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Re: Bent Knuckle/Alignment Question
Posted by aalto (more from aalto) on Wed, 5 Dec 2007 18:54:30
In Reply to: Bent Knuckle/Alignment Question, Andy-rew, Wed, 5 Dec 2007 17:07:23
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Having just repaired my girlfriends convertible (she piled into a curb last weekend on an icy road just like you) i can tell you that the lower a-arm is typically the thing that fails first. It is intentionally a bit weaker than the unibody that it is attached to (to prevent damage to the frame) and also considerably weaker than the cast steering knuckle.
That said, you really must take the wheel off and have a good close look at things to assess the extent of the damage. If you are lucky it is just the a-arm which is relatively easy to replace.
I would love to tell you that you could temporarily compensate for the problem with a few shims (which would allow you to get to work tomorrow!) but that probably isn't the case. Even if you were able to add shims (to the upper a-arm) to regain the original camber, the location of the wheel in relation to the other wheels on the car would be incorrect (too far toward the center of the car). Even after shimming to correct camber, your toe and caster would also be out of spec as the a-arms tend to collapse asymmetrically. A final note is that A-arm damage, in my experience, includes tears in the metal at weld points of the a-arm which means much of it's structural integrity is lost rendering the car unsafe to drive.
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Posts in this Thread:
- Bent Knuckle/Alignment Question, Andy-rew, Wed, 5 Dec 2007 17:07:23
- Re: Bent Knuckle/Alignment Question, oldsaab, Fri, 7 Dec 2007 00:12:47
- Probly wishbone, open construction. Look., RayF, Wed, 5 Dec 2007 19:57:14
- Re: Bent Knuckle/Alignment Question, aalto, Wed, 5 Dec 2007 18:54:30 <-- Viewing This Message
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