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Old Mar 21, 2007 | 07:24 AM
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Please help with pinion angle equation....

I have an adj. bmr torque arm on my '94Z A4. After install and making some adjustments I placed the angle finder on the bottom of the TA mounting plate and got a reading of -5*. Then I rotated my driveshaft so that I could place the angle finder on the flattest part of the yoke which read -3.5*. Both measurements were taken facing the driver side. Both the driveshaft and pinion are slightly facing downward forming the "V" angle. Would the correct equation be: (-5*) - (-3.5*)= -1.5*?? My goal was to get between -1* and -2*.
Old Mar 21, 2007 | 07:49 AM
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i thought that the angle finder is to be placed on the actual driveshaft itself and not the yoke...
Old Mar 21, 2007 | 08:02 AM
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Follow every step of this link and it should be perfect.

http://www.streetissuecustoms.com/pinionangle.html
Old Mar 21, 2007 | 09:09 AM
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Originally Posted by always faster
Follow every step of this link and it should be perfect.

http://www.streetissuecustoms.com/pinionangle.html
Thanks for that info. I'll probably try that later today after work. Was the equation I mentioned above done correctly?
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