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Wheel Alignment
Toe-in is the amount that the front wheels are closer
together in front than at the rear at the axle height. When there
is toe-in, the distance A (Rear) is the greater than B (Front) as
shown.
The purpose of toe-in is to prevent the front wheels from
getting out of parallel at any time, and to prevent any slipping
or scuffing action between the tires and the ground, if ton-in is
incorrect, the front wheels will be dragged along the ground,
scuffing and wearing the tread knobs. Measure the distance
between vehicle center and each wheel. This will tell you
which tie rod needs adjusting.
Caster and camber are build-in and require no adjustment.
A (Rear)-B (Front) = Amount of Toe-in
(Distance A and B are measured at axle height)
CAUTION:
During the tie rod adjustment, it is very important that the
precautions be taken when tightening tie rod end jam nuts.
Steering Centering Inspection
●Test ride the vehicle.
★If the handlebar is straight when the vehicle is traveling in a
straight line, go on to the Toe-in Inspection procedure.
★Otherwise, go on to the Steering Centering Adjustment
procedure.
Steering Centering Adjustment
●Support the vehicle so that the front wheels are off the
ground and the front axles about the same height as the rear
axle.
○Hold a straightedge [A] against the rear wheel rim on one
side at axle height.
●With the handlebar straight ahead, loosen the locknuts [A]
[B] and Turn the tie-rod adjusting sleeve [C] until the front
wheel on that side is parallel to the straightedge.
NOTE
The locknut [A] on the tie-rod has left-hand threads. Turn the
wrench clockwise for loosening.
Adjust the tie-rod so that the visible thread length [A]is
even on both ends of the tie-rod, or the threads could be
damaged.
CAUTION
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WHEELS/TIRES
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