PIAGGIO PORTER 1.3 16V 2008, Service Manual

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6. Nut
7. Steering wheel padding
Wheel alignment
Toe-in measurement
1. Shake the vehicle manually so as to level its
height.
2. Move the vehicle approx. 5 meters forwards so
that front wheels are not steered.
- DURING MEASUREMENT, DO NOT MOVE THE VEHICLE
BACKWARDS.
3. Put the gauge pointer at the centre of the front wheel tread.
4. Mark a reference at the centre of the tread of each of the front wheel tyres, on the rear side. Measure
the distance between the two marks (Size A ) in the figure.
5. Move the vehicle slowly, pushing it until the wheels are turned 180°.
6. Measure the distance (Size B ) between the two references marked in the previous phase. Perform
this measurement from the vehicle front side. Calculate the toe-in value A-B .
TOE-IN
Specification Desc./Quantity
B-A (one passenger) 2.0 + 1.5 - 1.0
B-A (unloaded vehicle) 1.5 + 1.5 - 1.0
Toe-in adjustment
1 . Loosen the lock nuts of the tie rod heads.
2 . Adjust toe-in by turning the tie rod heads.
- BE CAREFUL NOT TO KINK THE COVER DURING THE
ADJUSTMENT.
- WHILE ADJUSTING TOE-IN, RIGHT AND LEFT TIE-RODS
MUST HAVE THE SAME SIZE.
- LENGTH (A) INDICATED IN THE FIGURE ON THE RIGHT
MUST BE THE SAME ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES. (IF
THE LENGTH ON THE LEFT SIDE IS DIFFERENT FROM
THE RIGHT SIDE, THERE IS A DIFFERENCE IN THE
WHEEL STEERING ANGLE, BETWEEN THE RIGHT AND
LEFT SIDES).
PORTER 1.3 16V
Steering column
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