Checking Front Toe Angle

Fig 1: Checking That Instruments Are Adjusted In Relation To Each Other On Front And Rear Axles

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Check that the instruments are calibrated to each other on the front and rear axles. This is very important so that the front toe angle can be adjusted in relation to the thrust line of the car (geometric driving axis). The thrust line is the line formed when the rear wheel toe angles are divided equally, see illustration.

The difference between the symmetry line of the wheels and the thrust line is called the thrust angle. The thrust angle must not deviate by more than a maximum of 0° ± 0.25° from the symmetry line of the wheels.

Check 

• the symmetry line of the wheels
• the thrust line
• the thrust angle.

Fig 2: Checking Symmetry Line Of Wheels, Thrust Line, And Thrust Angle

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