AR40.20-P-0325A Check Toe-Out on Turns

Checking Toe-out On Turns


1 Check and adjust toe-in at front axle
2 Check toe-out on turns

NOTE: To check steering geometry measure toe-out on turns. This is the difference in the wheel angle between the wheel on the outside of a curve and the wheel on the inside of a curve when the wheel on the inside of the curve is turned 20 degrees. Greater deviations may be caused as follows whereby it is assumed that camber and caster are adjusted correctly:
1. Toe-in not adjusted with steering gear in straight ahead position resulting in unequal tie rod lengths.
2. Steering knuckle, steering column or steering intermediate arm bent.
3. On vehicles involved in an accident excessive deviations in the front end (longitudinal frame member, frame cross member, wheelhouse and firewall, or on front axle carrier) which have a negative effect on the adjustment range for camber and caster can result in greater differences in the toe-out on turns between left and right.