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Front Axle Toe, Adjusting






Front Axle Toe, Adjusting

- Measure the dimension - a - between the tie rod head - 1 - and the left and right tie rod - 2 - and make a note of the value. Dimension - a - should be the same before and after adjusting on the left and right.






- Loosen lock nut - B -.






Counter hold the tie rod end - C - when loosening or tightening the lock nut - B -.

- Adjust toe on left and right-hand wheels at hex - A -.

Be sure that boot is not twisted after turning tie rods.

Twisted boots wear out quickly.

- Tighten lock nut - B -, and check toe-in value again. Specification: 80 Nm.

After tightening lock nut - B - it is possible that the value deviates slightly.

If the measured toe nevertheless lies within the tolerance, the adjustment is correct.