In the Williams Technical Guide, it has a section on setting the front suspension geometry and tracking etc. It makes an interesting point, and if true, could help me a lot with setting mine up:
It says...
With the steering lock applied there is still a certain amount of play in the steering wheel. The steering 'centre point' is obtained by turning the wheel slowly to the left (left hand stop)
After this it then goes on to describe you can set the tracking at this point.
So I guess, if this is true, you could do as it says, remove steering wheel, set it to straight ahead and have the wheels tracked at straight ahead...right?
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09-02-2009, 01:31 #1Forum User
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Interesting info, need verified...
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not quite sure what you mean...
I normally count the lock to lock turns and divide by 2 and work out the central position from there to get the rack centred
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I used that method too, but it my above post is right then my steering is wrong by a bit and I like things just right
Originally Posted by Matty86
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So no-one here can verify this then?
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Your first post has confused me
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I guess he means if you remove the ignition key and apply the steering lock then turn the wheel to the left whilst locked (as it has a bit of play) you get the centre of the rack..
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You know when you have no key in the ignition, your car is parked, your security steering lock engages, right?
Now, there is some play in the steering still. Turn the steering wheel left until you get the the end of the lock. If what the guide is saying is true, it SHOULD be the straight ahead point ... so the steering should be centred on the rack.
If it's not, then simply set the steering wheel to how it should be for going straight forward, then set the tracking accordingly.
Is this true? If so, mine is out, and I will correct this weekend...
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I removed the steering lock as a weight-saving measure, so I guess I'll never know if my tracking is spot on
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Oooh! Good plan! :D
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Can no-one verify this then?
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