Rear camber

[stuart bowes]

Just had 4 wheel alignment done, front adjusted back to correct, the new wishbones seem to have put it out half a degree or so . The rear toe was a bit off as well so he straightened that out, no worries

Leaves me with one item still in the red, rear right camber -1.04 (left in the green at -0.24)

So what can be done.. a) ignore it, it'll be fine or b) try and fix it

Would a aged or leaked shock cause this? Was thinking of replacing them .. or a bush or something

[davebb]

Hi
It could be a bush or week spring, not shock, as rear camber is not adjustable
how does it feel now, the front wishbones have not changed the camber , its the large mounting hole in the front struts that is there so you can change the camber,
Dave

[stuart bowes]

yeah I got those put back as they were, fortunately age and road grime highlighted an obvious circle where the bracket should line up, ok they're not perfect (0.2 / 0.03) but within the 'green' limits

just ordered new shocks anyway on the basis that I was going to do them anyway, the rear is a bit saggy, and I really didn't want to do the springs because they're a royal pain in the arse

after that actually I'm thinking of taking it in somewhere else to double check it on a different machine before I get too worried

but if the answer is still the same.. care to wager which of the various bushes should be replaced (on both sides, I assume)

[davebb]

lf it is sagging at the back i would say it is the springs,
with the bushes it would be one on the arm that holds the wheel to the subframe, get a large prybar and have a go, but 1.04 is not that bad,
Dave

[stuart bowes]

will do cheers

[b1mcp]

I've rebuilt rear suspension on three Ph2 V70s. The two bushes that have always been the worst are the trailing arm arm bush (would not impact on camber) and the upper wishbone front bush (could impact on camber).

It's a big job to do the upper wishbone bushes. Need to drop the entire subframe and dismantle a lot of it. Comprehensive tool kit, working space and decent lifting capability is a must.

As an example, here's the 2 upper wishbone front bushes from the last one I did.

[stuart bowes]

oh blimey hopefully that's not the trouble with mine then.. I'll know more when I replace the shocks and use the opportunity to have a good prod around with my crowbar

I did have a look at 2nd hand subframes and was thinking about getting one cheap and taking a bit of time over building a replacement one with second hand parts and new bushes, then just replacing the whole thing in one hit at some point down the line.. but it's a lot of agro for 1 degree, probably easier/cheaper just to keep an eye on the tyre and replace it maybe a year earlier than the rest

car drives absolutely fine far as I can tell

[stuart bowes]

do you mean this bush:



doens't look that hard to get at but maybe I've just got the wrong end of the stick..

lifting gear will definitely be my weak point to be fair, stuff like this I just give to the garage rather than risking being under the car too much wrestling with stuff

[b1mcp]

No, this one.

[stuart bowes]

Ah yes I did wonder. that makes more sense re having to drop the subframe

presumably any of those 3 bushes could cause the problem?