Rover 800

Punx0r · Rover Guru Joined: 12 Oct 2008 Posts: 890

Does anyone know how these adjuster bolts are supposed to work? I've remove the nut from mine, but it won't turn, slide, drift out or do anything at all. I guess it's seized but I need to know in which direction to apply percussive maintainance Wink

CHR15E · Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 11:30 pm Post subject:

Never touched them myself, sorry.

Never had to, what does the manual say?
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Richard Moss · Posted: Fri Feb 05, 2010 12:30 am Post subject:

Likewise. I have gad two mk2s develop odd looking camber angles and cured them both by fitting mk1 rear springs.
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whitelion58 · Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 10:46 am Post subject:

Wonder why you think they need adjusting? As others have said, not something I have heard anyone fiddle with before. Having said that, my sons Mazda 323F has adjustable track control arms at the rear and they were way off ( scrubbed rear tyres). All the adjustments were, of course, seized solid but responded to a blowtorch and grease. Found a decent body repair shop who could do a proper real wheel alignment and all has been well ever since.

Anyway, the Rover workshop manuals are the best place to look - I can email you just the section on rear suspension if you PM me your regular email addy, if that is useful.

Tim
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Nuts4my827 · Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 9:57 pm Post subject:

I had the rear tyre's wear on the inside on the saloon for several years. Always meant to get the rear trailing arm bushes changed and the tracking done. I 'think' the Coupé suffers from this too, but dont know yet. Not enough miles...........
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Mark827 · Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 12:06 am Post subject:

I adjusted mine once, they should turn easy, oxycetelene freed mine up for a 4 wheel tracking set up. They do seize up.
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N.I.Vitesse · Posted: Sun Feb 21, 2010 12:24 am Post subject:

They are on an off set bolt which when turned allows you to toe in or out.
Had them adjusted after i lowered the Vitesse to do the tracking. A bit of heat and then when re-assembling some copper grease.
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