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Front - M5 & 540i

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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. Loosen clamping screws on tie rods. Adjust toe-in of wheel by turning the tie rod precisely to specification. See Fig 2. For alignment specification, see WHEEL ALIGNMENT SPECIFICATIONS .
  3. Ensure that the ball joints are not twisted and tighten clamping screws to specification. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS .
Fig 1: Matching Marks On Housing
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Fig 2: Adjusting Toe-In
G00183252Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.