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Its been bugging me for years.....but what is the tool inside the camber gauge, and what does it do/what is it for?

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Being a camber gauge, I'm guessing it's a tool to adjust the links? boon
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You would be sadly wrong, boon!
If it was that simple do you think id post it up?

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I thought that too but then thought well it is Cris askingt his, feck knows then
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I was under the impression it was an AE camber link adjustment tool, although never bothered trying it as I've a fancy alloy tool

What you need to remember is the AE turnbuckles are NOT the same size tool as the more commonly used Lunsford turnbuckle. (AE is smaller than Lunsford)
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it was to change the turnbuckle links, but the last car i got that tool wasnt small enough to fit them where the previous ones were. i just guessed that they made the tool to fit the 1/8th instead of the 1/10
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it fits the ball cups, just about push in onto the hex part of the ball cup and it grips it whilst winding on the cup without leaving nasty plier marks

dunno if that's what it's supposed to be used for!
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it fits the ball cups, just about push in onto the hex part of the ball cup and it grips it whilst winding on the cup without leaving nasty plier marks

dunno if that's what it's supposed to be used for!
Sounds like you might be right.
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Every one of these ive ever had has had this tool inside the camber guage but the tool has no "hex" to grip onto a turnbuckle etc. The ones ive had have all been smooth and round, as if its something to do with holding the shock shafts?

I know what the other three tools are for in the AE kits, but IMO this is not a turnbuckle wrench.
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when i've used it on ball cups it's been round ish inside, it almost clicks onto the cups give it a try
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when i've used it on ball cups it's been round ish inside, it almost clicks onto the cups give it a try
Will do

Ive always used it to help set my rebound when building shocks.

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