Alignment out of whack
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Alignment out of whack
I have a 2005 c230. It was involved in a collision to the right front area. The only damage to the frame was a small section in front of the subframe and suspension. I had a body shop repair the damage and they said they saw nothing else wrong. I replaced all of the body panels myself and everything lines up. Problem is that the right front wheel has more negative camber and caster than the left. The left side is ok so I don't think that the subframe has shifted. I also checked the strut and it is not bent. Anyone have some suggestions what it might be?
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2005 C Wagon (No snickering please!)
Unless the bodyshop took off the front suspension components and put the car on a Cellette bench to measure the body, you don't have enough information to say nothing else is wrong. Minor dents can create the need for very powerful pulls on the bench to move the suspension mounting points back to the specified geometery. Body panels can look beautiful, and have the correct spacing of all the gaps, but the unit body unerneath might be crabbing down the road. If the adjustments for caster and camber do not have enough range to acomplish the specified angels, you need a good pull.
