Steering Angle

Adjust the steering angles as follows:





1. With paint or marking pen, mark both tie rod ends, front wheel spindle tie rods, and front wheel spindle tie rod jam nuts in their original positions. These reference marks will help in equalizing right and left adjustments.
2. Remove the small front suspension steering ball stud dust seal clamps and free the front suspension steering ball stud dust seals to prevent them from being twisted when the front wheel spindle tie rods are turned.
3. Loosen and back off the front wheel spindle tie rod jam nuts.





4. To avoid toe change, turn one front wheel spindle tie rod into, and the other out of, the tie rod ends, by equal amounts. This shortens one front wheel spindle tie rod and lengthens the other, shifting the steering gear rack right or left until the steering gear rack is centered, and steering gear rack travel from the centered position is equal in both directions. This equalizes the steering angles, but also shifts the steering gear rack and rotates the steering wheel.





5. Position the wheels straight ahead and check the steering wheel centering. If close to correct, turn the front wheel spindle tie rods to shift the steering gear rack to the left or right and turn the steering wheel. A shift to the left will turn the steering wheel clockwise, and a shift to the right will turn it counterclockwise, as seen from the driver seat.
6. Verify that the steering angles are still within specification and install the small front suspension steering ball stud dust seal clamps. If not within specification, the steering wheel can be removed and shifted on the steering column shaft to center it.