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[Shrek]

Hi all ... just had a new n/s track rod fitted and asked them to do the geometry as well .
I will post up my geometry adjustments if someone can tell me how to put up the little degree symbol ... i dont know how to do it 

[Welung666]

Hold down the ALT key, type 0176 on the number pad and release the ALT, which gives you  °

[Shrek]

Ok thanks ... i'll start typing 

[Shrek]

Aww i had it all typed out then somehow i hit the back button and lost the lot 

I'll try a pic instead .

[Shrek]

Cant get a picture big enough to read it .....
Anyway everything is in the green except the camber which reads Front Left -2°39' and Front Right -2°43'   :-/

[Shrek]

Strangley driving the car now feels a lot better than it did .... i suppose the fronts will be worn quickly at these settings though 

[Jimbob]

Cant get a picture big enough to read it .....
Anyway everything is in the green except the camber which reads Front Left -2°39' and Front Right -2°43'   :-/

If that is the after reading...say bye bye to your tyres!   
-1°10 is the setting required.

[Shrek]

How is the camber adjusted on these ... so i can go back armed and ready for any excuse they may have .

[Shrek]

If someone has TIS or can put up an image for me to see where and how its adjusted please i would be very greatfull .... so i will be better armed for going back in on Tuesday morning 

[Liam]

Camber is adjusted by slackening the two bolts between the hub carrier and the strut, knocking the wheel about a bit, then doing them back up again. Your best ammo is the fact that the camber numbers aren't 'green' which means they're not even within vauxhall's slack tolerances. Did they actually touch camber at all or was it just the tracking? I certainly hope you didn't pay for camber adjustment.

[Shrek]

Camber is adjusted by slackening the two bolts between the hub carrier and the strut, knocking the wheel about a bit, then doing them back up again. Your best ammo is the fact that the camber numbers aren't 'green' which means they're not even within vauxhall's slack tolerances. Did they actually touch camber at all or was it just the tracking? I certainly hope you didn't pay for camber adjustment.

Just off the phone and they said they didnt do camber because they didnt think it was adjustable ... i assured them it can be adjusted so its going back on Tuesday
I did pay for geometry check and align .
Give them there due they admitted a mistake and are going to adjust it ... just my luck really  :-/

[Marks DTM Calib]

Tell them you want it setting to -1deg 10 and not 'in the green'

They will also need to re-set the tracking at the front to

[Shrek]

Tell them you want it setting to -1deg 10 and not 'in the green'

They will also need to re-set the tracking at the front to

I did mention that figure on the phone ... he said after checking Auto Data or something other than the data they used at the time that they did make a mistake and that it can be adjusted .... so does it need wieght in the car at the time or just adjust to -1°10' as it stands ? 

[Shrek]

Tell them you want it setting to -1deg 10 and not 'in the green'

They will also need to re-set the tracking at the front to

Tracking at the moment reads Front Left Toe 0°04' and Front Right 0°02'   ... how do those numbers look ?

[Liam]

They will change significantly when the camber is adjusted.