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PostPosted: Thu Sep 03, 2020 7:02 am    Post subject: Found this last year Reply with quote

Hey,

I found this tie rod adjustment tool like the photo in the TM so I took a photo of it on my jeep just like the TM photo.




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PostPosted: Thu Sep 03, 2020 7:42 am    Post subject: Wheel Alignment Gage Reply with quote

With patience, I was lucky enough to find a used one too (engraved with Army unit markings). Not used very much, but not expensive either. I used it just like the TM said and am pretty confident I got the toe-in set within spec.

One of these days I'm going to take the truck to one of those computerized wheel alignment shops and see just how close I think I was. Shocked

Then I discovered the really neat part is it looks like they're still made today by the same company. See here: https://wheel-a-matic.com/cars-light-trucks/wa0361-wa0374-toe-measuring-gauge-inches/




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PostPosted: Thu Sep 03, 2020 8:18 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Pretty cool.
With that you can align the Jeep in your shop.


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PostPosted: Thu Sep 03, 2020 9:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well at least one of the 4 measurements needed for an alignment can be done with the toe stick.
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 03, 2020 9:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes, I need to take mine in too for more accurate alignment. I have been so busy that the jeep hasn't been run since March.
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PostPosted: Thu Sep 03, 2020 2:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

So long as my local shop won't charge me an arm and a leg just to check the toe-in and measure the caster-camber angles with their modern lasers and computers, it's more just curiosity for me.

I'm pretty sure my toe-in adjustment is in the ballpark --- the jeep handles well. Too early to tell about abnormal tire wear, not enough miles yet.

The scale on this gauge is graduated in 1/16 inch (.0625) increments and the toe-in spec in the TM is between 3/32 (.09375) to 3/16 (.1875) inches. That's pretty fine measurement --- I had to re-calibrate my eye-balls. Laughing
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