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Rear Wheel Toe-In: Adjustment

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  1. Loosen self-locking nut on inner side of link rear.
    CAUTION:
    • When loosening or tightening adjusting bolt, hold bolt head and turn self-locking nut.
    • Discard loosened self-locking nut and replace with a new one.
      Fig 1: Identifying Adjusting Bolt & Rear Link
      G02110960Courtesy of SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
  2. Turn adjusting bolt head until toe-in is at the specification.
    NOTE: When left and right wheels are adjusted for toe-in at the same time, the movement of one scale graduation changes toe-in by approximately 3 mm (0.12 in).
    Fig 2: Identifying Scale Graduations On Adjustment Bolts
    G02110961Courtesy of SUBARU OF AMERICA, INC.
  3. Tighten self-locking nut.
    1. Tightening torque:  12 N.m (12.2 kgf-m, 88 ft-lb)