Bruce asks:
>1. Is there a trick to "centering" the wheels after I reassembly the
>tie rod assemblies? Maybe you measure the distance from the end of
>the rack to the wheels, and make sure it is equal, or something
>similar?
>
>2. And is there a way to get close to the appropriate "toe in" since
>that's the only alignment that can be corrected on the TR7?
Someone on the Jaguar list recently tried something that should work
well. It requires one or perhaps two laser pointers. The cheap kind
from Wal-mart should work.
A. If you get two of them, mount (duct-tape, clamp, etc.) one to each
hub (***BEFORE you touch the tie rods***) so that they point at the
wall, and carefully mark the wall. Don't disturb them while you
change the tie rods, then line up the lasers again when you're done.
B. If you're doing only one, you should be able to clamp the rack so
that it doesn't move, then just do that one side.
Some care would be necessary to make sure that nothing else on the
suspension moves while you switch to the new tie rods, but overall
this sounds like a great idea. And finally gives me an excuse to buy
a couple of those laser pointers!
-Lee
Lee M. Daniels Laboratory for Molecular Structure and Bonding
daniels@tamu.edu Texas A&M University
'74 TR6 '88 XJ6 http://www.automate-it.com/Lee/
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