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Mitch@hotmail.com - 31 Dec 2003 16:44 GMT

Still trying to solve my steering problem, and I'd like to understand
camber better.

My problem is tight left turns, wide right turns with my electric
Stampede.

If I set the truck on the table, center the steering, and use a
carpenter's square, the wheels both lean in the same amount from
bottom to top.

However, if I look at the truck from overhead, the right wheel is
slanted inward more than the left. That is, the front of the wheel is
closer to the chassis then the rear of the wheel. Whereas, the left
wheel is parallel to the chassis.

What do I adjust, and which wheel do I adjust?
Is steering this sensitive to wheel adjustments, or do I have some
other problem as well?

I don't think the servo is stripped, and I checked the servo saver
insert, and replaced it with a new one, just to be sure.

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Vic20Owner - 31 Dec 2003 19:03 GMT

> However, if I look at the truck from overhead, the right wheel is
> slanted inward more than the left. That is, the front of the wheel is
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> Is steering this sensitive to wheel adjustments, or do I have some
> other problem as well?

You're looking at toe in. You didnt say if this is the front wheel or
the rear wheel, but they should each have a certain amount of toe. On
my offroad cars, I run about 1 degree of toe in on the front, and 3
degrees on the rear. For my road car, I run 1 degree *out* on the
front, and 3 degrees in on the rear.

Stand your car up on the rear bumper and use your camber gauge to
measure the tow-in just like you were trying to measure camber. Make
sure they are both equal. You'll probably want to fix the one that is
not turned inward.

Measuring toe-in on the front is a little different. I usually just
eyeball it, and center the steering with trim.

-tom

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