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Re: [TR] Front Camber Adjustment - TR3

To: "'Jonas Payne'" <jagmog@hotmail.com>, <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [TR] Front Camber Adjustment - TR3
From: "Andrew Uprichard" <auprichard@uprichard.net>
Date: Fri, 24 May 2013 22:25:09 -0400
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There is no adjustment for camber.  Did you replace the ball joints?  Some
aftermarket ball joints have the hole for the pin in the wrong position:  if
you do not tighten the whole way, you will end up with camber.  Apart from
this, you either had a major accident without knowing or the car has always
been like this.  I cannot see the suspension tower moving without some
serious trauma - and the cross member would probably reflect that.

Andrew Uprichard

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[mailto:triumphs-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Jonas Payne
Sent: Friday, May 24, 2013 8:43 PM
To: triumphs@autox.team.net
Subject: [TR] Front Camber Adjustment - TR3

After a long layup, I finally got my TR3 on the road again and noticed that
the passenger side wheel has about 1/2" of positive camber - which is about
3/4" the wrong way.

I don't see any adjustment to make.  Any ideas what happened?

We did have the transmission out several times during the layup - is it
possible that the engine may have bent the suspension tower at some point if
was unsupported at the rear?

No rust to speak of (at all) so I don't think its anything like that, and
all of the suspension bushings are new.

I got no movement on the wheel with the front end jacked up.

Jonas Payne
PBR Consulting
702-882-6711

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