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APPLICABLE MODELS ALL MODELS　（Except LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS)

CHANGE OF TOE-IN MEASURE PROCEDURE AND

ADJUSTMENT PROCEDURE
SERVICE NOTICE

Instructions for measuring and adjusting toe-in in the Service Manual have been
changed to upgrade accuracy of measuring and adjusting. Correct your Service
Manual according to the description in the attached sheet.

Applicable area in ServiceManual: Chapter "Front axle" in the volume "Chassis"

Points of change

Change of toe-in measure procedure and adjustment procedure

Measure and adjust Measure and adjust

toe-in with the front toe-in when the tires
axle jacked up. are on the ground.

FORMER NEW

© 2005 NISSAN DIESEL MOTOR CO., LTD. Issued Date: May. 30, 2005 Printed in Japan
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MEASURING AND ADJUSTING TOE-IN

CAUTION
z When adjusting the toe-in, make sure that the tires are on
the ground.

<Single front axle vehicle>

Measure procedure
1. Orient the front tires so that they face straight ahead.
2. On the front of the left and right tires, place a mark at the
center height (the same height as the center of the knuckle
spindle shaft) and center position of the tire tread.

3. Place the toe-in gauge in front of the tires and parallel to the
axle. Align the gauge needle with the marks. Next, read the
distance between the marks. Assume this dimension to be
“A”.

4. Slowly move the vehicle straight forward, rotating the front

tires 180 degrees.
CAUTION
z Do not rotate the tires more than 180 degrees. If you
rotate them more than that, repeat the procedure from
step 1.

5. Place the toe-in gauge behind the axle. Following the same
procedure as in step 3, read the distance between the
marks. Assume this dimension to be “B”.

6. The toe-in is determined by subtracting “A” from “B”. Con-

firm that the value meets the prescribed standard. If the pre-
scribed standard is not met, adjust with the tie-rod.

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Adjustment procedure
1. Loosen the tie-rod end clamp bolt. Then turn the tie-rod (as
shown by the arrow) to adjust.
NOTE
z Turn the tie-rod toward the front to shorten, and toward
the rear to lengthen.
z Attach the tie-rod end clamp on the underside of the
vehicle. Then insert the bolt from the rear, and clamp it.
z When clamping, eliminate any mutual angular disparity
between the left and right ends.

2. After confirming that the values meet the prescribed stan-

dard, tighten the tie-rod end clamp bolt to the prescribed
torque.

<Dual front axle vehicle>

Measure procedure
1. Orient the front tires so that they face straight ahead.
2. On the front of the left and right tires on the 1st and 2nd
axles, place a mark at the center height (the same height as
the center of the knuckle spindle shaft) and center position
of the tire tread.

3. Place the toe-in gauge in front of the respective sets of tires

and parallel to the axle. Align the gauge needle with the
marks. Next, read the distance between the marks. Assume
this dimension to be “A” for the 1st axle and “A'” for the 2nd
axle.

4. Slowly move the vehicle straight forward, rotating the front

tires 180 degrees.
CAUTION
z Do not rotate the tires more than 180 degrees. If you
rotate them more than that, repeat the procedure from
step 1.

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5. Place the toe-in gauge behind the respective axles. Follow-

ing the same procedure as in step 3, read the distance
between the marks. Assume this dimension to be “B” for the
1st axle and “B'” for the 2nd axle.

6. The toe-in of the 1st axle is determined by subtracting “A”

from “B”, while the toe-in of the 2nd axle is determined by
subtracting “A'” from “B'”. Confirm that the values meet the
prescribed standard. If the prescribed standard is not met,
adjust with the tie-rod and pitman link.

Adjustment procedure
1. Loosen the tie-rod end clamp bolt. Then turn the tie-rod (as
shown by the arrow) to adjust.
NOTE
z Turn the tie-rod toward the front to shorten, and toward
the rear to lengthen.
z Attach the tie-rod end clamp on the underside of the
vehicle. Then insert the bolt from the rear, and clamp it.
z When clamping, eliminate any mutual angular disparity
between the left and right ends.

2. After confirming that the values meet the prescribed stan-

dard, tighten the tie-rod end clamp bolt to the prescribed
torque.

3. Separate the pitman link.

4. Check tire directions using a straight bar [approx. 3,800 mm

(110 in) long]. If necessary, adjust them to C=C' and/or
D=D'.
5. After toe-in has been properly adjusted in step 4. above,
check the alignment of the pin hole in the pitman arm with
the hole in the pitman link. If it is not aligned, lengthen or
shorten the pitman link until correct alignment is obtained.
The clevis pin should be smoothly inserted into the aligned
holes.
NOTE
z Do not move the idler arm when adjusting the length of
the pitman link.
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6. Tighten the turnbuckle bolt.

1. Rear drag link 3. Idler arm 5. Front drag link

2. Power cylinder 4. Pitman link 6. Pitman arm

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