Device and method for adjusting camber and/or toe

Details Device and method for adjusting camber and/or toe Device and method for adjusting camber and/or toe

1993-04-28

1997-04-22

Culbreth, Eric D.

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Running gear

384626, 411531, 403 4, B62D 1700

Patent

active

056223781

ABSTRACT:
A shim and method for using the same for adjusting camber and/or toe of a wheel assembly wherein first and second tapered annular shims are coupled together to permit relative rotation therebetween and each of the first and second tapered annular shims have visible indicia thereon. A chart is consulted to obtain an indicium on the first tapered annular shim that is to be aligned with an indicium on the second tapered annular shim so that the first and second tapered annular shims may be rotated to align the indicium on each shim so that the aligned indicia may be placed in the wheel assembly at a reference point on the wheel assembly to make the required camber and/or toe adjustments.

REFERENCES:
patent: 774042 (1904-11-01), Cooper
patent: 776971 (1904-12-01), Walsh
patent: 2826462 (1958-03-01), Evans
patent: 4684150 (1987-08-01), Specktor
patent: 4872699 (1989-10-01), Grove
Copy of a portion of a paper in Civ. Act. No. 4-92-784 now 3-91-520 in U.S. District Court--Dis. of Minnesota.
Chart and template for wheel alignment.
Ingalls brochure on wheel alignment.
Magazine "Brake & Front End", Feb. 1988, article More on FWD Rear Alignment Shims by Larry Carley p. 37.

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