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LIVE CASTER ADJUSTMENT
This scale allows you to monitor caster adjustments while making the changes the vehicle.
1)
Following the caster adjustment procedure measure caster.
2)
Hang the TR-30 on the left front wheel clamp.
3)
Install brake pedal depressor and lock brakes so they do not rotate.
With power brakes start the engine to install brake pedal depressor.
4)
Release the pin on the turntable. This allows the wheel to pivot, or turn, freely.
5)
From a straight-ahead position, turn the wheel
out
20 degrees. (Use the scale on the
turntable to confirm swing.)
6)
Level the TR-30, using the SAI scale on the top of the TR-30; adjust the caster bubble to
zero, using the knob on the body of the TR-30.
7)
Turn the wheel
in
a total of 40 degrees, or until the wheel is 20 degrees
in
on the scale of
the turntable.
8)
Read the number corresponding to the bubble on the caster scale; Record and compare the
reading to the factory specifications.
Left
+
Right
+
0
0
16
16
8
8
SAI
Caster Adjustment
0
6
6
TO ADJUST CASTER LIVE
1)
Use the corresponding scale, right or left, on the appropriate wheel.
2)
Rotate the TR-30 on the disk until the bubble reads the same number that was measured on
the caster procedure.
3)
Lock theTR-30 in place on the disk (Using the lock knob shown in figure 3)
4)
Make the necessary adjustment while monitor the gauge until the bubble moves to the
desired corresponding number.
5)
Repeat the caster measurement procedure to confirm that the caster has been corrected.
Make additional adjustments if needed.
CASTER ZERO ADJUST
CASTER SCALE
CAMBER ZERO SET
SAI LOCK
SAI SCALE
CAMBER SCALE
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TL- 30 EASY CHECK GAUGE
FIGURE 3
12
11
10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
+
R
E
T
S
A
C
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