wheel alignment
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Old Timer
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Local Hero
The steering wheel needs matching to the correct wheel alignment not the other way around.
Also of its still wearing the badly worn tyres it will never feel right.
1983 Mars Red 1.8 Golf GTI
1987 Alpine White 1.8 Clipper Cabriolet
The trouble with doing nothing is that you never know when you are finished.
1987 Alpine White 1.8 Clipper Cabriolet
The trouble with doing nothing is that you never know when you are finished.
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Local Hero
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Old Timer
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Local Hero
2 options if you have adjustable track rods on both ends of the steering wheel (you will be very lucky if you have the original fixed track rod end VW fitted when the car was brand new)
1. take it off again and put it back on straight and leave it.
2. What you should of done before you took the car in but you may be lucky and it's OK is centralize the steering rack, lift both front wheels off the floor, count the turns from center to each full lock then fit the steering wheel back on so it's in the middle. I think mine is 2 1/4 each way but don't quote me on that.
You may find if you remove the steering wheel and put it on straight it's in the middle anyway.
I'm surprised the garage did not mention this when you booked it in?
If you don't mine me asking how much did they charge for the camber and tracking adjustment?
1988 Mk1 Golf GTi Cabriolet 1.8cc DX, K-jet. Daily drive. 317,000 miles and counting
1978 Mk1 Scirocco GLS 1.6cc FR, Webber carb. Weekend toy.
1978 Mk1 Scirocco GLS 1.6cc FR, Webber carb. Weekend toy.
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Old Timer
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Local Hero
If you can, count the turns from straight ahead to full lock each way, if a big difference you can just re set the tracking so you have the same amount of turns each way, it won't make any difference to the camber.
Price sounds about right for a full set up, I paid about that and the garage I took mine to mentioned the centralizing of the steering rack before I took it to them as I had took it all apart during the restoration.
1988 Mk1 Golf GTi Cabriolet 1.8cc DX, K-jet. Daily drive. 317,000 miles and counting
1978 Mk1 Scirocco GLS 1.6cc FR, Webber carb. Weekend toy.
1978 Mk1 Scirocco GLS 1.6cc FR, Webber carb. Weekend toy.
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Old Timer
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