Magnetic camber/caster gauges
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 7:27 pm
Maybe I'm thick, but on a modern racecar, you use alloy wheels. How do one get these gauges to attach?
thats a valid point!
i use my iphone clinometer, works a treat
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Re: Magnetic camber/caster gauges
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 7:58 pm
Re: Magnetic camber/caster gauges
Posted: Tue Oct 25, 2011 10:27 pm
Paul, Can you post a link to the itunes page for the inclometer?
As for the magnet gauge... make a steel plate to strap on to the face of wheels ?
As for the magnet gauge... make a steel plate to strap on to the face of wheels ?
Re: Magnetic camber/caster gauges
Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2011 11:24 pm
not sure what it's called on itunes, I just searched for 'spirit level' (but I've always called it the angleofdangleometer as it measures angles of dangles 
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I downloaded one of the free ones- a very useful wee app.
) I downloaded one of the free ones- a very useful wee app.
Re: Magnetic camber/caster gauges
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 7:02 am
Just search for Clinometer in the app store, 
I don't know if the link will work for everyone as its direct to the app store (should be OK if you are searching on an iPad / iPhone and you have an account). There is also a free version of this one
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source ... DDePrq7zUA
I don't know if the link will work for everyone as its direct to the app store (should be OK if you are searching on an iPad / iPhone and you have an account). There is also a free version of this onehttp://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source ... DDePrq7zUA
Re: Magnetic camber/caster gauges
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 9:49 am
Hi ED,
If you take away the split pin and screw on an extra crown nut the gauge fits correct. What gauge did you choose? I presume it shall fit a MINI??!!
Tommy
If you take away the split pin and screw on an extra crown nut the gauge fits correct. What gauge did you choose? I presume it shall fit a MINI??!!
Tommy
Re: Magnetic camber/caster gauges
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 11:11 am
Ofcourse. Great tiplexie467 wrote:Hi ED,
If you take away the split pin and screw on an extra crown nut the gauge fits correct. What gauge did you choose? I presume it shall fit a MINI??!!
Tommy
Re: Magnetic camber/caster gauges
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2011 11:43 am
is it really worth removing the splitpin, torquing it all back up again, using a magnetic guage, refitting the pin and retorquing it all again.
sounds like a recipe for a loose wheel bearing if you ask me.
surely its better to by a cg4/5 and enjoy a bit of equipment that can be bolted straight onto a stud with no messing, jacking the car up etc etc. i.e a far better method for getting an accurate measurement?
ive never had any joy with either of the magnetic ones ive used - you only need such a small error in fitting the gauge and it all stacks up into a huge error on the scale, particually if your doing the castor
sounds like a recipe for a loose wheel bearing if you ask me.
surely its better to by a cg4/5 and enjoy a bit of equipment that can be bolted straight onto a stud with no messing, jacking the car up etc etc. i.e a far better method for getting an accurate measurement?
ive never had any joy with either of the magnetic ones ive used - you only need such a small error in fitting the gauge and it all stacks up into a huge error on the scale, particually if your doing the castor
Re: Magnetic camber/caster gauges
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 10:48 am
www.plaincode.com is where the apps from or search clinometer on apps shop
even managed to set my washing machine up straight for the first time in 4 years !!!!
PD
even managed to set my washing machine up straight for the first time in 4 years !!!!
PD