Front Alignment

2003 Volkswagen Eurovan V6-2.8L (AXK)SECTION Front Alignment






Camber, Adjusting
- If necessary, remove right horn cover plate.
- Loosen bolt -a-.

NOTE:
^ To loosen and tighten with wheel installed, turn steering as necessary.
^ For ease of illustration, bolted connection is shown without wheel installed.

- Loosen nut -b-.
- Turn eccentric bushing -arrow A- with special tool 3252 until specification is achieved.
- Tighten bolt -a- and nut -b- again as follows:
Bolt -a- 60 Nm (44 ft lb)
Nut -b- 110 Nm (81 ft lb)


Toe, Adjusting





- Turn steering gear to center position as outlined below.
- Loosen lock nut.
- Turn both tie rods until specification is achieved.

NOTE:
^ Steering must remain centered.
^ After turning tie rod, ensure boots are not twisted.

Steering Gear, Centering





- Turn steering wheel from lock to lock and count number of turns.
- Turn steering wheel back half the number of turns.
- Precisely align steering spindle with aid of point -arrow- on rubber washer and notch in housing. Point and notch must be aligned.

Caster, Checking/Adjusting





- Caster should be checked in the following cases:
Steering pulls
Front wheel shimmy
- Loosen nut -a-.
- Turn eccentric bolt -b- until specification is achieved.
- Tighten nut to 160 Nm (118 ft lb).
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