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Rear Camber Adjustment
Johnmor - 9/4/06 at 11:32 AM

Is it just me or is the rear camber adjustment on the Viento a bit of a headache.
I have to basicaly remove the wheel, entire top wishbone, and shocker bottom mounting to make an adjustment, and then of course replace and roll the car to settle the sutup and find out if its right.
Whats the point of the locknut, it sees redundant as the threaded tube wont allow any movement as long as the top wishbone is in place.
Also with the locknut in the hub side of the of the thred there is amost insufficient adjustment to allow 1 degree of -camber.
Why thread the tube, couldnt it just have been a neat fit and then locknuts could provided the final locking system.

Aaagh

Ok, rant over ,
But just spent a couple of hours, done both rear wheel twice and i'm still not happy with it. The front is simple and easy.


jollygreengiant - 9/4/06 at 02:35 PM

point of the lock nut is to stop the threaded rod fretting in the the threaded sleeve, thereby saving premature failure of the components.


Johnmor - 9/4/06 at 04:47 PM

Moving along Ok, trying to use clocks etc from an Alfa 156 but modern electrics are proving difficult to decipher.

Apart from that going well, but i wish the weather would improve, its so bloody cold for Aprill 1 degrees today, yeagh!!

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darrens - 10/4/06 at 07:45 PM

looking good, about the same stage as me. I also second the rear camber adjustment, gonna be a pain in the arse.