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Re: Non-Roc - A2 Camber



On Wed, 9 Aug 2000 08:23:19 -0400 Bill.Scarince@tenneco-automotive.com
writes:
> 
> 
> So I help my neighbor replace a front wheel bearing in his 91 Golf 
> yesterday (well, I turn wrenches, he smokes cigs.) and I notices that
it did 
> not have the eccentric camber bolts in the lower strut-to-wheel bearing
housing 
> mounting hole like the A1's have.  So is the camber pre-set on these
cars, or is 
> there some other adjustment I didn't notice?
> 
> Thanks
> Bill

That's how they come from the factory... If the camber needs to be
changed, you have to get 
special "crash bolts", that have a cam on the bolt shaft, that works
against the inside of the strut, 
instead of the outside like an A1.
The camber setting should be fine.

Peter
'79 Scirocco 16V project car
'83 GTI 
'84 Scirocco, '80 Scirocco, '88 Scirocco 16V

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