"We don't do front wheel tracking for a VW T2" !

I had the same problem.. I went to local ATS for camber and tracking .. fella went into the work shop and returned to tell me they wouldn't even attempt the camber as they didnt have the gear and that due to the set up on the VW camper they wouldn't touch the tracking either ...

borrowed my mates camber gauge basically a spirit level and his old school optical tracking gauges and the job was done in under half an hour ..

 

It's the one in St Johns

 

Or from the VW service manual.

 

Just looked at the specs for the front camber it is negative yes ? i.e (top of wheel tucking in)

 

I think the setting are within spec at zero if I remember correctly

 

I'm never great a reading charts.
Bentley Manual: has 40' ( minutes) plus or minus 20'of positive camber.
Positive is the tops of the wheels leaning outwards slightly.
With the van sitting on the deck, I had to move it forward to see the effect of the adjustment.

 

Likewise on reading charts .I have just had a search on a couple of sites and they also mentioned positive front camber (top of wheel jutting out )

 

I replace the ball joints last week . Took it for an alignment at a random local shop here in Germany. Three older gentleman did the alignment. They were extremely precise.And wouldn’t stop until it was absolutely perfect. They even had these doctor coats on. Sometimes Germans can overthink things ,,,make you crazy.,,,Other times it’s very nice .Didn’t have to say a word.

 

Had some tyres put on the daily at F1 tyres ( forgotten full name, but a national chain) said I bet you haven't got settings for a 72 bay....and the clever clogs put it up to show me on his machine....I would imagine all branches will have same equipment.

 

Formula One auto centres certainly did my tracking a couple of years ago. Surrounded by a few tyre cowboys locally, it's worth the extra couple of miles to take vehicles to a place that takes a pride in their work. They were very helpful sourcing suitable load-rated tyres too when we discovered that the inner tube (!) fitted by a PO had completely disintegrated and the tyre was knackered

Well recommended

 

This is a great super skinny spanner for camber adjustment should you ever see one for sale on eBay etc.

 

Viscous Fan spanner fits

https://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs...8&categoryId=318448&langId=-1&catalogId=10151

 

Good spot! Assuming the adjusters aren't rusted solid ...

 

I took mine to a ATS with the Bentley manual and they managed it. Mind you it was in an industrial estate and 90% of their clients were white vans.

Took the bus to F1 and they tried but said the lowered bus meant the tracking machine didnt fit the bus.

Its a pity Zedders doesnt come to TE any more, I seem to remember him coming with an old school prism and telescope tracking setup ..

And when I changed a track rod it took ages as the play in the ball joints on the old one made it difficult to match the new one.

 

We still use the old fashioned Dunlop Guages at work and have a handheld bubble type camber Guage. When we track up cars we ask the owner to pop back at a later date just to recheck for any uneven tyre wear. It is a bit slow and longwinded compared to the all singing and dancing laser type but still perfectly accurate.The problem is a lot of tyre shops do not check the suspension for faults prior to making adjustmeets

 

You may find a long queue of Late Bays outside your place of work asking " can you check my tracking and camber " in the near future........ convoy anyone!

 

Sadly the old classic cars are just too much grief for us to do daily and just not cost affective.We will do the odd classic but purely as a fill in when we are quiet (which is not too often). Its a old fashioned Heartbeat style garage which built Squire cars https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squire_Car_Manufacturing_Company in the same workshop during 1930s a few still exist and turn up every few years for magazine features. Try Henley Beetles for your aircooled repairs .I would highly recommend Alexis and his workmanship