Stupid alignment tricks

[Al Powell]

Ameer wrote:
"...how do you align the position of the rack in relation to the steering
wheel?..."

Foti answered:
Basically when I replaced mine I marked the tie rods before I took them off
and then put them back as close to the same position as possible. Then I
compared to the steering wheel location visually and adjusted accordingly.
I followed with an alignment by measuring the distance between a chalked
center point of the tire on the front, rotated to the back and re-measured,
adjusting the tie rods until the distances were equal. When I was satisfied
I tightened everything down and took it to a shop for a proper alignment.
Hope this helps.


And I sez:

When I replaced the rack in my 1983 280ZX, I made sure the wheel was
centered when I connected it to the rack. When removing the old rack, I
counted how far the tie rod ends were screwed on - by the specific thread
count. I installed the new rack, installed tie rods and screwed them on till
exactly the same number of threads showed, and I've been driving it for 18
months without a shop alignment. No pull, no wander, no tire wear!

I really should take it in for an alignment just to see how close it is....

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Al Powell
apowell at gocougs.wsu.edu
1958 Fiat 1200 Transformabile Spyder
1983 Datsun 280ZX Turbo
1993 Audi 90Q
1997 Chebby Blazer
1999 Chebby Blazer
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