tracking after wheel bearing change ?

neil72

Newbie
Apr 30, 2006
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durham
Changed front wheel bearings 2 months ago but now both front tyres are worn on outside edge . Does the tracking need to be reset simply because of a bearing change .
 

neil72

Newbie
Apr 30, 2006
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durham
Thanks for the replies.
The hub was removed from the strut . Makes sense now ,if the complete strut was removed then the tracking should be ok .
So how exactly does a garage track an Arosa ? Surely they must loosen the hub/strut bolts ,set tracking then tighten hub/strut bolts when its all lined up ?
 

neil72

Newbie
Apr 30, 2006
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durham
Just had front tyres changed and tracking done but they couldn,t do camber .
The before settings were -LEFT camber , -1.00 deg , toe 5.8mm
RIGHT camber ,-1.40 deg , toe 3.9mm

After settings -LEFT camber ,-1.20 deg , toe -0.7mm
RIGHT camber ,-1.50 deg , toe 0.80mm

Would those before settings produce outside edge tyre wear ,more on Left tyre , and are the new settings about within tolerance ?
Any suggestions for the hub/strut bolts settings eg tighten bolts when they are centered ,as can,t get car booked in for camber check for over a week .
What started out as £20 for wheel bearings is turning into an expensive job .
 

towcester vag

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Oct 17, 2011
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duston northants
where did you take it?
they obviously dont know what they are doing or cant be botthered
on your car i would set it to -1.2 camber both sides and 0 or parallel tracking