After i hit a wall recently i have been trying to mend my gti. i have replaced the strutt (ok condition) and track rod (banana like) but still have terrible negative camber.
Which component is likely to be causing this? As i am running out of options!
Dan
negative camber
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Re: negative camber
the hub, the tie rod, the lower wishbone. There are quite a few things that can push it out.
Re: negative camber
i have replaced the whole end of the steering rack, track rod and tie rod end. The wishbone looks ok to me, no signs of deformity or movement. The hub is a possibilty so im off to the scrapper for one later.
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joe2612
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Re: negative camber
hmmmm i had a similar problem when fitting my coilies..
Basically i had a really dumb moment and when i had attached my coilover i had the whole hub assembly pushed too far inwards. So i undid the strut and pulled out the hub towards me as far as it would go, got someone to hold it there ( or use a jack) and then re attached the strut again, this fixed my problem. However the camber may not be perfect so you'll need to get it done professionally which cost me around £30.. hope this helps... this is my original post:
http://www.uk-polos.net/view ... =7&t=46046
Basically i had a really dumb moment and when i had attached my coilover i had the whole hub assembly pushed too far inwards. So i undid the strut and pulled out the hub towards me as far as it would go, got someone to hold it there ( or use a jack) and then re attached the strut again, this fixed my problem. However the camber may not be perfect so you'll need to get it done professionally which cost me around £30.. hope this helps... this is my original post:
http://www.uk-polos.net/view ... =7&t=46046
Re: negative camber
yes i can see how this would happen but my negative camber was the result of whacking the whole set-up. Therefore i had it before i touched the strutt.joe2612 wrote:hmmmm i had a similar problem when fitting my coilies..
Basically i had a really dumb moment and when i had attached my coilover i had the whole hub assembly pushed too far inwards. So i undid the strut and pulled out the hub towards me as far as it would go, got someone to hold it there ( or use a jack) and then re attached the strut again, this fixed my problem. However the camber may not be perfect so you'll need to get it done professionally which cost me around £30.. hope this helps... this is my original post:
http://www.uk-polos.net/view ... =7&t=46046
If the impact has pushed it over then surely when i took the old strutt off it should have been very difficult due to the force on the bolts?
Dan