Steering Gear; Camber - Hudson Terraplane Special 1935 Owner's Manual

OWNER'S MANUAL
Hudson Dealer check this alignment frequently.
Caster
The caster (backward tilt of the axle) should be from 3¼º to 3¾º and should
°
be equal within /2 at both front wheels.

Camber

The camber (outward tilt of front wheels) should be from 1° to 1½
Should any front axle parts become bent, through accident, to such extent that
they cannot he straightened without heating, they should be replaced with new
ones. Heating will destroy the original heat treatment of the parts and may result
in sagging or even breakage.
Lubrication
The front wheel hearings should be lubricated every 5,000 miles with a good
grade of wheel bearing grease. Remove hub and wash hearings and inside of
hub with kerosene and pack each bearing and hub with 3 ounces of wheel
hearing grease (see page 30 for adjusting wheel bearings).
The tie rod ends are lubricated and sealed when assembled and require no
further lubrication.
Lubrication of spindle pins is covered on the lubrication chart. (Inside back
cover.)
The steering gear is of the variable pitch worm and sector type with a maxi-
mum ration of 15 to 1 in the straight ahead position to give maximum ease of
steering. The ratio is reduced as the gear is turned either to the right or left to
give quick action for sharp turns.
slight drag is felt when turning the
wheel slightly by hand. Then loosen
the nut just sufficiently to permit the
wheel to turn freely. Insert cotter key.
Front Wheel Alignment
The front wheels should be adjusted
with zero to 1/8" toe-in measured 10"
from the ground. This adjustment is
made by loosening the clamp bolts in
the tie rod ends and turning the tie rod
in a clockwise direction as viewed
from the right to increase toe-in and in
the reverse direction to reduce toe-in.
A special tool is required to make this
measurement accurately. This adjust-
ment is important for correct steering
and to prevent excessive tire wear.
Have your Authorized Terraplane and

STEERING GEAR

32
°
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