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On 9 Jul 2004 at 0:27, vwsquareback@mycingular.com wrote: > Another bind I got myself into is that I removed the tierod ends as I am > recieving some new ones soon and forgot to take note how far they are > screwed in. Is there a way to get it close enough to be able to drive it to > an alignment shop. You can get away with almost anything for a short, low speed drive. Make sure to read up on the proper alignment proceedure and take your Bentley with you, because a normal alignment shop is 100% sure to do it wrong if you don't talk with them and show them the instructions first. Note these 2 points: 1) The lower ball joints must NOT be adjusted, their notch must point straight forward. 2) Steering wheel alignment must be done by adjusting the tie rod ends, NOT by removing the wheel and putting it back on straight. Check the steering gear section first to make sure that no one has moved the wheel before you. If they give you an argument, you just need to find a different shop. -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org