Cressida L6-3.0L DOHC (7M-GE) (1989)
Alignment: By Symptom
Alignment - Adjustment and Specifications
REFERENCE Steering
NUMBER
001
DATE
05-26-89
MODEL
89 MX
TITLE VEHICLE ALIGNMENT
To adjust vehicle tracking for pulling to the right, the following production changes have been made:
1.
A second strut bar spacer has been added to the left strut bar to reduce the left to right caster variance.
PRODUCTION EFFECTIVE:
From Vin
Production Date
JT2MX83E#K0016944
February, 1989
PART NUMBER INFORMATION:
Part Name
Previous P/N
New P/N
Spacer
90560-18006
Same
2.
Dunlop tires will be used for all production vehicles until further notice.
PRODUCTION EFFECTIVE:
From Vin
Production Date
JT2MX83E#K0027114
April, 1989
PART NUMBER INFORMATION:
Part Name
Bridgestone P/N
Dunlop P/N
Tire
00205-19565-11
00232-15195-11
REPAIR INFORMATION:
Only for customer complaints of pulling to the right, on Cressida's equipped with Bridgestone tires built prior to the production change, the
following repair procedures are applicable:
1.
Test drive vehicle to verify the complaint.
REPAIR INFORMATION (Cont'd).
2.
Set all tire pressures to 32 psi (cold).
3.
Check wheel alignment settings (see table below).
4.
Only when the left caster angle is greater than the right caster angle, add one spacer to the left strut bar (P/N 90560-18006) .
Caution:
Do not add a strut bar spacer to the left side strut bar under the following conditions:
^
When the right caster angle is larger than or the same as the left caster angle.
^
When there are two spacers already attached to the left strut bar.