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 Listy
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| posted on April 22nd, 2003 at 09:45 PM |
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thin on the inside
my kombi's right front tyre is wearing bald on the inside 2 to 3 inches of tread. All other 3 wheels are fine. Wheel alignment? or summit
else?
cheers, Ian
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| posted on April 23rd, 2003 at 10:32 AM |
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Probably a wheel alignment problem (does the steering pull to one side?) but could also be worn ball joints (any knocking from the front suspension on
rougher roads?) or something like that.
Usually, when you get a wheel alignment done, the mechanic can tell if the ball joints are worn - the wheel setting will keep changing as he moves the
steering wheel.
I always insist on getting under the car with him for a good look myself - cracked rubbers etc are easy to spot.
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Listy
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| posted on May 3rd, 2003 at 05:47 PM |
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strewth
front wheels were out 25% (or is that 25 degrees?) anyhoo....had a wheel alignment AFTER the source problem was fixed. Both tie rods (think
that's what they're called) were bent. Looks like someone had jacked the car up on them. My mechanic took them off and straightened them in
a vice. With wheel alignment, cost me a hundred bucks. Phew!
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| posted on May 6th, 2003 at 12:48 AM |
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Money well spent.
Your Kombi is now happy - you should be happy too!
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 vw54
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| posted on May 6th, 2003 at 07:27 AM |
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To check your ball joints properly find a VW shop that has a tension bar, this is applied to the upper n lower arms and levered to see if the Ball
joints are stuffed.
If they are worn or loose the trailing arms will have to be removed in order to press out and in the ball joints.
Sounds like a typical tow truck driver has towed your car, they tend to wrap the lift chain around the first thing they see, which happens to be
the tie rod shafts on a Kombi.
Ive seen dozens of Kombis like this.
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