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Ok so here's the issues...I was about to replace my right side wheel bearing as it has been making a noise for a while now...I replaced the left one (driver side) last year.So I go to take the wheel off the car...and to my suprise the inner part of the tire is worn almost completely through the steel belt in the tire. This is how my wheels was looking from the front / \ so....now what would cause that? Could it be the bearing, even though the bearing does not really look to bad actually and maybe the noise I was getting was just the tire, cause the tire is really gone...almost to the point of blowing, thank god I got it in time! I do think that the struts are not to great but the ball joints and control arm ect is perfect...So I do know they call this the camber and caster...so is it to much camber or caster I have now? and how do you adjust the camber /caster on these cars? Any advice would be helpfull...Im doing the bearing anyway, as I got The hub out already and the new bearing. Thanks guys...95 Mystique BTW.
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Some negative camber is OK(you have that) Too much would wear out the inside edge, and too much toe-out could as well. How is the other side tire?
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Tire on the other side is not to bad...its a little scuffed though. How do you go about setting the alignment or adjusting the camber? Could the struts cause the problem?
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The toe-in, toe-out can be set by adjusting the tie rods. Without adding some kind of kit, there is no way to adjust the camber or caster. My understanding is that weak struts can affect the camber. I had that problem on my contour and also on my mystique. The tires were wearing on the inside. New struts solved the problem.
95 Contour Zetec, ATX (wrecked, sitting in the barn)
95 Mystique Zetec, MTX
2000 Taurus SEL 3.0L Duratec
1994 Crown Victoria LX 4.6 V8
1993 Chevy Silverado 4.3 V6
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My first thought was ball joint, but you said that those were fine. Have you checked the tie-rod ends?? That will give you similar wear symptoms as well.
-Chris
2000 SE Sport V6 5spd
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maybe try the suspension forum?
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Ok well Im going all out on this...I just bought new struts and both lower ball joints, replaced the outer bearing on the right side...did the left about 8 months ago. So Im putting eveything new including all four tires as well. When i get it all together, Im going to get a 4 wheel alignment and I will let you know how it goes from there. I found so far that the struts were toast...easily pushed up and down with my hand. The upper bearings on the struts and mounts were fine so I re-used them. Tough time getting the bearing out of the hub on the right side...broke apart and had to use a die grinder to cut it off...big dif with the new one...alot tighter feel. Bought good ball joints one with grease nipples good for life. Used grade eight bolts to bolt back the ball joint. I used one of those loan a tool to compress the springs...someone who used it before me screwed it pretty good...I think I will make one set of those...looks pretty easy to make one. Im going to get a alignment from someone who actually knows how to use the alignment machine and will set it where it should be set. Lots of clowns out there say they can do alignment...but getting a proper one is few and far between. Thanks for your advice and I hope my ride keeps rolling along...despite the work I put into this car...I love the ride.
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Have a bad issue with negative camber. Did you ever find out what was causing the problem on your car? How did you fix?
Thanks,
Jed
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