LoneToteRanger

Hello, I have a 2000 Tdi Octavia Mk 1 estate which is absolutely bog standard. The rear wheels have a very obvious negative camber - top of each tyre leaning inwards - and they wear prematurely on the inside. I would like to know STANDARD SPECIFICATION if anyone has original manufacturer information available? It is so pronounced that we think the car may have been overloaded, perhaps by a trailer. I know it is not adjustable without shims being wedged at the stubs but mine looks like it is bent by 2-3 degrees. What is it supposed to be? Thank-you for the help.

UP DATE - The blighter failed after about 50 miles. HERE IS THE REAL CURE Many years ago, I recall a Philips CD Player stock regular fault. The problem was that the feed-through holes from top side to bottom side of the board would go open-circuit. If you don't know what a feed-through hole is, there are 4 of them right beside the TLE. I ran a tiny drill through one of them and then passed a wire, scratching away the solder resist with a fibre pen on the copper area and soldering the wire both sides. It has been working flawlessly for the last 200 miles. The feed through holes on the CD player were every bit as intermittent being affected by temperature as the Octavia instrument panel. But now - success!

Thank-you za killer! Have just fixed a W reg 1999 tdi with 234k miles. I am an electronics tech and it was very helpful to find a shortcut to the problem by the symptoms listed on this site. The voltage stabiliser or regulator, the TLE device, has 5 legs, which are all fairly easy to access for soldering with a narrow tip. First attempt did not cure the problem however. It is important to remember to resolder the heatsink tab, which having done, cured it on the second attempt. This may require a hotter iron and thicker tip than those normally used in Surfarce Mount repair. thanks again. LTR