Actually I DON'T know that it would be possible. If the "tight spot" is at or
near center at any toe setting what would cause it to change while adjusting
toe? Turning the track rod to adjust the toe-in moves both front wheels
exactly the same amount in opposite directions because one one ball end is a
right hand thread and the other is a left hand thread. Turning the rod
shouldn't affect the position of the steering worm gear. If the tight spot (or
center of the worm) is not where it is supposed to be then the fault must be
in the other alignment factors, which are not adjustable on the Austin Healey
chassis (except by catastrophic means) or in the incorrect assembly of the
various steering rods and levers.
Bill Lawrence
> To: healeydoc@sbcglobal.net
> Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2010 20:27:33 -0400
> From: warthodson@aol.com
> CC: healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Steering alignment
>
> Yes, I agree. I hope no one thought I was suggesting they adjust the toe-in
> until the tight spot was straight ahead! Theoretically, this would be
> possible, if you didn't care what amount of toe-in you ended up with.
> Gary Hodson
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Nock healeydoc@sbcglobal.net
>
>
> trying to get the tight spot in the straight ahead position is not going to
> happen. For some reason the tight spot is just to the left of straight
ahead
> on all Healey's.
>
>
> On Jun 2, 2010, at 1:04 PM, warthodson@aol.com wrote:
>
>
>
> Assuming for the moment that the front suspension components are all in
good
> condition, meaning the king pin bushings, wheel bearing
shimming/adjustment,
> tie rod ends & steering worm & peg are all in very good condition, then
there
> are two adjustments (that I can think of) that can affect "free play" at
the
> steering wheel. They are shimming of the bearings that support the worm
gear
> &
> adjusting of the peg in the worm.
>
> The location of the tight spot is NOT adjustable without altering the
toe-in
> (unless you have modified the stock steering system). I.E. These two are
> directly related.
> This means that there is only ONE toe-in setting that will result in the
> tight
> spot being located exactly at the straight ahead position.
>
>
> Once the toe-in is set, the only way to adjust orientation of the steering
> wheel is to reposition it on the splines on the steering column. Doing this
> will of course NOT affect the location of the tight spot relative to the
> straight ahead position of the steering column.
>
>
> Gary Hodson
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