tie rods the same amount and in the same direction to place the steering gear on its high point and position the steering wheel for straight ahead driving I 5 Tighten tie rod clamp bolts and remove tram gauge Co iering Wheel Relationship ornering Wheel Relationship or toe out on tui is is determined by the angle of the steering arr s If when checking toe out on turns does not fal within specifications it will be necessary to replE e the steering arm on the wheel side that does no come within limits When the inside wheel turns 33 t the outer wheel should turn 301 2 NOTE To accurately adjust the front suspension all extra weight except spare tire should be removed from the front compartment The gasoline tank should be full Re ir Wheel Alignment To in Adjustment me to the design of this independently sprung re axle and suspension it will be necessary to check an adjust rear wheel toe in Be sure tires are inflated to orrect pressures drive on type equipment is used reverse the ve icle and back it into position See Lifting Corvair r W h Hoist in Section One Toe in overall will be re i as toe out when vehicle is backwards because re iings will be taken from the rear of the tires rather th i the front A tram may also be used in a similar SERVICE I FRONT o overhaul the front suspension or to perform l va ious major service operations it will be desirable to aise car on a hoist The suspension should be allo ed to swing free If a twin post hoist or similar eq ipment is used it will be necessary to support th front of the vehicle at the forward end of the bc y side rail extension each side with jackstands ar l lower front of hoist See Lif ting Corvair With H ist in Section One FF DNT HUB AND DRUM ASSEMBLY Rt noval l Remove hub caps break loose less than one full turn the four wheel to hub bolt nuts raise vehicle from floor place on jack stands and remove wheels a Remove hub grease cap cotter pin spindle nut spindle washer and remove hub and drum as procedure as that used on the front wheels except both sides will be adjusted at the same time It must be pointed out however that since the wheels are adjusted by adding or removing shims at the front edge of the transmission with rear engine support loose both wheels are adjusted at the same time With the design of this suspension it will be impossible to adjust one wheel at a time as shims must be added or taken away equally from each side See Figure 3 35 A shim added to each side will increase toe in Removal of a shim from each side will decrease toe in Shims must be added or removed in pairs Toe in should be 0 to 1 4 total toe in NOTE Due to manufacturing tolerances and parts stack up it is possible to have toeout on one wheel and toe in on opposite wheel In this instance adjust the suspension to bring the wheel with the toe out as close to specifications as possible but not letting opposite wheel go out of specifications If or example one wheel toes out by 4 then opposite wheel must toe in enough to give 0 to s overall toe in Camber The camber on rear wheels should be 11 20 Y20 There is no provision for adjustment of this item and it is provided as a checking specification only If camber is not within limits either the crossmember is out of alignment with the body or has become distorted due to collision etc see Body Dimensions and Checking Procedures Section 10 or else the control arm has become distorted bent etc PERATIONS iUSPENSION sembly Do not allow roller bearing to fall out onto floor and become damaged NOTE In some cases it may be necessary to back off brake adjustment because of scored drums or badly worn linings 3 Remove outer bearing from hub The inner bearing will remain in the hub and may be removed by prying out the inner bearing seal assembly Discard old seal 4 Wash all parts thoroughly in cleaning solvent Inspection 1 Check all bearings for cracked bearing separators or worn or pitted rollers 2 Check bearing outer races for cracks or pitting 3 Check brake drum for out of round or scored condition 4 Check bearing outer race for looseness in hub CORVAIR SHOP MANUAL