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Steering, Position Straight Ahead
After all necessary operations on the steering gear or
steering column assembly are completed (removing and reinstalling, or
disassembling and reassembling), the exact straight ahead driving position
of the steering is to be checked in each case.
The straight ahead driving position is attained if the
reference dimension
I = 420 - 1/ + 2 m m/ 16.8 - 0.04/ +
0.08 in.
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Check this by placing Inspection Gauge
KM-551 (420 mm/16.54 in.) between right shoulder of bellows seat
and left mounting shoulder of steering gear housing (seen in driving
direction).
Hold steering wheel in this straight ahead position.
(In illustration D 4271 the air cleaner is removed).
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The following conditions must be fulfilled:
1. The clamp flange bolt for steering spindle must be lying
horizontally on top.
2. The steering wheel must be centred on the steering
spindle (steering wheel spokes are centred diagonally and pointing
downward).
Regarding
Condition 1. If the clamp bolt is slanted - e.g. pinion is displaced
one cog on the rack (installation mistake) - the steering pinion position
must be corrected immediately.
Regarding
Conditon 2. If steering wheel is off centre more than + 5 °
(clamp flange bolt must be lying horizontally and on top) remove steering wheel
from steering spindle with KM-210-A and centre on the spindle splines.
