2000 Volkswagen Jetta Rear Wheel Leaning Top

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rear wheel is leaning in at the top
Dec 31, 2012 at 12:33 PM
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EXOVCDS
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Did you hit anything?

Is the wheel bearing noisy?

An alignment shop should be able to "shim" the stub axle to bring the top of the wheel back out.

Make sure that the shocks and coil springs are OK, as broken springs and week shocks can affect
the way the wheel is sitting.

Thomas
Dec 31, 2012 at 12:38 PM
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EXOVCDS
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Weak shocks... not week! D'oh! :-)
Dec 31, 2012 at 12:40 PM
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