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Sun, 31 January 2016 19:51 |
Ken Henderson
Messages: 8726 Registered: March 2004 Location: Americus, GA
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Jake,
I agree with JimK that your fundamental problem at the middle right is most
likely camber. I'm sure you're already aware that by far the most common
rear wheel alignment problem on GMCs is that the right middle suspension
arm is bent inward due to striking curbs during right turns. Given the
generally narrower streets in Europe, I'd expect that problem to be even
worse there than here.
When the arm is bent inward, it creates a positive toe-in situation. If
you think about it, when the coach rolls forward, even straight ahead, the
force vector created with positive toe will have a lateral component -- in
the case of the right middle wheel, that force will be inward, pushing the
tire patch to the left and causing a rotation about the suspension arm --
in other words, creating positive camber. The other suspension arms, from
fatigue, wear in their bogie bushings, etc., will tend to "sag", creating
the negative camber you report. In any case, camber is not generally a
large contributor to adverse tire ware (look at all the swing-arm VW's!).
To verify or refute my proposition, jack up the right side of the coach
until the middle wheel clears the ground, then lower it back down. If
there's a lateral force component, it should be relieved and that wheel
should show less positive (probably zero or negative) camber.
As you may have heard, one of our GMC specialists, Sirum, corrects
suspension arm alignment by bolting on a wheel to which has been welded an
8' long large diameter pipe. That lever enables them to bend the arm
"wherever they want it". That may be your best option if camber correction
really is needed. Toe correction doesn't require that extreme a solution.
HTH,
Ken H.
Americus, GA
'76 X-Birchaven w/Cad500/Howell EFI & EBL,
Manny Brakes & 1-Ton, etc., etc.
www.gmcwipersetc.com
On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 1:20 PM, Jarkko Lampinen <
jarkko.lampinen@pp2.inet.fi> wrote:
> We are still having some tire wear in right middle tire.
> It seems that there`s some positive camber in that bogie arm while other
> three are having slight negative camber.
> Is there any other way to adjust camber in rear arms than with jig shown
> on these pics?
>
> Jake
>
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