Total Toe-In - Ford TRADER Workshop Manual

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Total Toe-in
Inspection
1 . Shake the vehicle to stabilize the vehicle height.
2. Place a toe-in gauge at the rear of the front tires and align
the height of the gauge with the center of the front wheels.
3. Mark the tires in the center of the tire tread at the rear of
the wheels.
4. Measure the distance between marks (8).
5. Push the vehicle forward to turn the front wheels 180
0
.
6. Measure the distance between the marks now toward the
front of the vehicle (A).
7. If the difference between 8 and A is not as specified, ad-
just the toe-in.
Total toe-in: 3
±
3mm (0.12
±
0.12 in)
Adjustment
1. Loosen the tie-rod locknuts.
Note
• The right tie-rod locknut is left-hand threaded.
2. Turn the left and right tie-rods equally to adjust the toe-in.
Note
• To increase the toe-in, tum both tie-rods toward the
rear.
• One tum of both tie-rods changes the toe-in about
3mm (0.12 in).
3. Tighten the tie-rod locknUts to the specified torque.
Tightening torque:
8&;-118 N-rn (9-12 m-kg, 65-87 ft-Ib)
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