoints on the subject. The bodyshop > alignment guy says that my uneven tire wear won't affect the alignment, > which is what several here and on the Samba have said. But others have > pointed this out- Although the alignment apparatus is attached to the > wheel, > the wheel position is affected by the position of the tire. Take it to the > extreme- what if there were no tire at all, or if one tire were flat? The > wheel certainly would be in a different position. So doesn't it stand to > reason that a tire that is worn would also put the wheel in a different > position? > > The alignment guy said that the front was already in perfect alignment, and > that the pull I was feeling to the right was caused by the uneven tire wear > (I thought it was on the driver's side inside, but it was actually on the > outside edge.) He didn't say there was anything wrong with any front end > components. > > He also said that the right rear camber was at the end of it's adjustment, > and that old springs might be the cause. > > He swapped the tires front to back and took it for a test drive. He said it > drives fine, but upon leaving, I think it pulls ever so slightly to the > right, but I have so much to do today, I wasn't going to go back. I'm > taking > a 1,000 mile round trip, and I thought that I'd see how it drove, and how > the tires wore in that time. > > Ed > -- roger w From Proverbs: Under three things the earth trembles, under four it cannot bear up: a servant who becomes king ... ---------------------------------------------------------- Explore printed work at: http://www.prliving.ca/ View the growing list of video work at: http://revver.com/find/video/?query=LastonLastof&search_on=owners
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