Prelude L4-1958cc SOHC (1988)
Alignment: All Technical Service Bulletins
Steering - (4WS) Alignment
Model
Applicable To
File Under
Bulletin No.
1988
87-024
PRELUDE
WITH 4WS
SUSPENSION
Si
Issue Date
OCT 2, '87
Four-Wheel Steering (4WS) Wheel Alignment
The wheel alignment procedure for the 1988 Prelude Si with four-wheel steering has been refined since the service manual was issued. The procedure
below supersedes the procedures in the '88 Prelude Service Manual and in the August '88 issue of Service News.
PREPARATION
NOTE:
Your alignment equipment must be capable of four-wheel alignment and use full-floating turntables for all four wheels, or full-floating
turntables for the front wheels and full-floating slip plates for the rear wheels. All of the full-floating turntables/slip plates must be of equal
height.
1.
Check the tires for the proper inflation pressures.
2.
Drive the car onto the alignment rack.
3.
Apply the brakes with a brake pedal actuator.
4.
Remove the No. 32 (brake light) fuse from the under-hood relay box.
5.
Jack up the car and place it on safety stands.
6.
Release the brakes by removing the brake pedal actuator.
7.
Perform wheel runout checks according to the alignment equipment manufacturer's instructions.
8.
Reapply the brakes with the brake actuator.
WARNING:
Keep the brakes applied throughout the remainder of the alignment procedure to prevent the car from rolling off the turntables and
possibly causing injury.
9.
Place the full-floating turntables, with locking pins installed, under all four wheels.
10.
With the car's wheels in the straight ahead position, lower the car onto the turntables.
11.
Remove the locking pins from the turntables and bounce both ends of the car up and down several times to "settle" the suspension.
ALIGNMENT
NOTE:
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Perform the alignment inspection/adjustment in the sequence presented below.
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If certain portions of this procedure are not applicable to your type of alignment equipment, refer to the equipment manufacturer's instructions.
Front Caster
