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Old 08-06-2002, 10:22 AM
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On the 300TD, the camber is 0 degrees, +10', -20'. A little positive camber is good.

You need to take greese cap off of the end of spindle. The spindle has something stuck in the hole. You have to pull that piece of metal out and clean the spindle end. Be sure to take the small "star hub cap" off the rim before you put the tire back on and set the car down.

The tool I use is the camber gauge sold at Habor Freight. I calibrate the tool on a perfectly vertically square wall, and lock the tool at zero. It isn't really the best tool for doing this job, but at $9.99, I can put up with it. Habor Freight does not recommend using its tool for setting camber, but can be done. An Intercomp Digital Caster/Camber gauge would be ideal to work with, but it costs $300. They say it is the same one used by NASCAR to align their front ends. Just stick the tool on spindle and adjust the ecentric bolt.

Keep in mind that adjusting the camber also affects the caster.
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