I have no idea what the guy at the alignment shop did when he failed to adjust the camber. After I loosened the 2 bolts on the strut I was able to move the camber a huge amount in the correct direction. What a waste of time taking my car there this week. I even asked the guy while I was under the car with him if he loosened those two bolts to attempt to adjust the camber. He said, "yes." I nearly asked him to prove it to me while I was there watching but I didn't do so. I wish I could just use their alignment rack instead of having to verify the before/after specs to see if they did the job correctly. I must be one of the very few that ask for a before/after printouts. Guess thats what I get for getting a lifetime alignment at tires plus. They sure are going to get a lifetime of alignments from my old jetta!
On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 11:35 AM, Chad Rebuck <[email protected]> wrote: > Strut bearings are the stock non vr6 kind, I just replaced not too long > ago and have a couple new spares since they were on clearance when I bought > them. I'm going to have a closer look this afternoon. Can't see anything > abnormal on the strut tower or centering of the bearing. The deer did > strike the wheel pretty hard because he left hair between the wheel and the > tire :) > > Thanks for the suggestions guys! > > > On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 11:19 AM, Holland J. Phillips < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> As usual, Matt makes a good point. It could be a strut bearing. If you >> haven't already, you might want to upgrade to the VR6 upper strut bearings. >> They're cheap, and are >> much better than the stockers. Just a suggestion... >> _______________ >> Holland J. Phillips >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> >> >> On Feb 20, 2014, at 7:30 AM, Matthew Yip <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Hmm - look at the upper strut bearing as well. If it were old and >> tired beforehand, a good, solid whack may have jolted it out of position >> especially since they're just a gravity-fit item. It's possible that the >> deer bent a strut and in reality, anything's possible especially with the >> chemically enhanced super-deer that roam the wilds of the Americas. >> > >> > Sorry - my meds were wearing off... >> > >> > Put the front end in the air and check the RF wheel. It's also >> possible that the impact broke or cracked the hub but that's harder to find >> with the car on the ground. While it's in the air, loosen the camber bolts >> and see if you can eyeball an adjustment as that'll give you a better idea >> of what may be bent. >> > >> > If it's a strut tower, the repairs may be more than you're willing to >> spend, 16v or not. >> > >> > >> > >> > On Thursday, February 20, 2014 8:50 AM, Holland J. Phillips < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > I doubt a deer has enough solid mass to bend a strut, and certainly not >> a spindle. I would make sure that the camber bolts didn't just slip a bit. >> If that's not the problem, the >> >> bad news is that it may be the strut tower deformed slightly. That >> would require a visit to the frame rack. Inspect the top of the strut >> tower from inside the engine compartment, >> >> paying particular attention to the seams. Any cracked paint, wrinkles >> in the sheet metal, etc. may tell the story. >> >> Goos luck! >> >> >> >> _______________ >> >> Holland J. Phillips >> >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Feb 19, 2014, at 7:55 PM, Chad Rebuck <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >>> Went to get an alignment today and they tell me something is bent. >> The >> >>> camber is 2 degrees out of spec (top of tire leaning in too much). I >> have >> >>> the camber adjustment bolts already installed too. Their assumption >> was >> >>> the strut is bent. I'll have to take out the bilstein hd insert and >> have a >> >>> look. Should I suspect something other than the strut? The spindle >> is >> >>> probably too beefy to bend I guess. >> >>> On Feb 17, 2014 4:04 PM, "Larry Velez" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >> >>>> Sorry to hear about your accident, if you need any help doing >> repairs, let >> >>>> me know. >> >>>> >> >>>> Larry >> >>>> 91 GTI 16v (Hibernating) >> >>>> >> >>>> -----Original Message----- >> >>>> From: a2-16v-list [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf >> >>>> Of Chad Rebuck >> >>>> Sent: Monday, February 17, 2014 10:49 AM >> >>>> To: a2-16v >> >>>> Subject: [a2-16v-list] deer runs into the Jetta 16v... >> >>>> >> >>>> I'm driving in a nearby neighborhood just after the sun went down >> and a >> >>>> deer smacked into the front passenger side quarter panel the other >> night. >> >>>> It dented it fairly good, knocked out my alignment, and jammed the >> >>>> passenger door so it would not open. I may have been going about 30 >> mph >> >>>> but I didn't actually hit the deer. He hit me! It ran off before I >> was >> >>>> able to get out of the car and have a look. >> >>>> >> >>>> I'm going to pick up a quarter panel this week at nearby salvage >> yard. >> >>>> Now I'll have a red, but probably mismatched, panel on the car at >> least >> >>>> until I get it painted (if I ever do). This is about the only news >> I have >> >>>> on the 16v. 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