Skoda 105 s 1980 Workshop Manual page 103

Fig. 6.1/4 - Costor Angle
It is imperotive to set the ongle with regord to
the direction of forword trovel os indicoted
by the orrow
F i g . 6 . 1 / 5 - P r e p o r i n g f r o n t o x l e f o r t h e c o n d i t i o n
of check lood by inserting steel bors of 181 mm
in diometer ond obout 220 mm long
The most importont points from the point of
view of driving ore the toe-in ond the comber
ongle, the odiustment of which is permitted by
t h e o x l e d e s i g n .
A d i u s t f i r s t t h e c o m b e r o n d t h e n t h e t o e - i n
since o chonged comber offects the toe-in.
W e r e f r o i n f r o m d e s c r i b i n g i n d e t o i l o n y
meosuring method in view of the lorge number
o f e x i s t i n g g o u g e s . I n s t e o d , w e o d v i s e y o u t o
refer to the procedures recommended by the
monufocturers of the gouges.
The check lood con be formed by blocking the
wishbones with bors occording to Fig. 6.1/5.
Press down the cor with the hond, insert the
bors under the wishbones so thot they beor
ogoinst the oxle brocket, ond releose the cor to
let the bors be clomped. lf clomping of the bors
does not toke ploce (which con hoppen on on
o l d e r c o r w i t h w e o k e n e d s p r i n g s ) , c o n s i d e r t h e
c o n d i t i o n o s i f t h e b o r s w e r e c l o m p e d , i . e ' ,
corresponding to the position of the front oxle
ot check looding.
The words "ot full lood" describe o vehicle
looded so thot the distonce of the rubber deod
stop from the bottom of the lower wishbone
stop is 20 mm (see olso porogroph 18) ond the
comber ongle of the reor wheels is 1". Meosure
t h e s e v o l u e s o n o l l w h e e l s ( n o t o n l y o n e f r o n t
o n d o n e r e o r w h e e l ) o n d d i s t r i b u t e t h e l o o d o s
necessory.
Toe-in
T o o d i u s t t h e t o e - i n , s c r e w t h e r i g h t - h o n d o n d
l e f t - h o n d s t e e r i n g r o d s s y m m e t r i c o l l y ( o c h o n g e
up to 1 mm con be effected by one rod) ot
check lood so thot the distonce between the
w h e e l r i m s ( o r o c r o s s t h e m ) b e h i n d t h e o x l e
( A + o ) i s l o r g e r b y t h e t o e - i n v o l u e ( o ) t h o n t h e
distonce between the rims in front of the oxle
( A ) .
To verify steering symmetry (correct screw-
i n g o f s t e e r i n g r o d s d u r i n g t o e - i n o d i u s t i n g ) ,
check the wheel lock position ot the 20" lock
ongle of the neorside wheel - for the respective
volues refer to Chopter 1.7.
Slocken the steering rod nuts ond rotote the
s t e e r i n g r o d s u s i n g o n o l l i g o t o r w r e n c h ( F i g .
6 . 1 / 6 ) .
In oddition to the correct inflotion pressure
of the tyres, poy ottention to severol essentiol
p o i n t s w h e n c h e c k i n g t h e w h e e l o l i g n m e n t :
o ) P l o c e t h e w h e e l i n t h e s t r o i g h t o h e o d t r o v e l '
l i n g d i r e c t i o n ;
b) The steering rod ond the trock rod must not
be stressed. The stress con be eliminoted by
l e t t i n g t h e c o r s w i n g u p o n d d o w n i n i t s
suspension under the pressure of your honds
(olternotely press down ond releose the
w i n g s )
c ) P r e p o r e t h e o x l e o s s h o w n i n F i g . 6 . 1 / 5 ;
d ) l f o s p e c i o l g o u g e w i t h o s c o l e f o r w h e e l
lock ongle setting is ovoiloble, odiust the cor'
rect length of steering rods in occordonce with
t h e p o s i t i o n o f w h e e l s i n c h e c k l o c k p o s i t i o n s .
Y o u w i l l f i n d t h e r e s p e c t i v e v o l u e s i n C h o p t e r
1 . 7 " S t e e r i n g " . S e t t h e l o c k o n g l e o f t h e w h e e l
on one side to 20' (on o turn-toble) ond screw
the steering rod of the other wheel to odiust
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