Axle skew
03-26-2009, 06:54 AM
Post: #8
 
But if you can't find anything bent, here is one last thing I discovered,
and it helped me to improve the handling of my car when it was pulling
to one side. Align the steering.

Get underneath and measure the how much of the thread is showing
on the tie rod end adjustment, both sides of the car. Just in case you
have two different tie rod ends, measure from some reference point
under the ball joint, back to some reference point on the rack end (inner
ball joint).

These measurements should be the same.

If they are not, loosen the lock nuts and wind the long side in by a certain
number of turns. and the short side out by the same number of turns. Do
this until both sides are the same.

Then you might need to get inside the car and shift the steering wheel
around a couple of splines, so that it lines up with the new straight ahead
position. Good luck Smile

Cheers... jondee86
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Axle skew - totta Crolla - 03-17-2009, 09:46 PM
[] - irishtwincam - 03-18-2009, 06:54 PM
[] - totta Crolla - 03-18-2009, 10:58 PM
[] - irishtwincam - 03-25-2009, 04:07 PM
[] - totta Crolla - 03-25-2009, 11:34 PM
[] - jondee86 - 03-26-2009, 06:39 AM
[] - jondee86 - 03-26-2009, 06:44 AM
[] - jondee86 - 03-26-2009 06:54 AM
[] - totta Crolla - 03-27-2009, 01:36 PM
[] - jondee86 - 03-28-2009, 08:31 AM
[] - totta Crolla - 03-28-2009, 03:29 PM

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