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Originally Posted by alindeman1989
well the top hole where the coilovers bolt onto the spindal, the top hole is oblong so you can loosen it up and adjust camber then retighten. but somtimes under hard driving the bolt loosens causeing my camber to go all ape crap. Im using my og hardware. i was thinking the bolt i posted will like fill in the oblong hole and get rid of my problem.
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Hi,
The 944 struts as an example use a bolt with an eccentric washer under the head and the nut. So as you rotate the bolt (not the nut) the bolt eccentric washer presses against the little flange on the bracket and moves the spindle in and out along the elongated hole. Therefore, if the nut is tight the washers are jammed against the flange that stops the bolt rotating. A drop of thread locker would add double security.
The beetle doesn't use this adjustment because it uses the same system at the inboard end of the TCA. You could simply buy the Porsche or Beetle eccentric bolt assemblies or the advertised one. If it were me I would make two eccentric bolts:
Cut a 2 discs of 14g/3mm plate. Put a pilot hole offset from the centre though both of them, the amount of offset being governed by the amount of elongation in the strut bracket. Drill one of the discs through the pilot hole to the size of the bolt. Place this on the bolt under the head and tack weld or braze it in place. Now cut/file a flat on the threaded end of the bolt long enough for the second washer to sit up against the shoulder but clamp the damper bracket tight on the spindle. Then cut/file a D shaped hole in the second washer to the size of the threaded end shape of the bolt using the pilot hole so that when the 2nd washer is on its position matches that of the 1st washer. Hey presto! an eccentric bolt. All you need now is another one for the other side.
Remember that the bolt needs to be the appropriate size for the holes in the spindle. You are also best to use 12.9 grade bolts
Clive
February 25th 2010, 07:06
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