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Rich1
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Joined: 21 Feb 2005
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Tue Sep 13, 2005 9:45 am |
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right i have to start a process of elimination as to whats bent on the drivers side front and is totally screwing up my camber  (clio valver)
the car is on std height so it happoening because the car is lowered is not an issue.
is there anything attached to the inner wing that could mess it up? i dont think there is but i'm wondering if i'm wong.
so far here is the things that i can think of that could be bent or worn that may affect it so please tell me if on some of them i'm talking bollocks and should hang my head in shame!:
hub
stub axel
broken spring
damper leg (not likely to be bent)
worn wishbone bushes
worn ARB
one of the bolts in the damper leg being threaded all the way through and shouldnt be
ball joint
anyone know of owt else it could be?
its definately a camber issue and not a tracking issue, it looks as though the camber is about 2-4 degrees out (by eye as i'm not paying to be told its wrong!) i know it should be about 1degree nagative normally but as said it looks about 3-5 degrees negative and needs sorting.
also as a temporary fix could i use washers to sort it out just until i find whats bent and replace it as just putting in camber correction bolts and just leaving it is not an option |
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Dan
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Joined: 28 Jan 2005
Posts: 3547
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Tue Sep 13, 2005 11:19 am |
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no ripples around the actual turret? maybe thats been kinked? Subframe? |
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Rich1
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Tue Sep 13, 2005 12:14 pm |
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nah subframe and turret are spot on, on further inspection i poked my finger in the bottom arm bushes and they felt like putty so it looks like my afternoon tomorrow will be spent putting on the spare bottom arm i have! |
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Rich1
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Wed Sep 14, 2005 9:02 am |
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ahh nuts still didnt sort it |
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Chris H
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Thu Sep 15, 2005 12:09 am |
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is the other side vertical/positive camber? |
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Rich1
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Thu Sep 15, 2005 2:56 am |
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no it looks to be about right as it should be roughly 1degree negative camber iirc if it does prove to be like that though what could it be chris?
i'm gonna try loosening the bolts off the damper and seeing if it will let me push the hub in a bit put its pissing it down so i'll waitr until it stops! |
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Chris H
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Thu Sep 15, 2005 2:59 am |
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well the bit thats off is bent, simple as, unless it has camber bolts fitted. |
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Rich1
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Thu Sep 15, 2005 3:15 am |
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thats what i was thinking tbh, just gotta find out what! my guesses point towards the hub or stub axel as being likely candidates around that area! anything else thats likely roudn there for it to be out by that much? |
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Chris H
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Thu Sep 15, 2005 3:18 am |
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stub axle is on the back.
hub won't be bent.
cars probably been bange and the turret is bent in, or the wishbone or theres the wrong lower balljoint fitted, measure it against the other side. |
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Rich1
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Thu Sep 15, 2005 3:33 am |
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righto i will do, the turret doesnt appear to have stress marks or any signs of re-painting, it wouldnt surprise me if it was the wrong lower ball joint tbh looking at some of the work on it before which i have uncovered as i've gone along! |
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