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Tracking/Camber adjusters
« on: 02 August 2010, 16:47:25 »

Had geo looked at and it's out.

All the adjusters, however, are seized (why am I not suprised....).

Anyone know how I can unseize them or is it best left to mechanics? I can handle paying for the geo to be sorted but to pay however many hours to unseize everything is a step to much with this thing. Spent enough money on it as it is.
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Re: Tracking/Camber adjusters
« Reply #1 on: 02 August 2010, 17:02:48 »

Lots of penetrating oil for a few days. If necessary, modest amount of heat.
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Re: Tracking/Camber adjusters
« Reply #2 on: 02 August 2010, 17:09:20 »

penetrating oil? WD40?

garage mentioned they couldn't use heat on the tracking adjusters. Something was soft that would get damaged?

Removal (how?) and using a vice/clamp seemed to be the general idea?
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Re: Tracking/Camber adjusters
« Reply #3 on: 02 August 2010, 18:48:48 »

plusgas is better, but wd40 in an emergency...  ...do it daily for a few days. All over threads, and in the little slits.
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Re: Tracking/Camber adjusters
« Reply #4 on: 02 August 2010, 19:28:10 »

Thanks. Are any of the adjuster accessible without getting under car?

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Re: Tracking/Camber adjusters
« Reply #5 on: 02 August 2010, 19:56:09 »

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Thanks. Are any of the adjuster accessible without getting under car?

Only if you are skinnier than tunnie ;D
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Re: Tracking/Camber adjusters
« Reply #6 on: 02 August 2010, 20:02:38 »

:D I meant as in, can I turn the wheels or take them off to get at the adjusters?

Also, can anyone tell me exactly where the adjusters are?

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Re: Tracking/Camber adjusters
« Reply #7 on: 02 August 2010, 20:04:26 »

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:D I meant as in, can I turn the wheels or take them off to get at the adjusters?

Also, can anyone tell me exactly where the adjusters are?

thanks.
Front and rear track rods. May get to fronts, but easier to jack up.  Rears, defo need to jack up
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