Neg camber cheap fix

GEM Forum
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The older machines sometimes develop negative camber. This has a few causes.

  1. Toe out. This happens with age and is not noticed by the owner. Not considered by a lot of people.

2 Displaced rubber in strut bushings. Normal with age.

3 Top strut mounting displaced upward. Normal with age

Remedies

1 Adjust toe to 1/16 to 1/8 inward.

  1. Press out the bushings and turn them over 180 degrees. This will give you 5 more years and costs you nothing.

3 Drill top shock mounting holes lower. Leave as much metal between old and new holes as possible. Also make sure shock doesn’t touch motor.

What say you?

2

Those bushings can be tough to remove. Sometimes, the springs are just worn out. Expensive to replace. I have used washers under the top two brake assembly bolts to help bring the camber closer to 0 degrees.

Daniel

3

I use a vice and 2 sockets.

4

Me too, still a lot of work and they may be damaged in the process. What kind of houseboat do you have? My girlfriend lives on a 44’ Gibson.

Daniel

5

We don’t any more. Our last one was a 55 Pluckebaum which we lived aboard for 7 years. where are you at?

6

Baltimore. I keep the boat on the Chesapeake.