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Ryan_Miller Site Administrator
Joined: Apr 03, 2005 Posts: 1634 Location: Kansas
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Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2020 7:02 am Post subject: Found this last year |
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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.
_________________ Ryan Miller
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RonD2 Member
Joined: Oct 02, 2014 Posts: 1916 Location: South Carolina, Dorchester County
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Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2020 7:42 am Post subject: Wheel Alignment Gage |
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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.
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/
_________________ Ron D.
1951 M38 Unknown Serial Number
1951 M100 Dunbar Kapple 01169903 dod 5-51
“The only good sports car that America ever made was the Jeep."
--- Enzo Ferrari
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DaveM38A1 Member
Joined: Oct 28, 2008 Posts: 99 Location: Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina
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Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2020 8:18 am Post subject: |
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Pretty cool.
With that you can align the Jeep in your shop.
Dave _________________ 1955 M38A1
1964 CJ5
1968 M274 Pepe' |
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wesk Site Administrator
Joined: Apr 04, 2005 Posts: 16256 Location: Wisconsin
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Ryan_Miller Site Administrator
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Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2020 9:43 am Post subject: |
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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. _________________ Ryan Miller
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RonD2 Member
Joined: Oct 02, 2014 Posts: 1916 Location: South Carolina, Dorchester County
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Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2020 2:20 pm Post subject: |
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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. _________________ Ron D.
1951 M38 Unknown Serial Number
1951 M100 Dunbar Kapple 01169903 dod 5-51
“The only good sports car that America ever made was the Jeep."
--- Enzo Ferrari
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