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Wheel Alignment Tool by Manco...no instructions

karls59tr

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Just put the 3 on the road after doing a front end rebuild....noticed that the drivers side wheel is now viibly toeing out.After searching my garage I found an older Manco wheel alignment kit that I bought from Moss or TRF many years ago but dont have the instructions. Anyone have a kit like this? It's basically an aluminum bar with a degree gauge mounted on it.
 
I have one, and I have the instructions. I need about an hour to hunt it down. I'll post it or email it to you.

It's easy. You need a good wrench to avoid stripping the tie road securing nuts.

Also, on mine, I had to sort of "crunch" the little bar stands down a bit since the TR4 is lower than many other cars that the bar is made to work with.

You start by placing the bar behind the two front tires. You then raise the car and make any necessary adjustment; then lower it and see how you did. The gauge has some funny "times 2" aspect to it since you're, of course, dealing with two tires.

I'll find it.
 
Thank you very much. Gee I dont know if I can locate the stands with all the jumble in my garage ...any idea of the apprx. height of those?
 
I just emailed to your Buik email address thru Yahoo.

For some reason, I can't post the picture of it.
 
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