Front Axle; General Procedure For Suspension Alignment - Porsche 996 TT Repair Manual

• Calibrate steering angle sensor with wheels in straight−ahead position with the Porsche System Tester
2!
The steering angle sensor actual value must be checked after a suspension alignment which resulted in
•
no changes being made to the wheel alignment values!
Note
• Similar to the 911 Carrera models (996), the kinematic toe−in is not adjustable!
• Camber and toe can be adjusted via eccentrics!

Front axle

WARNING
Danger of injury and damage to property due to malfunctions in the PSM control range if the steering angle
sensor is not calibrated or is calibrated incorrectly!
• Calibrate steering angle sensor with wheels in straight−ahead position with the Porsche System Tester
2!
• The steering angle sensor actual value must be checked after a suspension alignment which resulted in
no changes being made to the wheel alignment values!
Note
• The caster is not adjustable!
• After adjusting the toe, the lock nuts on the track rods must be tightened to the prescribed tightening
torque of 50 Nm (37 ftlb.)!
The steering angle sensor must be calibrated if the previous wheel alignment values (on rear and/or
•
front axle) were changed! => Steering angle sensor
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General procedure for suspension alignment

Note
• Carry out suspension alignment with an optical or electronic wheel alignment tester!
The measurement procedures should be taken from the operating instructions for the wheel alignment
•
tester involved!
In order to exclude erroneous measurements, the following preconditions must be met before alignment and
Rear axle
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