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On 16 Mar 2001, at 13:20, Fuhriman, Mark wrote: > The little notch on all 4 joints is pointing straight ahead, all > oriented alike. Great! > According to the shop's computer, caster spec range is 3.31 deg to > 4.69 deg, with 4 deg as the target. So my measurements of 5.5(L) and > 4.9(R) are slightly out of that range. But I guess it's nothing to > worry about. Okay, I checked and I find about the same numbers. I note that the spec is 4 deg, +/- 40'. That allows for a variation of 1.33 deg between wheels, so I wouldn't worry too much. If your tail is dragging a bit, this could explain it. ;-) > BTW, *all* of the shops I spoke to told me that the Michelin XZX > is discontinued, so I feel lucky to have found a set. One shop > said the XZX is superseded by something called MX4. Michelin also maintains older styles in a special category for a rather long time. I hear that this drives the price up, however. May I ask what you paid? > Thanks for the ball joint greasing lesson. You mention "heavy > chassis grease". Does this mean a Mo-based grease? And yes, my 4 > fittings in the beam are greased. First thing I did when I got the > car several months ago. They all took a *lot* of grease! I use a MoS2 based lithium grease. For this application I wish I could find a heavier viscosity grade; I think mine is #2, #3 would be nice. - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org