Bonneville V6-231 3.8L VIN 3 SFI (1988)
Alignment: Service and Repair
Rear Wheel Alignment
When checking rear wheel alignment, the electronic leveling system must have the superlift struts inflated with residual pressure only.
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Place a weight in trunk and turn ignition on and move transmission selector from Park to Reverse position and back. This will activate the
compressor.
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Turn ignition off and remove weight from trunk.
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Wait 30 seconds for the system to exhaust.
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Roll vehicle forward one complete wheel rotation.
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Jounce vehicle before checking alignment.
CAMBER, ADJUST
1. Loosen strut to knuckle attaching nuts.
2. Install camber adjusting tool J-29862, Fig. 4.
3. Move strut to set camber to specifications.
4. Remove camber adjusting tool and torque strut to knuckle nuts to 144 ft. lbs.
5. Recheck camber setting.
TOE, ADJUST
Fig. 4 Toe adjustment
Toe adjustment is made by loosening the lock nut at tie rod end and turning inner tie rod to set toe to specifications, Fig. 4.
