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Wheel alignment Newcastle/Maitland area suggestions
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14-02-2023, 06:27 AM
Hi Can anybody suggest a good Kombi (1972) knowledgeable wheel alignment business up this way?
Thanks for your help
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14-02-2023, 02:57 PM
Haven't heard of one up that way.
Maybe try a 4WD place?

These guys seem to get decent reviews
https://www.pro-axle.com.au/newcastle-nsw/
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14-02-2023, 03:40 PM
I found it difficult to find someone ended up at O'niels at Belmont 
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14-02-2023, 04:26 PM
Thanks Barry and Mark I’ll give them a shot cheers
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14-02-2023, 04:49 PM (This post was last modified: 14-02-2023, 08:19 PM by Doob.)
You are way out of my territory, but would suggest you ask a few old school mechanics in your area who they would recommend.
Doing it properly may be out of the capability of many tyre shops?
Apart from the tooling & knowhow it seems most tyre shops use a data base of wheel alignment specs that are not necessarily appropriate for older vehicles. Do you have a copy of the Bentley Manual - or other reliable Manual with the wheel alignment specs ? If not, see the post  
https://kombiclubaustralia.com/showthrea...ht=Bentley .
Take a copy of the Bentley Manual Chapter 2 section 10 Table I page 35 and  Chapter 6 section 10.4 page 59 (or other reliable specs) to the mechanic doing the job.

I had the front & rear wheel alignment done awhile ago - made a big difference.
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18-02-2023, 11:55 AM
Hi Doob
Yes I have the Bentley manual 
I know how to adjust toe and camber but don’t have the equipment and have had bad experiences with so called wheel Alignment specialists who don’t know kombis , there’s a couple of old school vw mechanics in Newcastle so Ill give them a call see who they recommend
Cheers!
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20-02-2023, 11:51 AM
I also used O’Neils at Belmont and found them very good.  Also, the owner of Charlestown Steering Service used to have a bay Kombi (not sure if he still does) so maybe they have some experience too.
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23-02-2023, 04:41 PM
(20-02-2023, 11:51 AM)Elsie76 Wrote: I also used O’Neils at Belmont and found them very good.  Also, the owner of Charlestown Steering Service used to have a bay Kombi (not sure if he still does) so maybe they have some experience too.
Cheers Craig Smile

Thanks Craig appreciate the leads
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