Front Wheel Alignment: Toe-In

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WARNING:

Always perform the following procedure on a flat surface.
Make sure that no person is in front of the vehicle before pushing it.

Bounce the front of vehicle up and down to stabilize the vehicle height (posture).
Push the vehicle straight ahead about 5 m (16 ft).
Put a mark on base line of the tread (rear side) of both front tires at the same height as hub center as shown. These marks are measuring points.

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Measure the distance (A) on the rear side of the front tires as shown.

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Push the vehicle slowly ahead to rotate the wheels 180 deg.
(1/2 a turn).

CAUTION: If the wheels have rotated more than 180 deg. (1/2 turn), start this procedure again from the beginning. Do not push the vehicle backward.

Measure the distance (B) on the front side of the front tires at the same marks as shown. Total toe-in is calculated as (A - B).

Total toe-in

: Refer to Wheel Alignment (Unladen*1) .

Adjust the toe-in by varying the length of the steering outer socket.

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Loosen the outer tie-rod lock nuts.

Adjust the toe-in by screwing the outer tie-rods in or out.

Standard length (L)	: Refer to Steering Linkage .
Inner socket length (L1)	: Refer to Steering Linkage .
Possible amount of adjustment (L2)	: Refer to Steering Linkage .

Tighten the outer tie-rod lock nuts to specification.

Lock nut

: Refer to Exploded View - Steering Linkage .