Mike, Yes, in fact you can adjust toe-in yourself much more accurately than any shop equipment. It requires a little knowledge of basic trigonometry but it works every time and is very simple. Simply drive to a lonely flat section of road where you can park the car on the edge of the road and see at least a quarter mile or so ahead. Straighten the wheels. Kneel down and sight along the outer edges of the left front tire near the center of the hub and note the exact point in the distance that it points at. Do the same for the right front tire. If they point at the exact same distant object, then the toe is basically zero minus a very small amount. If the object is a quarter mile away, then the toe is minus 1/4 degree. To get minus one degree of toe, the right tire should point about 17 feet left of the left tire aimpoint at 1/4 mile. Double the offset if your target is a half-mile away. I find the procedure to be very repeatable and extremely accurate. People driving by will look at you funny but no shop equipment will do as well. And it's actually kind of fun. You will eventually learn the precise toe that you car needs as you examine tire wear pattern and handling. Bear in mind that camber and caster must be adjusted differently and any changes will affect toe. When you change out the tie rods make sure you count the turns of all the couplings to get things started out approximately right. Don't pull the steering wheel to straighten it out. Just add/subtract a turn or two to each tie rod end accordingly. Good luck, Bruce
Mike Piles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello all I am getting ready to change the tie rod and center link on my 1985 300SD. Is there a way I can properly adjust the toe in my self? Also my steering wheel is not properly centered. If I pull the centering plug on the gear box and center the gear box should the steering wheel then be centered unless someone really screwed something up? Thanks Mike Piles _______________________________________ For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net Bruce 82 300CD 334kmi 'His' 85 300CD 236kmi 'Hers' 75 240D 194kmi 'Donner' 77 240D 204kmi 'Blitzen' --------------------------------- Yahoo! FareChase - Search multiple travel sites in one click. From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Nov 15 05:47:58 2005 Received: from sccrmhc12.comcast.net ([204.127.202.56]) by server1.arterytc1.net with esmtp (Exim 4.52) id 1Ebtfh-0004U5-Nn for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Tue, 15 Nov 2005 05:47:58 +0000 Received: from [192.168.1.3] (c-24-3-195-27.hsd1.pa.comcast.net[24.3.195.27]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc12) with ESMTP id <200511150547540120025b11e>; Tue, 15 Nov 2005 05:47:54 +0000 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 00:47:57 -0500 From: Marshall Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Organization: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.4.1 (Windows/20051006) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Mercedes mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Antivirus-Scanner: Clean mail though you should still use an Antivirus Subject: Re: [MBZ] screwed up 560SEL charging system X-BeenThere: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.6 Precedence: list Reply-To: Mercedes mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Id: Mercedes mailing list <mercedes_striplin.net.striplin.net> List-Unsubscribe: <http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Archive: <http://striplin.net/pipermail/mercedes_striplin.net> List-Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Subscribe: <http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 05:47:59 -0000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I wouldn't say there is something VERY wrong if you are getting at least 12 > volts. Sure it could be weak, but I wouldn't say VERY wrong with just 12 > volts. Yea maybe a weak diode or voltage regulator, but 12 volts is not bad. > As I mentioned before its not JUST volts you need its amps too and without > enough to allow the battery to do a complete recovery during a charging cycle > then I would say there is something very wrong You will NOT charge a 12.6 V battery with 12 V from the alternator. It takes something above 13. If you're not getting 13.5 V from a Bosch alternator at low load at idle, SOMETHING isn't working as it should work! Marshall -- Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned questions) "der Dieseling Doktor" [EMAIL PROTECTED] '87 300TD 182Kmi, '84 190D 2.2 229Kmi, '85 190D 2.0 161Kmi, '87 190D 2.5 turbo 237kmi
