9-3 Hatchback (9400) L4-2.0L Turbo (B205) (2000)
Alignment: Service and Repair
Preliminary Check
Toe-in
Adjusting with the toe-in beam
1. Roll the car slowly straight ahead on a level floor and let it come to a stop without using the brakes.
2. Measure A with the toe-in beam 88 19 031 between the edges of the rims at axle height. Make a chalk mark at the measuring points. Roll the car
forwards until the chalk mark is again at axle height. Measure B. With this method, the toe-in beam 88 19 031 is at the same point relative to the
floor when measuring both A and B. In this way, any unevenness in the floor surface will not affect the result.
3. If adjustment is necessary, adjust the distance between the track-rod ends and the track rod on both sides. Undo the lock bolts on the track rod and
track-rod ends.
4. Turn the adjusting screw with a spanner to the right or left and as shown in the table, until the correct toe-in is obtained. Tighten the lock bolts with
a torque wrench.
Tightening torque: 22 Nm (16 ft. lbs.).
IMPORTANT: Before tightening the clamp bolt, the track-rod end must be at the correct angle, that is 90° to the MacPherson strut.
5. Check the length of the track rod, see a.
6. Test drive and check that the steering wheel position is correct.
Toe-in at edge of wheel rim
LEGEND
A =
Nominal Value (15 inch wheel)
B =
mm
C =
Number Of Turns
Example of how to use the table.
1. Secure the steering wheel in the straight-ahead position.
2. When checking toe-in, read "0.5 toe-out".
3. Follow the top line of the table to "0.5 toe-out". An imaginary line perpendicular to "0.5 toe-out" gives a reading of just under 1/8 turn. Turn the
adjusting screw this amount on both sides.
Tightening torques: Adjusting screw 22 Nm (16 ft. lbs.)