Re: Alignment question

["Ryan Moore" <baradium@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: "Mac @ TRIAD" <mac@domain.elided>
To: "Ryan Moore" <baradium@domain.elided>; "Steven Stegmann"
<steve.stegmann@domain.elided>; "David Bongo" <dbongo@domain.elided>; "IHC
Digest" <ihc-digest@domain.elided>
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 09:06
Subject: RE: Alignment question



> that's only true if the tie rod has adjustments at both ends, Ryan.  our
> 1968 800 and 1970 800A Scouts both have the drag link attached to the tie
> rod somewhere close to centre of the axle pumpkin.  in both cases, the
> adjuster is only at one end of the tie rod, not both, which means any
> adjustment you make will affect total toe-in or -out and possibly steering
> wheel placement.  they put the adjuster directly above the springs too,
and
> that makes adjustment something of a bear to do.
>
> what's odd is that for the two Scouts, the adjustments are on opposite
> sides.  the 800A has the adjuster on the driver's side, and the 800 has it
> on the passenger side.  you can't just flip the tie rod around to swap
which
> end goes where because of the tie rod link, so at some point IH had to
have
> redesigned the tie rod.  i wonder why?
>
> --Mac
>

Ah, I was unaware of the different arangement on 80/800s...  although I
could have sworn the one on the '69 800A I looked at once was the same as on
my scout... but maybe I just missed that....

But doesn't he drive a II?  in which case the statement still stands that it
won't change steering.

-Ryan