Toe In Toe Out

[Tom Skinner]

Gents,

My Front end show toe out about 1/2" I made a wooden rack to push under the front wheels to record an adjustment.

Do I just loosen the tie Rod Bar extension bolts and turn them equally until I obtain 1/16" Toe In?

Thats what I have read in my Service Manual, but have never done this and am ignorant to the process.

Thanks for any help.

Tom Skinner

Huntersville, North Carolina

[Plymouthy Adams]

_{loosen the clamp bolts...you will want to do them equally and maintain your steering wheel center at the same time you are making these adjustments. This is outlined in the book and how the short arm will move the steering wheel (if lengthened to the right) direction while the long arm when lengthened will move it to the left....proper position of the steering wheel is not only cosmetic for the eye..it also sets the center of the worm gear mid position in the box...this is part of the fixed keyway on the shaft and its associated position to the steering wheel hub}

[Daliant.]

1/2" toe out is a lot , something's either really worn out or bent. Jack 'er up and try to move stuff around, you'll probably find a worn bushing or a sloppy tie rod end. 

[Tom Skinner]

OK,

I jacked her up, Did a full Lubrication and let her down on Level ground. Bounced her.

I made a toe in toe out rack out of 1x4 and 1x2 Clear poplar marked it front of tire

rolled her back 1/2" a tire and re-checked. It is toe in about 1/16" . Whew!

Only about three hours of fun, but it proved to be worth it.

I thought it was toe out because I was just using a measuring tape the other night, and 

that proved to be a bad way to check it. I have been watching to many You Tube tutorials L.O.L.

[pflaming]

I once watched those tutorials also. But what really put me ahead was when I found a forum member and hooked up with him as my mentor. Greybeard walked me through the engine rebuild, Dave Erb was my second tutor and Plymouthy my current one. There are others; Merle, 48 Dodger, Don Coatney to name just three more. Each has a bit of a different bent, but all work. Yet to follow just one will (1) keep you focused, (2) your trust in him will gain you a friend and he will know the innuendoes of his ways and means.

Ops: I just hi-jacked this thread.

[Don Coatney]

Eight or nine years ago I had the pleasure of breaking bread with Dave Erb while on a trip through Pennsylvania. However I have not heard from him for several years now. Has anyone been in contact with him?

[Plymouthy Adams]

David Erb, aka Grey Beard was last signed on this forum " Last Active May 13 2013 09:58 AM"

[Merle Coggins]

I still communicate with him via email on occasion. Last I heard he is still doing well. He's been more involved in some vintage tractors as of late. He quit participating on the forum when he experienced computer glitch that wouldn't allow him to create new threads. He could only reply to current threads. He tried several things to remedy the issue without success, so he just dropped out. In my last communication with him I told him about the new site and format, hoping he'd return to the fold, but apparently he hasn't accepted the "new" family yet.

 

Merle

[Tom Skinner]

Yes, I have relied heavily on this site for information for years.

Good point! I also don't mind if my Thread is hijacked.

Anyway, Front Ends have always been a mystery to me and I'm learning about them now.

Of course, learning about front ends in your late fifties doesn't leave too many more years to

be working on them L.O.L. Replacing Parts on them are a bit like wrestling - say a clutch job. 

But if you enjoy laying down while working - Great!