kinglewyb3
Number of posts : 42 Age : 39 Location : barhill Drives : 1995 b3 passat tdi estate Registration date : 2012-01-30
| Subject: wonky wheels Wed Jul 18 2012, 21:38 | |
| done both front wheel bearings on my 95 passat now wheels not straight. didnt notic till i walked past it iv loosend strut/hub bolts and straightened best i could by looking at it lol. any advice as i dont wana scrub me tyres prematurely!?? | |
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bridgedubber
Number of posts : 1831 Age : 39 Location : Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire Drives : mk2 golf gti 2.0 8v, mk2 golf gti 2.0 16v ABF, mk4 golf gt tdi Registration date : 2008-02-16
| Subject: Re: wonky wheels Thu Jul 19 2012, 18:04 | |
| not familiar with passat set up.
do passats have bottom ball balljoints joining the wishbone and hub? if so, did you make lossen this and did you make sure that it was tightened in the same position?
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kinglewyb3
Number of posts : 42 Age : 39 Location : barhill Drives : 1995 b3 passat tdi estate Registration date : 2012-01-30
| Subject: Re: wonky wheels Thu Jul 19 2012, 20:57 | |
| oh yeah that was all done up mate. its the camber angle that the hub now sits at undo the two bolts to the shock/ hub bolts and iv moved it now but dont want my tyres to scrub its straight to the eye when hangin just wanted tips on space between wheel and strut ? | |
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matty_mk1
Number of posts : 6255 Age : 38 Drives : Mk2 audi TT / BBM mk2 VR / Air'd passat wagen Registration date : 2008-01-24
| Subject: Re: wonky wheels Thu Jul 19 2012, 22:19 | |
| Youre not really making alot of sense, well to me anyway. How exactly is the wheel 'wonky'? | |
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ra man
Number of posts : 119 Age : 43 Location : Cambridge Drives : mk2 20v, defender 90, ccm r30, yzf r6 Registration date : 2008-05-25
| Subject: Re: wonky wheels Thu Jul 19 2012, 23:04 | |
| basically got to get camber and tracking done on a machine or your gonna ruin a set of tyres in about 1000 miles if not earlier. it's not something you can do by eye, adjusting the camber affects your tracking aswell so they'll both be out. | |
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shippy666
Number of posts : 454 Age : 49 Location : near newmarket Drives : Mk1 Golf gti, E36 Bmw, mitsubishi pajero 4x4 Registration date : 2010-03-17
| Subject: Re: wonky wheels Fri Jul 20 2012, 04:52 | |
| - ra man wrote:
- basically got to get camber and tracking done on a machine or your gonna ruin a set of tyres in about 1000 miles if not earlier. it's not something you can do by eye,
adjusting the camber affects your tracking aswell so they'll both be out. +1 | |
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