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Old 11-04-2012, 01:52 AM
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Originally Posted by t walgamuth View Post
Wear on the inside would be caused by toe out. If toe was the problem.

Brian and Walgamuth

I had measured the toe-in yesterday with a kite string( string from rear wheel to front wheel. I put the wheel straight as much as I could (I couldn't figure out how to lock the steering gear box with the lock screw. I have the screw with cone in front but didn't find where to put it into the box. There was no plug where I could insert the screw).
I measured with a string and I had on both wheels a difference of roughly 2 mm (toe-in measured at rim edges). right side was 2mm difference, left side was 2.5mm difference. My steering wheel is pulling slighly to the right side...maybe the toe-in is not quite equal on both sides.
This means that toe-in is roughly 4.5mm (measured at the rim edge).

Assuming that toe-in set point is probably 1mm per wheel?? I measure double the toe-in.

This is not what I expected (I expected a toe-out situation with worn tires on the inside).

remember: I have worn lower ball joints, one worn guide rod and worn upper control arm ball joints. I'll replace these components as soon as I can.

I think there is hardly anything to do without fixing the worn out suspension members? What do you think?

Here is one question: Would you replace also the lower control arms? I have no evidence that they are worn but who knows?

Martin
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