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1998 V70 Outer tie-rod stuck to wheel hub

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Re: 1998 V70 Outer tie-rod stuck to wheel hub

Post by abscate »

If the toe in is correct, you can centre the wheel by turning the two tie rods equal amounts, just count turns. Since your wheel is pointing to the right, you need to shorten the passenger side and lengthen the driver side.

Equal amounts on each tie rod

You don't need to lock it tight in between adjustments.

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Post by oragex »

Checking the tire wear is not a very good indicator of the toe... it will certainly show in the long run, but to more or less adequately check the toe, get a tape measure, go behind the front wheels, fix the end of the tape at a tread and at a precise distance to the ground (measure as high as possible), then measure at the other wheel the distance to another thread (the tape goes underneath the car). Then repeat the process this time on front of the wheels using the exact same treads and distance to the ground). Compare the two measures and adjust the toe as necessary - I usually try to get the same measure front and behind, plus minus 1-2mm.

If the toe needs adjusted, do it before adjusting the steering wheel then once the toe is correct, adjust the steering wheel as abscate says. As a reference, to turn the steering wheel for about 10deg, I would turn the inner tie rod on each side for about the same.

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