Any good alignment shop should work. Since you had the rear all torn
apart also you could have the toe on the rear out of whack also. If
you don't get the rear repositioned exactly in the same spot on the
spring plates you can change the toe-settings on the rear. So my
suggestion would be to get a 4-wheel alignment. And don't wait 800
miles.
*/Brian Denning <i_am_cool_fred@xxxxxxxxxxx>/* wrote:
i just want to verify this although i know it sounds stuipd, i
read somewhere on the samba that you should wait 800 miles to
allow the suspension to completely settle before you go to the
alignment shop. is this true? should i put some miles on it
before? i haven't really gone out and measured and checked the toe
on the front and now that you mention it it wouldn't surprise me
if my right front was a bit low. i'll start with tire pressure and
the move on to toe, then move to the alignment shop...how bad are
they going to freak on the camber i have created on the rear?
should i just tell them i want a front end alignment? can anyone
do this? or should i go to bob meyers in north little rock?
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Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 06:16:29 -0800
From: bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tcb] Re: my bus pulls to the right a bit
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Yeah Will. Lots of stuff can cause pulling one way or the
other. Start with the easy stuff first. Like check the tire
pressure for a significant difference between the two front
tires. But, after all that front end work the first trip
should be to an alignment shop. About $50 well spent. I can
get one really close with the old shade tree technique for
toe-in toe-out and a level for camber settings but it's off to
the alignment shop for cars that are going to be on the street
a bunch.
*/Will Wood <evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>/* wrote:
All of those can contribute, but since he just put it back
on the road, alignment would be #1 on my list. All things
being equal,
brakes (dragging, mis-adjusted, wheel cylinders etc.) need
to be checked too.
-----Original Message-----
From: Denis Dodson
Sent: Mar 3, 2008 8:07 AM
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tcb] Re: my bus pulls to the right a bit

I was going to suggest easy stuff first, like get your
drums turned and adjust your brakes. Murray is a whole
different bus with the drums turned.
----- Original Message -----
*From:* Will Wood
<mailto:evilscientistboo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
*To:* tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
*Sent:* Monday, March 03, 2008 8:02 AM
*Subject:* [tcb] Re: my bus pulls to the right a bit
ask pollux.
There's lots of things that can cause a pull.
If it's under braking, check the brake components
for proper adjustment and wear problems.
If it's a disc brake front end make sure nothing
is dragging unnecessarily (stuck caliper).
If all of that is working fine then
tires/alignment would be next. Caster in an early
bus is not adjustable.
In a ball joint front end you can compensate only
slightly by the ball joint adjustment. Camber
angle or toe-in would
be my suspicion. Since you just got the bus back
on the road have you had it aligned?
If not, take it to a shop now.
-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Denning
Sent: Mar 3, 2008 7:52 AM
To: Chad Johnson , tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [tcb] my bus pulls to the right a bit
how can i adjust that? my dad says it's
caster??? where do you adjust that at?
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