Adjustthe draglinksso thatequallengthsare threaded intothe balljointon the leftand rightside:

1.Loosenthejamnut foundonthe draglinkat the rear of the ball joint.See Figure19.

2.Removehex nuton thetop of balljoint.See Figure19.

3.Threadthe balljoint towardthejam nut to shortenthe draglink. Threadtheball jointawayfromthejamnut to lengthenthe draglink.

4.Replacehex nutand retightenthejamnut afterproper adjustmentis achieved.

NOTE:Threadingthe balljointstoo far ontothe draglinks

 

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will causethe fronttiresto "toe-in"too far. Propertoe-in is

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between1/16"and5/16".

 

 

Fronttiretoe-in canbe measuredas follows:

 

the drag inks will Cause

 

the front tires to '!toe;in'

1. Placethe steeringwheelinpositionfor straightahead

 

 

too faii Propertoe:in

 

travel.

 

 

 

is between 1/16'!and

 

2. Infrontof the axle,measurethe distancehorizontally

 

 

 

 

 

 

fromthe insideof the left rimto the insideof the right

 

 

 

 

rim. Notethe distance.

 

 

 

 

3. Behindthe axle,measurethe distancehorizontally

 

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fromthe insideof the left rimto the insideof the right

 

 

 

 

 

 

rim. Notethe distance.

4. The measurementtakenin frontof the axle shouldbe between1/16"and5/16"lessthanthe measurement takenbehindthe axle.Adjustif necessary.

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