Wheel Alignment
WARNING
To avoid personal injury and/or vehicle damage, refer to the service precautions at the
beginning of this section.
General Information
Caster
Looking at a vehicle from the side, caster angle describes the steering axis from front to
rear. The steering knuckle is attached to a control arm or strut at the top and a control arm
at the bottom. The wheel pivots around the line between these points to steer the vehicle.
When the upper point is tilted back, this is described as positive caster. Having positive
caster tends to make the wheels self-centering increasing directional stability. Excessive
positive caster makes the wheels hard to steer, while an uneven caster will cause a pull to
one side. Overloading the vehicle or sagging rear springs will affect caster, as it will raise
the rear of the vehicle. If the rear of the vehicle is lower than normal, the caster becomes
more positive. Caster affects straight-line stability. Caster wheels used on shopping carts,
for example, employ negative caster.
Caster
Summary of Contents for TrailBlazer
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Page 26: ...Fig 3 Typical body and undervehicle maintenance locations Refer to chart for descriptions ...
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Page 175: ...Spring free length check Valve spring squareness check ...
Page 192: ...Front of piston mark ...
Page 361: ...5 3L Engine Except Saab Underhood Fuse Block 2003 2005 Early Production ...
Page 469: ...Removing the outer band from the CV boot Removing the inner band from the CV boot ...
Page 470: ...Removing the CV boot from the joint housing Clean the CV joint housing prior to removing boot ...
Page 471: ...Removing the CV joint housing assembly Removing the CV joint ...
Page 472: ...Inspecting the CV joint housing Removing the CV joint outer snap ring ...
Page 473: ...Checking the CV joint snap ring for wear CV joint snap ring typical ...
Page 474: ...Removing the CV joint assembly Removing the CV joint inner snap ring ...
Page 475: ...Installing the CV joint assembly typical ...
Page 553: ...9 Torque the lug nuts to specification 10 Lower the vehicle ...
Page 556: ...Toe in Frame Misalignment Frame misalignment ...
Page 588: ...Bleeding caliper ...
Page 624: ...Manifold gauge set components Refrigerant recovery recycling station ...
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