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WHEELS/TIRES 11-7
Wheel Alignment
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Repeat the straightedge procedure on the other side of
the vehicle. Now the front wheels are parallel to each
other and to the center line of the vehicle.
Front Wheel [A]
Vehicle Center Line [B]
Parallel each other [C]
Straightedges [D]
Rear Wheels [E ]
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Go on to the Toe-in Inspection procedure.
Toe-in Inspection
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Apply a heavy coat of chalk or a paint line near the center
of the front tires.
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Using a needle nose scriber, make a thin mark near the
center of the chalk coating while turning the wheel.
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With the front wheels on the ground, set the handlebar
straight ahead.
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At the level of the axle height, measure the distance be-
tween the scribed or painted lines for both front and rear
of the front tires.
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Subtract the measurement of the f ront from the measure-
ment of the rear to get the toe-in.
If the toe-in is not in the specified range, go on to the
Toe-in Adjustment procedure.
Toe -in of Front Wheels
Standard: –10 ∼ 10 mm (–0.39 ∼ 0.39 in.) at 1G
Toe-in Adjustm ent
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Loosen the locknuts [A] [B] and turn the tie-rod [C] the
same number of turns on both sides to achieve the spec-
ified toe-in.
NOTE
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The locknut [B] near the L mark [D] on the tie-rod has
left-hand threads. Turn the locknut clockwise for loos-
ening.