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Specifications & Procedures: Diagnosis Subaru Forester SF рестайлинг

Wheel Alignment 13 illustrations ~917 words

INSPECTION

  1. Place front wheel on turning radius gauge. Make sure ground contacting surfaces of front and rear wheels are set at the same height.
  2. Set ST into the center of the wheel, and then install the wheel alignment gauge. ST 927380000 ADAPTER

Setting ST Into Center Of Wheel & Install Wheel Alignment Gauge. Scheme 13

Scheme 13: Setting ST Into Center Of Wheel & Install Wheel Alignment Gauge

Note. Refer to the "SPECIFICATIONS AND SERVICE DATA" for camber values. see scheme 2

Scheme 14

Scheme 14: FRONT CAMBER ADJUSTMENT

Scheme 15

Scheme 15
  1. Loosen the two self-locking nuts located at lower front portion of strut. CAUTION: When adjusting bolt needs to be loosened or tightened, hold its head with a wrench and turn self-locking nut. Discard loosened self-locking nut and replace with a new one.
  2. Turn camber adjusting bolt so that camber is set at the specification. NOTE: Moving the adjusting bolt by one scale graduation changes camber by approximately 0°10'. (Scheme 14): Turning Adjusting Bolt So Camber Is Set (Scheme 15): Adjusting Camber
  3. Tighten the two self-locking nuts. Tightening torque: 152+/-20 N.m (15.5+/-2.0 kg-m, 112+/-14 ft-lb)
  1. Place front wheel on turning radius gauge. Make sure ground contacting surfaces of front and rear wheels are set at the same height.
  2. Set ST into the center of the wheel, and then install the wheel alignment gauge. ST 927380000 ADAPTER

Setting ST Into Center Of Wheel & Installing Wheel Alignment Gauge. Scheme 16

Scheme 16: Setting ST Into Center Of Wheel & Installing Wheel Alignment Gauge

Note. Refer to the "SPECIFICATIONS AND SERVICE DATA" for the caster values. see scheme 2

Scheme 17

Scheme 17: INSPECTION
  1. Using a toe gauge, measure front wheel toe-in. Toe-in: 0+/-3 mm (0+/-0.12 in)
  2. Mark rear sides of left and right tires at height corresponding to center of spindles and measure distance "A" between marks.
  3. Move vehicle forward so that marks line up with front sides at height corresponding to center of spindles.
  4. Measure distance "B" between left and right marks. Toe-in can then be obtained by the following equation: A - B = Toe-in (Scheme 17): Measuring Distance "B" Between Left & Right Marks

Scheme 18

Scheme 18: ADJUSTMENT
  1. Loosen the left and right side steering tie-rods lock nuts.
  2. Turn the left and right tie rods equal amounts until the toe-in is at the specification. Both the left and right tie-rods are right-hand threaded. To increase toe-in, turn both tie-rods clockwise equal amounts (as viewed from the inside of the vehicle). (Scheme 18): Turning Left & Right Tie Rods Equal Amounts Until Toe-In Is At Specifications
  3. Tighten tie-rod lock nut. Tightening torque: 83+/-5 N.m (8.5+/-0.5 kg-m, 61.5+/-3.6 ft-lb)
CAUTIONCorrect tie-rod boot, if it is twisted.

Note. Check the left and right wheel steering angle is within specifications.

  1. Using a toe-in gauge, measure rear wheel toe-in. Toe-in: 1 - 4 mm (0.04 - 0.16 in)
  2. Mark rear sides of left and right tires at height corresponding to center of spindles and measure distance "A" between marks.
  3. Move vehicle forward so that marks line up with front sides at height corresponding to center of spindles.
  4. Measure distance "B" between left and right marks. Toe-in can then be obtained by the following equation: A - B = Toe-in

Measuring Distance "B" Between Left & Right Marks. Scheme 19

Scheme 19: Measuring Distance "B" Between Left & Right Marks

Scheme 20

Scheme 20: ADJUSTMENT

Scheme 21

Scheme 21
  1. Loosen self-locking nut on inner side of rear lateral link. CAUTION: When loosening or tightening adjusting bolt, hold bolt head and turn self-locking nut. Discard loosened self-locking nut and replace with a new one. (Scheme 20): Loosening Self-Locking Nut On Inner Side Of Link Rear
  2. Turn adjusting bolt head until toe-in is at the specification. NOTE: When left and right wheels are adjusted for toe-in at the same time, the movement of one scale graduation changes toe-in by approximately 3 mm (0.12 in). (Scheme 21): Turning Adjusting Bolt Head Until Toe-In Is At Specification
  3. Tighten self-locking nut. Tightening torque: 98+/-15 N.m (10+/-1.5 kg-m, 72+/-11 ft-lb)

Scheme 22

Scheme 22: INSPECTION
  1. Position vehicle on a level surface.
  2. Move vehicle 3 to 4 meters directly forward.
  3. Determine locus of both front and rear axles.
  4. Measure distance "L" between center line of loci of the axles. Thrust angle: Less than 20' when "L" is equal to or less than 15 mm (0.59 in) (Scheme 22): Measuring Distance "L" Between Center Line Of Loci Of Axles

Scheme 23

Scheme 23: ADJUSTMENT

Scheme 24

Scheme 24

Scheme 25

Scheme 25
  1. Make thrust angle adjustments by turning toe-in adjusting bolts of rear suspension equally in the same direction.
  2. When one rear wheel is adjusted in a toe-in direction, adjust the other rear wheel equally in toe-out direction, in order to make thrust angle adjustment.
  3. When left and right adjusting bolts are turned incrementally by one graduation in the same direction, the thrust angle will change approximately 10' ["L" is almost equal to 7.5 mm (0.295 in)]. Thrust angle: 0°+/-20' (Scheme 23): Identifying Center Line Of Loci NOTE: Thrust angle refers to a mean value of left and right rear wheel toe angles in relation to vehicle body center line. Vehicle is driven straight in the thrust angle direction while swinging in the oblique direction depending on the degree of the mean thrust angle. (Scheme 24): Identifying Thrust Angle Thrust angle: r = (alpha - beta)/2 alpha: Right rear wheel toe angle beta: Left rear wheel toe angle NOTE: Here, use only positive toe-in values from each wheel to substitute for alpha and beta in the equation. (Scheme 25): Identifying Thrust Angle: R = (Alpha - Beta)/2
  1. Place vehicle on a turning radius gauge.
  2. While depressing brake pedal, turn steering wheel fully to the left and right. With steering wheel held at each fully turned position, measure both the inner and outer wheel steering angle. Steering angle: Inner wheel; 34.4°+/-1.5° Outer wheel; 30.2°+/-1.5°