Chevrolet Light Duty Truck 1973 Service Manual page 188

3 -1 4 FRONT SU S PEN SIO N
<L OF WHEEL
CAMBER ANGLE
LEFT FRONT V IEW
Fig. 19—Front Suspension Alignment
2. Add or subtract shims from both the front and rear
bolts to affect a change.
Toe-In
1. Determine the wheel toe-in from the alignment
equipment.
2. Change the length of both tie rod sleeves to affect a
toe change. See Section 9 for proper tie rod
positioning and orientation, torque tie rod clamps
to specifications.
Vehicles within these tolerances from the mean
specification are safe and not hazardous with respect to
<L OF WHEEL
alignment effects on operation and handling. Settings
outside these limits are not necessarily unsafe, however,
customer dissatisfaction, due to steering pull or tire wear
may occur or the vehicle may be in a damaged
condition.
DEFINITIONS
CASTER ANGLE
Service Checking
LEFT SIDE V IE W
Values within these limits should provide a high level of
customer satisfaction and should not require resetting.
Service Reset
Values that the vehicle should be set within if it is
observed out of the service checking tolerance, or if it is
being aligned due to replacement of components, or for
any other reasons.
Vehicle Inspection Tolerances
For government inspection station usage.
Toe-In Changing Fig. 22
Toe-in can be increased or decreased by changing the
length of the tie rods. A threaded sleeve is provided for
this purpose.
When the tie rods are mounted ahead of the steering
knuckle they must be decreased in length in order to
increase toe-in. W hen the tie rods are mounted behind
the steering knuckle they must be lengthened in order to
increase toe-in.
See Section 9 for proper tie rod clamp orientation and
positioning.
LIGHT DUTY TRUCK SERVICE MANUAL