cam bolt question

[pacstud]

I installed

MOOG K80065 Alignment Caster / Camber Kit​

And the shop go the alignment close, but I'm not happy. The left is -1degree and the right +1 degree. Guy said it was within specs but idk.

So, one: is that range ok (toe and caster are both good, though I had to touch up the toe)?

Two, looking at the washer, rotating the adjustment slot (the 3/8 square) inward moves the control arm in or out? I installed them straight up and down before taking them in for alignment.

 

[pjtoledo]

it isn't quite that simple. adjusting just 1 bolt affects both the caster and camber.
you really have to adjust both bolts simultaneously while monitoring how the top of the knuckle moves.
the cam plates don't move in & out, they rotate between the bracket which pushes the bolt in or out.
so what looks like the cam going to the rear is actually pushing the bolt outward.

 

[pacstud]

the cam plates don't move in & out, they rotate between the bracket which pushes the bolt in or out.
so what looks like the cam going to the rear is actually pushing the bolt outward.

This is what I thought. Well, the local chain store that did my alignment (ugh) at least offers free checks for a month, so I think I'll try to hone it in to spec and just keep bringing it back til I'm happy. I've attached the printout they gave me.

 

[pacstud]

I think the confusing part is the interwebs is saying to rotate the adjustment inwards to pull the bolt in, but these moog bolts seem to be opposite. Am I wrong in thinking that the rotation of the top would push the bolt in the opposite direction?

 

[pjtoledo]

the cam disks are held in place by the brackets and cannot move in or out, sideways that is. well, at least not much.
they do rotate about their center, so when the top gets pushed back the bottom gets pushed forward.

 

[pacstud]

the cam disks are held in place by the brackets and cannot move in or out, sideways that is. well, at least not much.
they do rotate about their center, so when the top gets pushed back the bottom gets pushed forward.

OK, that's what I thought. Yeah, they're in snug. I think I have my mind wrapped around this. Thanks for the patience, I am a noob defined.