Re: Off-center wheel

["Greg Coe" <gcoe4733@postoffice.uri.edu>]

Wally's right, man, a simple alignment will take care of the problem.
Removing the struts changes the camber settings, and it is just about
impossible to eyeball it perfectly, even if you mark the parts before
removal.  When I had my suspension work done, it took 3 alignments before it
was perfect!  Everyone had trouble doing the job for some reason.  When I
got my swaybars and new tranny installed, my subframe had to be dropped.
Everyone told me this would not affect alignment, but it has, and my wheel
is again off-center.  It seems that shifting the subframe imperceptibly is
enough to throw the steering off.  Back to the alignment shop next week!

Later,
Greg
-----Original Message-----
From: Wally Green <coolwally@email.msn.com>
To: jettaglx@igtc.com <jettaglx@igtc.com>
Date: Sunday, October 04, 1998 9:31 AM
Subject: RE: Off-center wheel


>all it needs is an alignment.
>
>____________
>Wally G.
>coolwally@msn.com
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-jettaglx@igtc.com [mailto:owner-jettaglx@igtc.com]On Behalf
>> Of Talitmon@aol.com
>> Sent: Saturday, October 03, 1998 5:22 PM
>> To: jettaglx@igtc.com
>> Subject: Off-center wheel
>>
>>
>> Okay gentlemen, I am no suspension guru.......I don't understand how the
>> struts
>> affect the steering in a way where it becomes off-center.  please explain
>> the link between the steering input and the struts etc.  The
>> dealer mentioned
>> to me at first that it is something that is very technical to fix, and
>> mentioned
>> some techno yada yada crap, but when I gave him the impression that I am
>> not taking that for an answer it magically got fixed (but not
>> fixed).  Anyway
>> thanks for your input.........
>>
>> Talat
>> 97 GLX
>> Blk/Blk
>>
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