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438—STEERING
CHRYSLER SERVICE MANUAL
Fig. 78—Camber Angle Adjustment
1—Lock screw
2—Upper control arm pin (eccentric bushing)
3—Steering knuckle support
4-Tool C-611 (Tool C-619 for 8-Pass. Sedan)
(1) Turn front wheels to left until turntable
under right wheel registers 20 degrees.
(2) Take reading of turntable under left wheel.
With right wheel set at 20 degrees angle,
the angle of left wheel should be 211/2 de-
grees plus or minus 1 degree.
(3) Repeat foregoing operations, but turn the
wheels to right until turntable under left
wheel registers 20 degrees. Under this
condition the angle of right wheel should
be 211/4 degrees plus or minus 1 degree.
ADJUSTING FRONT WHEEL
ALIGNMENT
42. ADJUSTING CASTER AND CAMBER
Correct caster angle is obtained by proper ad-
justments of the upper control arm eccentric
bushing. To adjust the camber, loosen the lock
screw, as shown in Figure 78. Turn the bushing
to obtain the correct setting, within % revolu-
tion from the point where correct caster setting
is obtained. Do not turn the eccentric bushing
until it binds against either side of the upper
Fig. 79—Checking Toe-Out on Turns (Tool DD-435)
control arm. Keep the steering knuckle support
as nearly centered between the ends of the
upper control arm as possible. Adjust to speci-
fications in Data and Specifications and tighten
the lock screw.
NOTE
If correct wheel camber cannot be adjusted
within specified limits, the use of spacer shims
at the top of spring will correct this condition.
Each spacer shim represents an increase of ap-
proximately 1/2 degree with the maximum of 2
spacer shims to be used.
43. ADJUSTING TOE
With the steering wheel in its center position,
lengthen or shorten tie rods an equal amount
until toe of 0 to %
6
inch (0 inch preferred) is
obtained.
CAUTION
The steering wheel hub, the steering gear arm,
the steering tube and the steering gear roller
shaft are machined with master serrations to
place the wheels straight-ahead when the steer^
ing wheel is in its center position. No attempt
should be made to change the relative position
of these parts by altering the master serrations.
Improper
positioning
of the steering
wheel
should be corrected only by adjusting the tie
rods.
44. TOE-OUT ON TURNS
Assuming that camber, caster, king pin inclina-
tion and toe-in are correct and that the steering
arms are not bent, toe-out on turns will be with-
in the specified tolerance. There is no adjust-
ment to be made (Fig. 79).
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