Alignment: Service and Repair

FRONT WHEEL TOE AND REAR WHEEL TOE AND CAMBER SETTING PROCEDURE
1. Prepare vehicle as described in the Pre-Alignment Vehicle Inspection procedure.
2. Center steering wheel and lock in place using a steering wheel clamp.

NOTE: When performing the Front Toe and Rear Camber and Toe setting procedure, the rear wheel Camber and Toe MUST be set to the preferred specification first, then set front wheel Toe to the preferred specification.





CAUTION: Do not attempt to straighten or repair a lateral link. Do not apply heat to the lateral link adjusting screws or to the jam nuts, when loosening or adjusting the lateral links.

3. Loosen the adjusting screw jam nuts on all 4 of the rear lateral arm adjusting screws.

CAUTIONS:
- Do not attempt to move the adjusting screws without properly loosening the jam nuts. Note that each adjusting screw has one right-handed nut and one left-handed nut.





- When setting rear Camber and Toe on the vehicle, the maximum lengths of the adjustable lateral link at the locations shown must not be exceeded. If these maximum lengths are exceeded, inadequate retention of adjustment link to the inner and outer link may result.

4. Rough in Rear Camber setting as close as possible to the preferred specification first, by mainly adjusting the rear lateral link adjusting screw. Some adjustment of the forward lateral link adjusting screw will also be required to get Rear Camber setting to preferred specification.
5. Adjust the forward lateral link adjusting screw to set rear Toe to preferred specification.

NOTE: Adjusting Toe will cause a slight change in the Camber setting. If during setting of Toe, Camber no longer is at the preferred specification, continue to adjust Camber and Toe until both are at their preferred specifications.

6. While holding adjustment screws from turning, use a crow foot and torque wrench, and tighten all lateral link adjusting screw jam nuts to a torque of 65 Nm (48 ft. lbs.). This will securely hold adjusting screws from turning.

CAUTION: Do not twist front inner tie rod to steering gear rubber boots during front wheel Toe adjustment.





7. Loosen front inner to outer tie rod end jam nuts. Grasp inner tie rods at serrations and rotate inner tie rods of steering gear to set front Toe to the preferred Toe specification.
8. Tighten tie rod locknuts to 61 Nm (45 ft. lbs.) torque.
9. Adjust steering gear to tie rod boots at inner tie rod.
10. Remove steering wheel clamp.