As per my 1970 Chilton Repair and Tune-up Guide for the Maverick the alignment specs are as follows: Caster - desired 1/2 degree negative, Max. 1 degree positive, Min. 1 1/2 degrees negative. Camber - desired 1/4 degree positive, Max. 1 degree positive, Min. 1/2 negative. Toe-in - desired 3/16", max. 5/16", Min. 1/16"
Those alignment specs appear that the engineers just threw darts at numbers on the wall... Look at the Torino in '72 thru the '77 specs, front end end geometry was same but each year they were trying to add more feel to the steering... I'm gonna start with at least 2* positive caster on the Comet and see how it does...
I like to set mine at 1/8" toe, between 0 *and -5* camber, and 2* positive caster. Seems to work well for me.
I could never understand the need for any negative caster - never ever came into play in high speed stock car racing - everything was positive
If they couldn't figure out how to align it, take it somewhere else. All it takes is a minute on a computer and you immediately hit this site or several others with the specs from which most modern machines will allow manual entry. You may have to pay a little more from the discounted cookie cutter set the toe and let it go shops, but it's worth it.
Sounds like you had some mechanics that were fresh out of McDonalds university where the only tool they touched before was a spatula to flip the burgers.
I had the same problem, the mechanic guy here in L / A adjusted one of this bolts and measure tire wheel distance, and readjusted aligment. Problem solve.
