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Steering Angle Check

  1. Place the front wheel on a turning radius gauge and measure the steering angle.

    Standard value: 

    STANDARD VALUE ITEM SPECIFICATION

    ITEM SPECIFICATION
    Inner wheel 31°48' +/- 2°00'
    Outer wheel (reference) 27°06'
    Fig 1: Placing Front Wheel On Turning Radius Gauge
    G04255479Courtesy of MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES OF AMERICA.
  2. If the steering angle is not within the standard value, adjust the toe as follows.

    Standard value: 0 +/- 3 mm (0 +/- 0.12 inch) 

    1. Loosen the jam nut, and unclip the bellows.
    2. Adjust the toe by turning the left and right tie rod turnbuckles by the same amount (in opposite directions).
      NOTE: The toe will move out as the left turnbuckle is turned toward the front of the vehicle and the right turnbuckle is turned toward the rear of the vehicle.
    3. Tighten the jam nut to the specified torque, and tighten the bellows by the clip.

      Tightening torque: 52 +/- 2 N.m (38 +/- 2 ft-lb) 

  3. Recheck the steering angle.
    Fig 2: Adjusting Toe Undoing Clip & Jam Nut
    G04237374Courtesy of MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES OF AMERICA.