Specifications
PART
3-1-Suspension, Steering, Wheels And Tires General Service
3-3
MUSTANG
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FAIRLANE
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FALCON
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COUGAR
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CMET
FORD.
MERCURY
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FRONT
SPACER
REAR
SPACER
F
1352-A
FIG. 2-Alignment Spacers Modification
ing the caster and camber, the sus-
the front end alignment inspection and
pension alignment spacers must be adjustment, install the alignment
installed to obtain the curb heights.
soacers as follows to establish the
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FRONT SPACER
I.
Mustang H.P., insert pin in sec-
ond hole
1
13/16 inches from base
(Fig. 2).
2.
Falcon, Fairlane, Mustang, Cou-
gar use pin in third hole, 2
112 inches
from base.
I.
Falcon, Fairlane, Comet use
hole
1
118 inches up from base.
2.
Mustang and Cougar, do not
use pin (Fig. 4).
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EQUIPMENT [NSTALLATION
Equipment used for front wheel
alignment inspection must be accu-
rate. Alignment height spacers (Figs.
3 and 4) are used to check caster,
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camber. The spacers should be omit-
ted when checking toe-in.
1
I.
Drive the vehicle in a straight
line far enough to establish the
straight-ahead position of the front
i
wheels, and mark the steering wheel
hub and the steering column collar
(Fig.
5).
Do not adjust the steering
wheel spoke position at this time.
If
the front wheels are turned at any
time during the inspection, align the
marks to bring the wheels back to the
straight-ahead position.
2.
With the vehicle in position for
&b height.
Insert the pin in the spacer hole
marked for the model being checked
(Mustang or Cougar rear does not use
the pin).
Raise the front of the vehicle and
position the alignment spacers between
the suspension upper arm and the
spring tower as shown in Fig. 3.
The
lower end of the spacer should be
placed over the head of the ball joint
front outside attaching rivet. Posi-
tion the alignment spacers for the
rear of the vehicle between the rear
axk and the side rail as shown in
(Fig. 4).
3.
Install the wheel alignment
equipment on the vehicle. Whichever
type of equipment is used, follow the
installation and inspection instruc-
tions provided by the equipment man-
ufacturer.
CASTER
Check the caster angle at each
front wheel.
Caster is the forward or rearward
tilt of the top of the wheel spindle
(Fig.
7).
If
the spindle tilts to the
rear, caster is positive.
If
the spindle
tilts to the front, caster is negative.
The correct caster angle, or tilt, is
specified in Part 3-6.
The maximum
difference between ,both front wheel
caster angles should not exceed
112
However, a difference of not more
than
1
/4
0
is preferred.
Tool
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T65P3000:e
or-!
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,
1-
/
1
FIG. 3-Typical Front Alignment
Spacer
Installation
FIG. 4-Typical Rear Alignment
Spacer Installation
CAMBER
Check the camber angle at each
front wheel.
Camber is the amount the front
wheels are tilted at the top (Fig. 6).
If
a wheel tilts outward, camber is
positive.
If
a wheel tilts inward, cam-
ber is negative.
The correct camber
angle. or outward (positive) tilt, is
specified in Part
3-6. The maximum
difference between both front wheel
camber angles should not exceed
1
/2
However, a differencc of not more
than
114" is preferred.
Alignment height spacers are not
used to check and adjust toe-in.
Toe-
in should only be checked and ad-
justed after the caster and camber
has been adjusted to specification.
Check the toe-in with the front