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MAN_Sigma_16_GB_00
03/2016
Manuel d'entretien et d'utilisation
user maintenance guide
5.2.5 - Front wheel alignment
A
A = B
B
1
2 2
11
3
5
4
Legend
1 Wheel alignment disk
2 Tie rod nut and lock nut
3 Steering wheel in straight position
4 Maximum steering angle position
5 Steering wheel fully turned position
● Place the kart on a trolley.
● Place the front wheel alignment disk (1)
(available on ITAKA web site).
● Unscrew the lock nuts (2) of the 2 tie rods.
Warning: lock nut of tie rod side is a right hand thread;
lock nut of steering column side is left-hand thread.
● Position the upper branch of the steering wheel in the kart
axle.
● Measure A and B with a roll meter. Adjust the tie rods until
you get A=B with a tie rod length on the right side 1.5mm
bigger than the tie rod length on the left side.
C
● Turn the steering wheel to put stub axle in position (4),
measure the dimension C.
● Turn the wheels in the opposite direction and measure the
dimension C for the second wheel.
● The two dimensions C must be equal.
Recommended setting on a dry track
● 2 mm opening : B = A +2mm.
● Make sure the dimensions C are equal on each
side.
Recommended setting on a wet track
● 7 mm opening : B = A +7mm.
● Make sure the dimensions C are equal on each
side.
● Remove the front wheel alignment disk (1).
● Do not forget to tighten the 2 lock nuts on the
tie rods; otherwise the parallelism will be lost
in a few minutes.
● Any time you work on the front wheels, check
the parallelism. Do the same after shocks
► Never drive with badly tightened wheels: it
may lead to severe, even fatal injuries.
► Make sure that each ball joint penetrates at
least 5 threads in the tie rods.
5.2.6 - Adjustment of tie rods
1
2
B
C
A
● Standard adjustment short tie rod : A 2.
● Standard adjustment long tie rod : B 1.
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