Adjust Front Wheel Toe--in
1.
Adjust tire pressures to 12 PSI (83 kPa) before
checking front wheel toe--in.
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2.
driver’s seat, drive vehicle back and forth a few times on
a level surface to relax suspension.
With a 175 to 225 lb (79 to 102 kg) operator in the
1
5
4
2
3.
Stop vehicle. With operator still in driver’s seat and
wheels pointed straight ahead, measure the front wheel
toe--in.
3
52
in.
4.
Measure distance between the front tires at axle
(
132 cm)
5
height at both the front and rear of the tires. To obtain an
accurate measurement at axle height, a universal align-
ment gauge (or equivalent) should be used (Fig. 2).
Front wheel toe--in should be 1/8 to 5/8 inch (3 to 16
mm).
Figure 2
4.
5.
6.
1.
2.
3.
Tire center line (back)
Tire center line (front)
Axle center line
Alignment gauge
Axle center line height
Ruler
NOTE: If the vehicle will be run with medium to heavy
loadsmostofthetime,adjustthetoe--intowardthemax-
imumspecification. Conversely,iflightloads aretypical-
minimum
ly
carried,
adjust
toe--in
toward
the
specification.
2
5.
Ifthefrontwheeltoe--inisincorrect,adjustasfollows:
A. Loosen jam nuts at both ends of tie rods (Fig. 3).
1
B. Rotate both tie rods to move front of tire inward or
outward.
C. Tighten tie rod jam nuts when toe--in adjustment
is correct.
1
6.
tions.
Ensure that there is full steering travel in both direc-
Figure 3
1.
Jam nut
2.
Tie rod
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