Inner wheel wells, and things

[marc_scirocco@sympatico.ca (Marc Scirocco Québec)]

Early rabbits were without those, and trust me on this, were really prone to
rust.

Steering rack has to be centered, and both tie rods the exact same distance
from the center of the rack so there is no rubbing. My '83 used to rub tires
on one side until a competent shop did the alignement.

Proper alignment includes centering the rack first, then aligning both front
wheels one at a time. Then center the steering wheel if needed. For this of
course you need to have the fixed lenght tie rod (left or right, I don't
remember, left) replaced.

Lazy shops will set the left wheel at the correct position using the
steering wheel on the jig, then will ajust the right wheel to the correct
specs.

One easy way to find this out, is to center the wheels, then turn left until
it stops. Make a note of how far the steering wheel turns. Then turn right
until the wheel stops. Make a note of how far the steering wheel turns. The
steering wheel needs to turn left the exact same amount of degrees as it
does right.

Cheers.

Marc
'83 Scirocco
'88 Scirocco Slegato

-----Message d'origine-----
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Envoyé : 13 janvier, 2003 13:54
À : scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Objet : Re: Inner wheel wells, and things



Ok, so I'm not going to pull them out cause its pointless basically, but
what about my rubbing problem? Could it be in the tie rods somewhere?
I will be in the garage with it this weekend to look at it so any help
before then would be great but if I need to inspect it for the problem more
I can do it then.




Peace Out,
Rhett
Rocco_crossing
'83 Rocco (autocross ready, body work needed)
'92 Olds Cutlass Ciera (DD)
>From: "L F"
>To: "Brian Wagner" ,"Rhett Farnum" ,
>Subject: Re: Inner wheel wells, and things
>Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 10:46:17 -0800
>
>Good guess, Brian. I just weighed one and it goes 2pounds, one ounce. Add
another ounce for the screws.....
>
>Larry
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Brian Wagner
> To: Rhett Farnum ; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 7:47 AM
> Subject: Re: Inner wheel wells, and things
>
>
> The front inner wells are plastic and can be removed very easy in a roc,
> they are held in by screws. I would advise against it though, unless you
> like doing body work. The weight saving wouldn't be the great either maybe
> 2~3lbs per side if that.
>
> Brian
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rhett Farnum"
> To:
> Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 9:29 AM
> Subject: Inner wheel wells, and things
>
>
> >
> > As I was thinking how to loose weight out of my car this morning, I
> thought
> > about the inner wheel wells in the front. Can these be removed (cut out)
> > without weakening the front end severely? Any veiws on this are
> appreciated.
> >
> > I also have a slight rubbing problem hen steering sharply. Or it at
least
> > seems like a rub. I have factory rocco wheels so it can't really be the
> > wrong offset. Any ideas?
> >
> > Peace Out,
> >
> > Rhett
> > Rocco_crossing
> > '83 Rocco (planning to be in the garage this wknd)
> > '92 Olds Cutlass Ciera (DD)
> >
> >
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