Chevrolet Equinox Service Manual: Wheel Alignment - Steering Wheel Angle and/or Front Toe Adjustment Wheels

Chevrolet Equinox Service Manual / Chassis / Wheels/Tires / Wheel Alignment - Steering Wheel Angle and/or Front Toe Adjustment Wheels

Position and lock the steering wheel with the vehicle with the wheels in the straightforward position.

Wheel Alignment - Steering Wheel Angle and/or Front Toe Adjustment Wheels

Loosen both inner tie rod jam nuts.

Note:The inner tie rod must rotate freely from the boot seal surface. Do not allow theboot to rotate.

Loosen the inner tie rod seal to boot surface.Use a wrench on the tie rod flats to increase or decrease the toe angle specifications.Refer toWheel Alignment Specifications.

Caution:Refer toFastener Caution.

Tighten the inner tie rod jam nuts to 60-Y (44-lb-ft).Inspect the toe angle to ensure proper adjustment and adjust as necessary.

Tire-to-Wheel Match-Mounting (Vectoring) Wheels

Note:After remounting a tire to a wheel or after replacing a tireand/or a wheel, remeasure the tire and wheel assembly runout inorder to verify that the amount of runout has been reduced andbrought to ...

Tire and Wheel Assembly Runout Measurement - On-Vehicle

Raise and support the vehicle.Closely inspect each tire for proper and even beadseating.If any of the tire beads were not properly or evenly seated,reseat the tire bead, then proceed to step-4. Refer ...

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Thread Inserts
General Purpose Thread Repair Kits.These kits are available commercially.Repair ProcedureWarning:Refer toSafety Glasses Warning.Note:Refer to the thread repair kit manufacturer's instructionsregarding the size of the drill and tap to use.Avoid any buildup of chips. Back out the tap every few turnsan ...