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Adjustthedraglinkssothatequallengthsare threaded
intothe balljointon the leftand rightside:
1. Loosenthejamnut foundonthe draglinkat the rear
oftheballjoint.See Figure19.
2. Removehexnuton thetop of balljoint.See Figure19.
3. Threadtheballjointtowardthejam nut to shortenthe
draglink.Threadtheballjointawayfromthejamnut
to lengthenthedraglink.
4. Replacehexnutand retightenthejamnut afterproper
adjustmentisachieved.
NOTE:Threadingthe balljointstoo far ontothe draglinks
willcausethefronttiresto"toe-in"too far.Propertoe-in is
between1/16"and5/16".
Figure 19
Fronttiretoe-incanbe measuredas follows:
1. Placethe steeringwheelinpositionfor straightahead
travel.
2. Infrontof the axle,measurethe distancehorizontally
fromtheinsideoftheleft rimto the insideoftheright
rim.Notethedistance.
3. Behindtheaxle,measurethe distancehorizontally
fromtheinsideoftheleft rimto the insideoftheright
rim.Notethedistance.
4. Themeasurementtakenin frontof the axle shouldbe
between1/16"and5/16"lessthanthemeasurement
takenbehindtheaxle.Adjustif necessary.
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NOTEi Thleading the
ball joints too farontO
the drag inks will Cause
the front tires to'!toe;in'
too faii Propertoe:in
is between 1/16'!and
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