wheel alignment help

[Smallblock454]

Hi,

take a look at the sheet i've attached. There you'll see the wheel align values. As you are livning in the UK, please use the clumn RoW Series for orientation.

It seems that they didn't adjust the camber on the left side. Maybe because you can't adjust camber on most older MB cars. Also it takes a lot longer to adjust everything to specs.

Over here in germany it is very important to adjust wheel alignment very correct, because the car is sensible at high speeds.

Regards Markus

[Bigsmoothlee]

Take it back to them and tell them to adjust the camber, then remove your steering wheel and center it, for free. It's terrible that they just set the toe and sent the car out.

Tell them to open the hood, remove the plastic trim, and they'll find slots at the top of the shock to adjust.

-1 deg of camber with the adjustment in the stock position probably means something is bent, most likely the strut assembly... Which is also why the toe was off. I have a feeling that once they correct the camber and reset the toe, the steering wheel will be straight.

[_KNW_]

thanks so much guys

I called the garage today to explain that i was far from happy.

They have said they can have another look but will also inspect the car to see if something is "damaged".

I am not more inclined to ask for my money back and take it to a porsche specialist.

Being a bit of a noob - but what could be "damaged" and indicative costs?

Also - is there somewhere on this forum that I can find recommended UK garages?

[ganseg]

Originally Posted by Smallblock454

Hi,

take a look at the sheet i've attached. There you'll see the wheel align values. As you are livning in the UK, please use the clumn RoW Series for orientation.

It seems that they didn't adjust the camber on the left side. Maybe because you can't adjust camber on most older MB cars. Also it takes a lot longer to adjust everything to specs.

Over here in germany it is very important to adjust wheel alignment very correct, because the car is sensible at high speeds.

Regards Markus

Markus or others, what column would I look at on your chart? I have a US car with 030 on the options list stuck inside the front hood. And in the camber column, how do I translate that to degress of camber? Thanks.