MAHLE RTI Laser 4 - Manual (Page 17)

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CAMBER READING
Camber: The inward or outward tilt of the wheel at the
top
Camber is measured in degrees.
Wheel exactly vertical: Zero camber
Top of wheel tilts in: Negative camber
Top of wheel tilts out: Positive camber
A vehicle with Negative Camber is shown in Fig. 10.
Proceed with the following steps to read Camber:
1) Place front wheels in straight ahead position with
steering wheel level. The engine must be started
if the vehicle has power steering. Remove
locking pins from the turning radius gauges and
rear wheel slip plates. Rotate each wheel until the
large wheel clamp adjusting knob is at the top.
2) Lower all four wheels until the front wheels rest
on the turning radius gauges and the rear wheels
rest on the rear wheel slip plates. Be sure turning
radius gauges are centered under the front tires.
3) Install brake pedal depressor. The engine must be
running if the vehicle has power brakes.
4) Bounce the vehicle at both front and rear to
normalize the suspension weight.
5) Mount the Electronic Gauge on the left front
Wheel Clamp. Be sure the magnet is centered on
the mounting disk (See Fig. 11).
6) Set the selector to CAMBER (See Fig. 12).
7) Read Camber on the Digital Readout Scale (A
negative 0.3 is indicated in Fig. 12). The numeric
read out will be preceded by a + or - to indicate
positive or negative Camber.
8) Repeat the above procedure on the right front
wheel. If camber adjustments and specifications
are available for the rear wheels, repeat the above
on each wheel.