[Healeys] Steering alignment

[warthodson at aol.com]

Paul,
Yes, that is exactly what I was trying to say. Thanks for jumping in &
clarifiying this subject.
Gary Hodson









-----Original Message-----
From: PG <britishcars at shaw.ca>
To: 'WILLIAM B LAWRENCE' <ynotink at msn.com>; warthodson at aol.com; 'David Nock'
<healeydoc at sbcglobal.net>
Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
Sent: Thu, Jun 3, 2010 11:58 pm
Subject: RE: [Healeys] Steering alignment


Hi Bill,
I think you might be incorrect....I was on the same page as you earlier but
 think I was also wrong.
When you add toe in, it pulls both tie rods together, equal amounts......
Since the left hand (for North American models) tie rod is attached to the
teering lever, it must also pull the steering lever towards to centre of
he car.  When it pulls the steering lever in, it turns the steering wheel
lockwise.  So, now the pin is no longer in the same place on the worm as it
as before......Yes, the car will continue to go straight because both tires
ere pulled in equal amounts.  However, the tight spot will now be more
ounter clockwise to centre.
Furthermore, if you want your steering wheel to be centered, you'll have to
ake it off the spline and rotate it counterclockwise.
Took me a while to get my head around it.....
Paul