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Wheel Alignment (Inspection): OLDSMOBILE: Caster: Toronado

  1. Note camber reading before adjusting caster. Hold front cam bolt and loosen nut. Turn cam to obtain a change equal to 1/4 of the desired caster change. See Fig 1.
    NOTE: At front cam bolt, a positive camber change produces a positive caster change, and a negative camber change produces a negative caster change.
  2. Hold cam bolt in position while tightening nut to 1 10 ft.lbs. Then hold rear cam bolt and loosen nut. Turn cam bolt to return CAMBER to its original setting. Hold cam bolt and tighten nut to 110 ft.lbs. Recheck both camber and caster settings.
    Fig 1: Caster And Camber Adjustment (Toronado)
    G09353992Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY