Rear camber adjustment and rubber bushes
06-01-2002, 03:32 PM
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Rear camber adjustment and rubber bushes
I spent the whole day in my friends Volvo garage for aligning my 1984 S2 Euro
But, I had problems with the rear camber adjustment - The wheels have too much minus camber, and no more adjustment possibilities.
OK, the riding height is on the low side (155 mm = 6,1") and when the car is up to the nominal 173 mm = 6,8" I can just get it in to the spec. = - 40'
That must be the rubber bushes who has become soft/weak after 18 years and 140,000 Km = 88,000 miles
If some of you have experience with this I will be happy to hear your advise
I mean how to check the condition of the bushes?
Witch of the bushes is worn out first?
Of course the safe way is to change all the rubber bushes, incl. the Weissach hinges, but I think that quit a job and also costly!
The car is not driving like a Porsche, when making slalom turns is it weak like my wife's General Motor car, I had justed this to be due to weak rear shocks absorbers, and have ordered new Bilstein shocks, but now I am in drought - Maybe that due to the rubber bushes?
I will be happy to hear your comments
Regards from Erik in Denmark
1984-S2-Aut-Euro-Black/black
But, I had problems with the rear camber adjustment - The wheels have too much minus camber, and no more adjustment possibilities.
OK, the riding height is on the low side (155 mm = 6,1") and when the car is up to the nominal 173 mm = 6,8" I can just get it in to the spec. = - 40'
That must be the rubber bushes who has become soft/weak after 18 years and 140,000 Km = 88,000 miles
If some of you have experience with this I will be happy to hear your advise
I mean how to check the condition of the bushes?
Witch of the bushes is worn out first?
Of course the safe way is to change all the rubber bushes, incl. the Weissach hinges, but I think that quit a job and also costly!
The car is not driving like a Porsche, when making slalom turns is it weak like my wife's General Motor car, I had justed this to be due to weak rear shocks absorbers, and have ordered new Bilstein shocks, but now I am in drought - Maybe that due to the rubber bushes?
I will be happy to hear your comments
Regards from Erik in Denmark
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06-01-2002, 04:25 PM
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well, i don't know if htis will help at all since i had someone else do my alignment but I think that if you keep the car at stock height it hands so much better. I too have an 84 S2 and i have played with the hright and such and the stock height is superior althought it doesn't look as good it works so much better.
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06-01-2002, 11:44 PM
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Playing with rear wheel camber. I found that the eccentric cam wasn't pulling the control arm all the way in. I removed the nut and washer side to reveal I was lacking about 1/4" of more travel. The aluminum face that the cam pushes against was all worn out. 78 928 120K miles and probably to many ham fisted alignment shops in the past. You can either weld build up the aluminum or the steel eccentric and matching washer.