Good to hear!! I've seen quite a few crashed cars, VWs and others but was a bit befuddled by the initial post that the camber was "stuck" at 2 degrees. Most likely, WAB (wheel-alignment boy, not to be confused with OCB - oil change boy) at your local Tyres Plus is either lazy or incompetent. Then again, many of the newer cars don't have camber adjustments so it's very possible that WAB saw the VW logo and using deductive-reasoning, immediately "knew" that camber adjustments were an impossibility.
On Sunday, February 23, 2014 12:35 AM, Holland J. Phillips <[email protected]> wrote: Great! Something told me that might have been the case. I’ve never had much luck with “lifetime” anything. Especially with things that require a certain amount of precision. >And these old VW’s are now becoming something of a lost art. The guy at the >alignment shop might not have been born when our cars were manufactured. >Glad it was a happy ending for you! > >_______________ >Holland J. Phillips >[email protected] > > > > > >On Feb 22, 2014, at 10:20 PM, Chad Rebuck <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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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