

| Subject: | Re: NAPA usually has it... |
| From: | Larry Alofs |
| Date: | Wed, 16 Oct 2013 21:56:00 -0500 |
I'll second what Scott said. Be sure the van is level; then just get those
wheels straight up and down. Short carpenter's level works fine.
Castor is more challenging; the Bentley is sort of confusing there.
About NAPA:
A couple of weeks ago I was replacing fuel hose from the vanngon pump to
a Subaru engine. I wanted a name brand hose that I had some confidence
in. I went to two FLAPS that were close to me and just got blank looks
when I asked what brand hose they had. "We got hose."
Finally stopped wasting time and went a mile further to NAPA.
"Sure, we've got Gates. You know the high pressure stuff is a little
pricey"
No problem.
Larry A.
On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 8:50 PM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:
> Even parts for Vanagons. Today I was doing some long-deferred
> maintenance, getting a head start on my pre-winter trip chores. My front
> alignment has been bad now for a while, probably since I got the van......
> so the RAO 8s are wearing the inside shoulders, more on the left wheel. I
> decided to dismount the front tires and swap them around to use up the
> remaining tread, and to address the poor alignment while I had the wheels
> off.......needs some camber adjustment, at least.
>
> I've not messed with the vanagon suspension much, so I discovered I
> needed a 14mm hex key to move the camber settings...and of course, didn't
> have that one. Off to the city.... and I went to 4 likely auto and tool
> supply houses....without any luck.. Anyhow I found the tool at NAPA in The
> Dalles, Or (pretty small town).... I've seldom been 'skunked' when I go to
> any NAPA....though the one in a really tiny town we frequent often has to
> order out and get stuff for me sent in the next day......
>
> Anybody have any sage advice on reducing the negative camber my front
> obviously has? Any gotchas I might encounter or hidden complexities that
> won't be readily apparent or outlined in the Bently book? I don't have
> an alignment rack or lasers but I can usually do most vehicles acceptably
> well without that fancy stuff...
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