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Front Toe

CAUTION: Do not twist the inner tie rod-to-steering gear rubber boots while turning the inner tie rod during the front toe adjustment.
  1. Loosen the tie rod adjusting jam nuts. See Fig 1. Grasp each inner tie rod at its hex and rotate it one way or the other until the front wheel toe is set to the preferred specification. Refer to WHEEL ALIGNMENT SPECIFICATIONS  .
    Fig 1: Jam Nuts
    GC0021011Courtesy of DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORP.
    1 - OUTER TIE ROD
    2 - INNER TIE ROD HEX
    3 - JAM NUT
  2. Tighten tie rod adjusting jam nuts to a torque of 75 N.m (55 ft. lbs.).
  3. Make sure the inner tie rod-to-steering gear rubber boots are not twisted. If twisted, loosen the boot clamp at the inner tie rod and move the boot as necessary.
  4. Remove steering wheel clamp.
  5. Remove the alignment equipment.
  6. Road test the vehicle to verify the steering wheel is straight and the vehicle does not pull or wander.
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