Wheel Alignment: Inspection: Camber

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Inspection

Place the front wheel on the turning radius gauge. Make sure the ground contact surfaces of the front and rear wheels are at the same height.
Set the adapter into the center of wheel, and then set the wheel alignment gauge.

Fig 1: Measuring Camber Angle
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Measure the camber angle in accordance with the operation manual for wheel alignment gauge.

CAMBER ANGLE SPECIFICATION

Model	Camber (Difference between RH and LH 45' or less)
Except for OUTBACK	-0°10' ± 0°45'
OUTBACK	-0°05' ± 0°45'

FRONT CAMBER ADJUSTMENT

When adjusting the camber, adjust it to the following value.

FRONT CAMBER ANGLE SPECIFICATION

Model	Camber (Difference between RH and LH 45' or less)
Except for OUTBACK	-0°10' ± 0°30'
OUTBACK	-0°05' ± 0°30'

Loosen the two self-locking nuts located at the front lower section of the strut.
NOTE: When the adjusting bolt needs to be loosened or tightened, hold its head with a wrench and turn the self-locking nut.

Turn the camber adjusting bolt so that the camber is set at specification.

NOTE: Moving the adjusting bolt by one scale changes the camber by approximately 0°15'.

Fig 2: Adjusting Front Camber

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CAMBER ANGLE SPECIFICATION (TO INCREASE CAMBER)

To increase camber.
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CAMBER ANGLE SPECIFICATION (TO DECREASE CAMBER)

To decrease camber.
Rotate the left side counterclockwise.	Rotate the right side clockwise.
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Tighten two new self-locking nuts.
Tightening torque:

175 N.m (17.8 kgf-m, 129 ft-lb)