Steering problem
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Trailering
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From: Florida
Steering problem
Hello all I replaced my driver side cv shaft and also fixed the camber while I was at it but I drove it yesterday was driving fine then all of a sudden the front tires seem to want to wobble/turn on their own. Got to where I was going and then left drove fine a few miles down the road it starts doing it again. The lug nuts are tight the cv shaft bolt is tight the idler arm and pitman arm were replaced about 3 weeks ago. I haven’t the slightest clue. It’s a 97 F150 4.6L V8
Hotshot
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What do you mean by "fixed the camber"
If you changed the camber you changed the toe
They get a mind of their own when the toe is out of spec
Camber too but you get the toe close to zero and it should be better
If you changed the camber you changed the toe
They get a mind of their own when the toe is out of spec
Camber too but you get the toe close to zero and it should be better
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Trailering
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From: Florida
my bad meant adjusted the camber the driver side tire was / while the passenger tire was |. I didn’t think about the toe adjustment.
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You can use a stick and a tube to do a basic toe set
Put the stick inside the tube and hold it between the front tires in the front
Make a mark with a sharpie
Take the tube to the rear of the front tires and hold it in between. Check where your mark is
Adjust the toe until the marks are the same, front of the tire and rear of the tire
Put the stick inside the tube and hold it between the front tires in the front
Make a mark with a sharpie
Take the tube to the rear of the front tires and hold it in between. Check where your mark is
Adjust the toe until the marks are the same, front of the tire and rear of the tire
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Trailering
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From: Florida
You can use a stick and a tube to do a basic toe set
Put the stick inside the tube and hold it between the front tires in the front
Make a mark with a sharpie
Take the tube to the rear of the front tires and hold it in between. Check where your mark is
Adjust the toe until the marks are the same, front of the tire and rear of the tire
Put the stick inside the tube and hold it between the front tires in the front
Make a mark with a sharpie
Take the tube to the rear of the front tires and hold it in between. Check where your mark is
Adjust the toe until the marks are the same, front of the tire and rear of the tire
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