Posted by Vaughn on Wednesday, September 01, 2004 at 10:48PM :
In Reply to: Front end alignment /steering geometry question! Help needed posted by Dave on Wednesday, September 01, 2004 at 9:21PM :
I would start with checking the toe-in - jacking up the wheels and spinning each tire and make a center mark with a pencil. Measeure the front tire mark, then back tire mark. You can have zero to 1/8 toe-in. If you find that to be the problem, look at each tie rod end to see if one is screwed on the tie rod more than the other and take that one off for making adjustments.
If that is not the problem:
- check the knuckle arm to see if it is bent
- Check the steering gear arm to make sure the ball is not bent to the right or left looking down the flat ball side of the arm from the steering gear trunnion hole
- Check to make sure the knuckle stop screws are the same length. Maybe someone has messed with one.
Chances are the drag link tube and tie rod are correct for the vehicle. Let us know what you find wrong
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