A good dealer checks these things during set up (the alignment is suppose to be done at the factory). Monday and Friday machine have these kinds of problems. But a lot of dealers charge setup and don't do a real check and that's how they get out like that. Then again a good hit on one tire can knock out the alignment.

 

All I know is the last time I smacked a rock pretty hard it made my steering go to just a hare toe-out. (less than an 1/8th inch) After that the machine was a little hard to steer until I adjusted it to around 1/8 toe-in. Then it was much easier to steer.

Also, my service manual says in section 8 on steering to adjust the steering to 6.4mm or 1/4 inch toe-in. Front measurement is 6.4mm or 1/4 inch less than the rear measurement.

As to looking at them at a dealer and being able to tell if they are toe-in or toe-out my eyes just are not good enough anymore to detect 1/8 to 1/4inch without a tape measure. To be honest, I never checked mine when I picked it up from the dealer so I cannot say how it was adjusted when they delivered it to me. So my first guess would be to agree with what was already stated "the dealer never checked".


SJ

 

Sound like i need to take my atv back in then. it is under warrenty,
what i did today before we went riding. mesured my new AC 500, dad's 05 kodiak 450, uncles 9? prarie 650 v-twin, cousins 01 honda rancher.

every single one had toe out. all of them. i just don't get it.
maybe it's an Arizona thang.


HR