camber bolts on scirocco

[johnypud]

Changed my front spring today and realised that the pinch bolt on the strut was atucally the camber type, just wondering if this is standard? as rest of suspension is completly standard

thanks

[markh]

Theres two bolts holding the strut to the hub, the upper one is indeed a camber bolt.

[mark1gls]

Changed my front spring today and realised that the pinch bolt on the strut was atucally the camber type, just wondering if this is standard? as rest of suspension is completly standard

thanks

Now means you need to find somewhere that can set up the camber for you.

[fonzooorooo]

frost restoration do a magnetic bubble gauge that you stick to the disc for setting camber. just so you know.

[dozzum]

just set em on the midpoint, thats what ive dun with mine, no issues so far.

[johnypud]

frost restoration do a magnetic bubble gauge that you stick to the disc for setting camber. just so you know.

nowt wrong with rack ot eye !!!

[liam]

surley if you use a magnetic camber gauge and the cars on a jack thats gonna put the reading out because its not on a level?

[Jay4424]

Yep, when setting up camber the car has to be "at ride hight" ... if you want to d othis with out hte wheels on then stick 4 jacks, one under each whishbone... rithg at hte end so as the car sits down where it would... but even this won't be truly right, you could always make a rig that extends out from teh hub!!!

...the local expert to me about this is Fonzooroo, hes made his own jig and otehr such impliments of calibration!


Jay.

[liam]

hhhmmmm....

measure twice cut once? with wheel on use the magnet level to take a reading and note degree, then jack up, take wheel off and measure again. If with wheel on the cambers say -3 but with wheel off its -4 just take the 4 as really a 3 and adjust from their.

mine needs doing, the bald patch and odd looking angle tells me so!

[Brunty]

I made my own camber checking device with a plumb bob, some angle iron and a couple of bolts...

It's only going to work if the car is on perfectly level ground though.

[liam]

anyone know if the camber bolt has to be changed for a bolt with a different degree or it just adjusts the camber as you turn it?

gonna have a crack

cheers

[Brunty]

It's eccentric so you just turn it as much as you need to.

[liam]

thanks for the help, this site is great!

just wanted to know if anyone knows what size bolt they are so i buy the tool before getting the wheel off

thanks again

[Tim_R]

17mm both ends for nut and bold head.

[fonzooorooo]

forgot about this thread.
re the magnetic gauge, it's a case of use on level ground, then lots of measuring.... height of body to ground, and hub to ground, then removing the wheel and achieving the same numbers using the jack. I ended up jacking at the outermost extremity of the brake disc/hub as jacking under the balljoint (where I expected it'd work, before I tried) would not result in the correct ride height on both sides of the car. (leverage of suspension)

Suppose this is the perfect application for alloys with tiny spokes... just reach through the wheel and stick the gauge on, then attack from behind with the sockets...

No such easy life with stock steelies though...

Once it's on though, the gauge is calibrated down to 1/2 a degree (i think, from memory over a year ago!), and with it being a bubble, you can see smaller increments.