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Specifications & Procedures: Diagnosis Kia Sedona I

Wheel Alignment 18 illustrations ~593 words

INSPECTION

Measure the steering angle after placing the front wheel on a turning radius gauge.

Standard: Inner: 34.19° +/- 2°

Outer: 29.52° +/- 2°

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Scheme 3: INSPECTION

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Scheme 4: ADJUSTMENT

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Scheme 5
  1. Place both front wheels on a turning radius gauge.
  2. Turn wheels fully to left and note angles for left (inner) and right (outer) wheels.
  3. Loosen both left and right tie rod lock nuts, then turn both tie rods to achieve specified angles. Tighten lock nuts.
  4. Repeat for a full right turn; right is now inner and left is now outer.
  5. Tighten tie rod lock nuts. Tightening torque: 50~58 lbs. ft (69~78 N.m, 7.0~8.0 kg.m)
  6. Inspect and adjust toe after adjusting steering angle.

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Scheme 6: INSPECTION
  1. Place the front wheel on a turning radius gauge.
  2. Attach caster/camber gauge to front hub.
  3. Measure the caster/camber and note readings. Camber: 0.51° +/-0.5° (No passenger load) 0.26° +/-0.5° (Five passengers load) Caster: 1.88° +/-0.5° (No passenger load) 1.94° +/-0.5° (Five passengers load)

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Scheme 7: CAMBER ADJUSTMENT

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Scheme 10
  1. Attach camber gauge to front hubs per manufacturer's instructions, and note readings.
  2. If readings do not meet specifications, lift front of vehicle until front wheels clear floor, and support with safety stands.
  3. Remove four mounting block nuts.
  4. Push mounting block downward to disengage studs, and turn it to position that corresponds to the difference between the initial reading and the specification.
  5. Install and tighten mounting nuts to specified torque. Tightening torque: 34~46 lbs. ft (46~63 N.m, 4.7~6.4 kg.m)
  6. Lower vehicle and recheck camber. Readjust if necessary.

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Scheme 11: CASTER ADJUSTMENT - 1

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Scheme 14
  1. Attach caster gauge to front hubs per manufacturer's instructions, and note readings.
  2. If readings do not meet specifications, lift front of vehicle until front wheels clear floor, and support with safety stands.
  3. Remove four mounting block nuts.
  4. Push mounting block downward to disengage studs, and turn it to position that corresponds to the difference between the initial reading and specification.
  5. Install and tighten mounting nuts to specified torque. Tightening torque: 34~46 lbs. ft (46~63 N.m, 4.7~6.4 kg.m
  6. Lower vehicle. Recheck caster and readjust if necessary.

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Scheme 15: CASTER ADJUSTMENT - 2

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Scheme 18
  1. Attach caster gauge to front hubs per manufacturer's instructions, and note readings.
  2. If readings do not meet specifications, lift front of vehicle until front wheels clear floor, and support with safety stands.
  3. Mark alignment of tension rod nuts and spacer washers installed to subframe as shown in illustration.
  4. If caster degree is smaller than specification, remove two washers which are installed to tension rod inward.
  5. If caster degree is larger than specification, add two washers into tension rod to achieve specified degree.
  6. Tighten tension rod nuts after aligning with mark made. Tightening torque: 115~130 lbs. ft (157~177 N.m, 16~18 kg.m)
  7. Lower vehicle. Recheck caster and readjust if necessary.

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Scheme 19: TOE (TOTAL)

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Scheme 20
  1. Measure toe angle with a toe angle gauge per manufacturer's instructions.
  2. If measurement does not meet specification, loosen left and right tie rod lock nuts, then turn each tie rod as needed to achieve proper toe angle. NOTE: Left and right tie rods are right hand threaded. To decrease toe angle thread right and left side tie rods into tie rod ends. To increase toe-in, unthread tie rods. One full turn of both tie rods changes toe-in by about 0.24 in. (6 mm). It may be necessary to rotate one tie rod more than the other in order to achieve the proper toe angle and still retain a straight steering wheel.
  3. Tighten tie rod lock nuts. Tightening torque: 50~58 lbs. ft (69~78 N.m, 7.0~8.0 kg.m)