[ROVERNET - UK] Front end alignment

slatskars at comcast.net slatskars at comcast.net
Mon May 26 18:02:57 BST 2008


Eric,

I once removed a wheel from my Volvo 444 by loosening the nut a few turns and taking a drive on a bumphy road. Same effect! The vibration does it.

Slats
 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Eric Russell <p6rovers at yahoo.com>
> Yes, your steering wheel will be offset vis a vis the
> position of the spokes.  You will have to insure that
> the wheels are straight ahead and then note where the
> spokes should be.
> 
> You will have to snap off the centre motif, undo a
> large nut in the recess using a socket wrench, and
> then lift up the steering wheel.  I have used a three
> pronged pulley puller before and also the following
> method most recently.  
> 
> I put the centre nut back on but close to the top of
> the thread. I used a hammer to deal a sharp blow onto
> the nut and top of threaded steering rod while pulling
> upwards on the steering wheel with the other hand. 
> Thing to prevent ........ the steering wheel suddenly
> coming off and hitting you in the forehead 
> :-(   Ouch.
> 
> With the steering wheel off, try to position the
> groves in the steering wheel boss and on the steering
> rod so that you achieve steering wheel symmetry.
> 
> Eric
> 
> --- Steven Dibdin <sdibdin at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > 
> > Hi PVS,
> > 
> > I'm just trying to adjust the toe in. I used to just
> > having to adjust the track rod ends, so I was
> > concerned that I would end up with a slightly skewed
> > streering wheel when adjusting the toe in via what
> > is in effect just an adjustment on the RHS wheel.
> > 
> > I'll set up a jig for measuring the toe-in the
> > garage to adjust.
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > 
> > Steven
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