In a message dated 8/16/01 7:40:12 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
lee.k.janssen@lmco.com writes:
<< Okay I'm separated from my Bentley manual, I don't have the instructions on
the camber-caster gauge and the archives have too many references on caster
to sift through.
As I recall you can measure caster by taking two camber measurements. Anyone
want to jog my memory on how to do this?
Thanks
Lee >>
What you are looking for is camber change while steering the wheel.
Typically the road wheel is turned 20* then the caster portion of the gauge
set to 0 then turn the wheel past 0 to 20* in the other direction.
If your gauge only shows camber, I'm not sure how you would get a reading.
A alternate method used on Formula Ford race cars is to use a fixed point on
the chassis ( 1/2 way up the chassis and as far back as possible ) then
measure the distance to the upper balljoint and then to the lower balljoint.
This creates a triangle that can be resolved into caster angle.
Harold
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