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Front - M5 & 540i

  1. Move steering wheel gear into straight ahead setting Marks on housing and steering shaft must line up. See Fig 1.
  2. Loosen clamping screws on tie rods. Adjust toe-in of wheel by turning the tie rod precisely to specification. See Fig 2. For alignment specification, see WHEEL ALIGNMENT SPECIFICATIONS .
  3. Ensure that the ball joints are not twisted and tighten clamping screws to specification. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS .
Fig 1: Matching Marks On Housing
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Fig 2: Adjusting Toe-In
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