Vehicles That Have Been In An Accident

On vehicles which have been in accidents, before checking or adjusting toe or toe constant "S", steering rack must be in midway position.

Place steering rack in midway position as instructed by wheel alignment computer. On steering gear, remove sealing bolt and install Centering Bolt (VAG1907). See Fig 1 . See SPECIAL TOOLS . It may be necessary to have an assistant move steering wheel until centering hole in rack is felt.

With rack locked in place, check whether steering wheel is mounted as horizontal as possible on steering column when wheels are in straight-ahead position. Reposition steering wheel, if necessary. Otherwise centering of toothed shaft cannot be guaranteed. See appropriate AIR BAG RESTRAINT SYSTEM article in RESTRAINTS.

After toe-in is set, remove centering pin. Reinstall sealing bolt and torque to 16 ft. lbs. (22 N.m).

NOTE: If steering wheel position was changed, and vehicle is equipped with Electronic Stabilization Program (ESP), zeroing of steering angle sensor must be performed using scan tool. For zero position of steering angle sensor procedure, see appropriate ANTI-LOCK article in BRAKES.

Fig 1: Installing Steering Rack Centering Bolt

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