Bringing a 740 back to life

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by Challo

As my Mini is in the garage I have been using the Volvo for the last month and been going well. I got the alignment done by the local garage using their Hunter system, and they picked up a slight issue with the front left wheel.

According to the machine they could get the alignment right as the camber is out. Now from what I remember you the camber is fixed on these, is that correct?

Any idea what might be causing the camber to be slightly out? Issue with the strut?

Camber is adjustable but they haven't even set the alignment correctly, it should be 0deg 18' +/- 8' toe-in which is 0.3deg +/- 0.13deg in decimal. This will show as - 0.3deg +/- 0.13 total toe-in on their system.

Camber is -0deg12' to +0deg48' or -0.2 - +0.8deg in decimal and i suspect the difference in camber values between the sides (note the rear left has a higher negative value than the rear right, similar to the front) could be down to weak springs on one side. A tape measure will tell you if my suspicion is correct - measure from the centre of each wheel vertically upwards to the wheel arch - this is known as the trim height. Compare the front side to side and the rear side to side, that will almost certainly give a clue to the camber.

They appear to have set it to be toeing out which isn't good, this may also have an influence on the camber.

Have a look at your suspension towers on the front, you may have a spare set of holes for camber adjustment, if so, get some pics as that might give another clue.