I guess you didn't visit my webpage...
JR
Dweller in the cellar

Martin wrote:

> It's best to arrive at the shop with alignment in the ballpark.
> Caster and camber are highly interactive on this vehicle, ie you loosen
> the upper A-frame mounts and wiggle everthing around to change both
> settings. If they are 'way off, you're far less likely to get a
> satisfactory result from some guy who's used to just setting the
> toe-in.
>
> Do you change your own oil? Some of us have curiousity that goes a
> little further
>
> Martin
>
> JR North wrote:
>
>>Geezus Christ, go get it aligned, cheapskate
>>JR
>>Dweller in the cellar
>>and next time, buy a Ford
>>
>>Martin wrote:
>>
>>>I recently replaced upper ball joints on a '96 Dodge 3500 (1-ton) van.
>>>This vehicle uses pressed-in ball joints, and I replaced them with a
>>>standard C-frame tool. After a few months, one of the ball joints
>>>backed itself out (this is a poor design, IMO). I pressed it back in,
>>>and tack-welded it in a few spots. So far, it's holding just fine.
>>>
>>>In order to do the weld, I removed the upper A-frame. Of course, I
>>>didn't think to mark it's position (uses no shims, just slotted bolt
>>>holes to adjust caster/camber) until I'd already loosened the bolts and
>>>let things shift.
>>>
>>>I'd like to get the truck properly in alignment. If that's not
>>>possible, at least driveably close until I buy new tires and have a
>>>shop fine-tune it.
>>>
>>>I think I can measure camber with a plumb bob, and toe-in's a
>>>no-brainer, but how in the devil can I measure caster?
>>>
>>>Also, is there an online reference where I can find the alignment specs
>>>for my vehicle?
>>>
>>>best regards,
>>>
>>>Martin
>>>
>>
>>
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Home Page: http://www.seanet.com/~jasonrnorth
If you're not the lead dog, the view never changes
Doubt yourself, and the real world will eat you alive
The world doesn't revolve around you, it revolves around me
No skeletons in the closet; just decomposing corpses
--------------------------------------------------------------
Dependence is Vulnerability:
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"Open the Pod Bay Doors please, Hal"
"I'm sorry, Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that.."