petercd
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| posted on 11/5/06 at 08:36 AM |
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DIY camber gauge
hiya
thought I'd post this in case there was any interest, I've done a "step by step"
instructable which is at www.instuctables.com , search for user petercd....or click
Here
I've also dumped sum pics in my photo archive in the camber gauge folder
enjoy
peter
 
Rescued attachment MAIN1.JPG
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petercd
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| posted on 11/5/06 at 08:37 AM |
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Sketchup file for above camber gauge
attached the Sketchup file, seems to be all the rage at the moment 
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ditchlewis
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| posted on 11/5/06 at 08:49 AM |
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cool, what a good idea. 
ditch
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mookaloid
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| posted on 11/5/06 at 11:45 AM |
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Looks good - how can you measure degrees of camber though?
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DarrenW
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| posted on 11/5/06 at 12:32 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mookaloid
Looks good - how can you measure degrees of camber though?
At a guess id say you have to set it vertical before using, attach to roadwheel and turn the knob till the bubble lines up. Screw has 10 divisions.
Thread will probs be 1.0mm pitch. Distance between screw and pivot point will probs give something like 1 deg for every full rev.
As long as screw is in middle when you start you can adjust for +ve or -ve camber.
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petercd
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| posted on 11/5/06 at 01:18 PM |
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and the first prize goes to DarrenW
quite correct, the wheel must be level(actually all 4 wheels) and the gauge zeroed in the middle position.
Im using a 6M1.0 pitch at a distance of 57.29mm from the pivot point, and that provides 1 degree per rotation of the screw.
I divided it into 10 to give a .1 degree resolution for ease of use
I went into finer detail of its use on the instructable website but decided to spare this forum a lengthy grind.
Rick Dormoi at Toyheadauto
has an instruction in pdf form which explains the basic operation of the gauge i.r.o. caster and camber
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mookaloid
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| posted on 11/5/06 at 09:22 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by DarrenW
quote:
Originally posted by mookaloid
Looks good - how can you measure degrees of camber though?
At a guess id say you have to set it vertical before using, attach to roadwheel and turn the knob till the bubble lines up. Screw has 10 divisions.
Thread will probs be 1.0mm pitch. Distance between screw and pivot point will probs give something like 1 deg for every full rev.
As long as screw is in middle when you start you can adjust for +ve or -ve camber.
Ah right - very cunning, nice work
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petercd
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| posted on 12/5/06 at 12:23 PM |
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thanks for the positve comments
if I may let me add some clarity here, when I saidquote:
Originally posted by petercd..thought I'd post this in case there was any
interest...
I really meant from a DIY point of view
I've been lurking here in Tools and tech for some time now and thought I should get started on getting my "captains" stars.
frankly Im a bit of a "Steven Wright" (actor/comedian) welder,
you know how sometimes when you try to fix a weld bead that went skew or wobbled all over the place and after 3 tries it looks so bad you dont know
whether to reach for the grinder or start a new project.....well I weld like that most of the time.
for those of you who feel the "Steven Wright" thing is a bit vague..heres a quote
You know how it is when you're walking up the stairs, and you get to the top, and you think there's one more step? I'm like that
all the time....
he usually delivers these gems very deadpan in a monotone with no facial expression at all
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