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Re: toe alignment and centered steering wheel.

To: Eric Linnhoff <eric10mm@qni.com>, autocross <AUTOX@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: toe alignment and centered steering wheel.
From: Mark Sirota <msirota@isc.upenn.edu>
Date: Tue, 23 Mar 1999 17:37:41 -0500
Mark Sirota wrote:
> Even better than centering the steering wheel -- center the steering
> rack.  I have pieces of C-section aluminum that I put over the tie
> rods that keep the rack centered while I measure.

Oops, I misspoke.  The C-section pieces go over the ends of the
steering rack where it is outside the rack housing, so that the
rack cannot move inside the housing.

Then, if the tie rods are the same length, the toe is equal on both
sides.

Mark

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