[tcb] Re: my bus pulls to the right a bit
- From: Terry <beetlewarrior@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 15:02:57 -0800 (PST)
Yea Brain, you want that bay driving stright for that long haul to Nac.
Mike Hayes <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I took my Thing to NTB after the front end rebuild and now it drives
perfect. They did the 4 wheel computerized alignment and gave me all
the print outs. I can let go of the wheel and it drives strait as can be.
Mike
sammie smith wrote:
> 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 /* 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 /* 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
>
> *To:* 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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