In article >,
Jan Andersson > wrote:

> John Stafford wrote:
> > In article >,
> > VFW > wrote:
> >
> >> In article >,
> >> John Stafford > wrote:
> >>
> >>> In article >,
> >>> VFW > wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> my wife took her Ghia to a tire shop and they had some difficulties.
> >>>> two hours later, She just wasn't happy with how it went.
> >>>> '69 with discs up front, ball-joints shouldn't be that hard to adjust.
> >>>> Did they take advantage of a lady?
> >>> So what was wrong after the adjustment?
> >>>
> >>> Depends upon the condition of the ball joints. Around here they hate to
> >>> work on ACVWs, and might adjust crapped out joints rather than replace
> >>> them.
> >> well, I have no way to check the adjustment. but they claimed they had
> >> trouble doing the job. The strange is I've had another car's front end
> >> done at the same place and they too had "trouble" getting it right.
> >> and that was with New B.J.'s.
> >> I think we had some bad attitudes towards the VW. but, I could be wrong.
> >> I might just stop by the shop today and discuss the matter.
> >> wish me luck.
> >
> > They probably don't know how to do it. I wonder if they messed with
> > tie-rods instead of the offset adjuster.
> >
> > Sorry to hear it happened. Here it is definitely bad attitude. Their
> > flat-rate manual has nothing for a Bug, they mess up and the mechanic
> > makes a dime on the dollar, and doesn't do it right.
>
>
> $100 should have taken care of 4-wheel alignment and an oil change on
> top of that
>
> I agree with John, they probably didn't know how. The lower ball joint
> is what it is, not adjustable. The top ball joint sits in a cone adapter
> that has an offset hole through it, and a LARGE but thin hex head to
> turn it from. Need to loosen the BJ first and then fight the adjuster
> cone. They like to get really stuck over the years and may require BJ
> removal to knock them loose. A little anti seize on the cone would do
> good, once it pops out. As you turn the cone, both camber and caster
> angles will change. You turn it until you find a happy medium between
> the two. Then adjust toe and re-check camber and caster.
>
> The computer probably won't have a Ghia listed there but you can
> substitute a STD beetle for it to get the values, IF the computer lists
> a non-super beetle. (70 or older in the US I believe?)
>
> The rear camber is not adjustable on a swing axle car, but toe is. The
> rear needs to be adjusted before the front.

Thanks , all for the feed-back.
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