So the other day I changed out the drivers side inner tie rod. That job went very good. I got the tie rod installed and I thought all was good. On the way to town however, I noticed that the wheel I had been working on had ALOT of positive Camber (bottom of the wheel out farther than top) So I searc…

[image] gbrunkard: I did not unbolt anything. I did however unbolt the strut yesterday and cleaned up the bolt holes and retightened it. Based on this… How would I know that you found the camber problem BEFORE you loosened the strut? So to be clear… You noticed the camber problem before eve…

Also, getting this right requires alignment tools, not something you can set by eye.

Ok, this is what I did. I’ll try to make a long story short (or try): EDIT: sorry for the long post. I pulled into our local beerstore parking lot, found a spot, and as I pulled into that spot the steering became real loose. Got my beer and jumped back in the truck. I noticed my reflextion in the …

Well, maybe 5% of the tire wasn’t touching the ground. It wasn’t right anyway.

If the toe is out by a significant amount, the tires going in different directions will put tension on the suspension and affect the camber appearance. Drive the vehicle backwards for 10 feet, get out and see if there is less negative camber.

I’ll be taking it for a small tour after my wife gets home. Just so I can see if there is any change from the other day cause of what I did. I will have to back up at least that to get outta the driveway so we will see soon. I’ll come back and post after.

So it has improved slightly. the tire is more on the ground now. I still have to fix the bit of toe on the one side and put that breathing rod back in that was mentioned earlier. I’ll have to see what it’s like on a longer journey. All I did was take it around the block.

Get an alignment [image] texases: Also, getting this right requires alignment tools, not something you can set by eye. [image] texases: Sounds like it’s time to drop by an alignment shop and have them do one.

I think I’ll do just that, lol. It’s crazy to think back to all I have changed lately. I just did a rear wheel bearing in the driveway with no tools. That was crazy. I think I’ll let the pro’s do the alignment, lol.

Most wheel bearings on newer cars are unitized. And bolted in. How do you remove bolts with no tools? Is a jack a tool? Or a jack stand?

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