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Prepare vehicle for checking and/or adjustment of wheel alignment values. Place front wheels on rotary table and rear wheels on rotary / sliding
plates. Compress vehicle at front and rear by approximately 25 mm 2-3 times and allow it to spring back freely.
Adjusting toe
After loosening the lock nut, turn eccentric A appropriately.
Adjusting camber
After loosening the lock nut, turn eccentric B appropriately.
Note:
Use special tool 9626 in combination with a torque wrench to loosen and tighten the lock nuts of the toe and camber eccentrics. The
prescribed lock nut tightening torque of
100 Nm (74 ft. lbs.)
corresponds to a setting on the torque wrench of approximately
85 Nm (63 ft. lbs.)
.
Front axle
Adjusting camber*
The camber is adjusted by moving the spring strut transversely. For this purpose, loosen the three fastening nuts on the spring-strut mount and, to
move the spring strut, remove the covering cap on the piston rod.
Adjusting caster*
The caster is not adjustable on standard vehicles. In the event of repairs, a caster adjustment facility can be installed if necessary (as with the
Boxster).
Refer to Installing Caster Eccentric under Control Arm for a description and for requirements. See: Suspension/Control Arm/Service and
Repair/Installing Caster Eccentric
*
The steering angle sensor must be calibrated if the previous wheel alignment values for vehicles with PSM (Porsche Stability Management)
were changed!
Adjusting toe*
Preliminary work: Check whether the steering wheel is displaced with respect to the steering gear. To do this, center the steering gear as described
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