Camber Adjustment: Front
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- Remove protective cap. Knock out centering pin (1) in downwards direction. See Fig 1 . Clean wheel arch from below in area of support bearing with compressed air. Slacken spring strut mount-to-wheel house nut (2) about 1 1/2 turns.
- Insert Special Tool (32 3 190) into wheel arch opening and over nut. See Fig 2 . Replace nuts (3) and screw on but do not tighten fully. Turn nut (4) in Special Tool (32 3 190) to adjust camber to specified value. See WHEEL ALIGNMENT SPECIFICATIONS . Maximum possible camber change is -0.3 to 0.3 degrees.
- Remove Special Tool (32 3 190). Replace nut (2) for spring strut mount-to-wheel house. See Fig 1 . Tighten to specification. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS .
- Check and adjust toe-in. See FRONT under TOE-IN ADJUSTMENT.