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TM10-3930-660-20
14-5.
TIE ROD
- ADJUST
This task covers:
Adjustment
Initial Setup
Tools
Tool Kit, Auto Mechanics
Equipment Condition
Vehicle parked on level ground.
Parking brake applied.
Wheels blocked.
NOTE
The following adjustment procedures apply
to both the front and rear tie rods.
ADJUSTMENT
1. MEASURE TOE-IN OF WHEELS.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Start engine and straighten wheels
on axle. Stop engine.
Mark front tread surface (a) of
each tire on the axle with mark
centered on tread width and at same
level as distance from ground to
center of axle hub.
Mark rear tread surface (b) of each
tire on the axle with mark centered
on tread width and at same level as
distance from ground to center of
axle hub.
Measure the distance (x) between
the two marks on the front tread
surfaces (a) of tires made in step
lb.
Measure the distance (y) between
the two marks on the rear tread
surfaces (b) of tires made in step
1c.
14-5
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