It is true that the toe-out should not cause it to pull one way or the other
but it will create some steering anomalies.
The first place I would check are the A arms if this car has hit a curb or such
then it is likely an A arm got bent.
Hope this helps
Dave Formstone
1960 Bugeye
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From: Daryl May[SMTP:mayfam@sprynet.com]
Sent: August 30, 1998 9:13 AM
To: Philip Hubbard; mgs@autox.team.net
Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: 1974 Midget Alignment
Philip,
After you get the toe-in/out right, whether by left-and-right tie-rod
adjustment or just one of them (not preferred), you can of course pull the
steering wheel off, and put it back "centered" so that the car tracks right
with the steering wheel in a "straight ahead" position.
Toe in/out is not the cause for the car pullling left or right, I wouldn't
think, but it can burn up tires and affect handling.
Daryl
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> From: Philip Hubbard <phubbard@carroll.com>
> To: mgs@autox.team.net
> Cc: spridgets@autox.team.net
> Subject: 1974 Midget Alignment
> Date: Saturday, August 29, 1998 9:21 PM
>
> At 10:47 PM 8/29/98 -0400, you wrote:
> >Ok Spridgeteers,
> >
> >Now you all read this too. Philip, the man with more questions and
> >problems then I have miles on my Sprite, is now replying to other
> >listers problems. And positively!
> >
> >I think Philip deserves an "A" in his crash course in Spridget repair.
> >
> >This makes me very happy.
> >
> >Frank
> >Toms River, NJ - HOME OF THE LIITLE LEAGUE WORLD CHAMPS!
>
>
> Ok, I'm blushing. So I get lucky with an answer to someone's question -
> doesn't mean I don't have a million other questions of my own.
>
> For instance :)
>
> Tomorrow I'm going to start looking at my front end alignment. As those
> following my saga know, my car pulls to the left. I took a preliminary
> look at the front end today. Seems when the steering wheel is positioned
> to align the passenger's side wheel dead straight ahead, the driver's
side
> wheel veers out to the left. No wonder it pulls that way. Maybe a
diagram
> of the four wheels will illustrate the relative positions of the wheels
> though the driver's side wheel is not as far off as shown below.
>
> \\ ||
>
>
> || ||
>
> If I remember Haynes on the issue of setting toe-in, one normally adjust
> both front wheels the same amount at the same time. However, given the
> look as shown above, could I not just set the toe-in on the driver's side
> to get it back in line? Obviously my biggest concern is whether I am
> contemplating an unsafe move.
>
> Thanks for any suggestions.
>
> Philip
> 1974 Damask Midget - Arioch, Lord of Chaos
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