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Front (E52)

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  1. Move steering wheel gear into straight ahead setting. Marks on housing and steering shaft must line up. See Fig 1.
  2. Slacken lock nut (1) on steering tie rod, gripping outer tie rod in so doing. Adjust wheel toe-in by turning tie rod (2). See Fig 2. Adjust wheel toe-in to specification. See E52  under WHEEL ALIGNMENT SPECIFICATIONS.
  3. Grip outer tie rod and tighten lock nut to specification. See E52  under TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS.
Fig 1: Locating Mark On Housing & Steering Shaft
G00148285Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Fig 2: Adjusting Wheel Toe-In
G00148286Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.
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