Brand new foreman 500es
#3
How about telling us the rest of the story. Like did you crash it and break tie rod ends or bend steering shaft. What were you doing that caused this situation. This cannot happen while just parked in the garage. Honda will not warranty crash damage. If one tie rod adjustment just came loose then this is simple matter to reset and tighten. Just match other side.
#6
Sounds like this might be a trend.
Last week on a ride with like 35 miles on my new Rincon it started handling funny and the bar was off center. One wheel was way toed in.
I found both lock nuts on one tie rod were spinning loose on the tie rod.
Anyhooo... The alignment specs on the 500 Foreman is 1 3/16" toe out plus or minus 19/32" (30mm +/- 15mm) as measured at the tire tread.
You can use a toe-gauge to mark the backs of the tires, roll the machine until the marks are on the front of the tires, put the toe gauge at the fronts and measure the difference. (Toe out meaning 1 3/16" wider at the front).
You can also take two carpenter squares and c-clamp the long sides together (to make a U shape) so the width of the outside edge of the short ends is about the width of the center of the tires. Slip the squares behind the tires to mark the backs of the tread, remove the squares, roll until the marks are on the fronts of the tires, then set the squares on the fronts of the tires and measure the toe out...
Hopefully that made sense. Both tie rods should be the same length, and make sure the tie rod is free to rotate some once the lock nuts are tight....
Last week on a ride with like 35 miles on my new Rincon it started handling funny and the bar was off center. One wheel was way toed in.
I found both lock nuts on one tie rod were spinning loose on the tie rod.
Anyhooo... The alignment specs on the 500 Foreman is 1 3/16" toe out plus or minus 19/32" (30mm +/- 15mm) as measured at the tire tread.
You can use a toe-gauge to mark the backs of the tires, roll the machine until the marks are on the front of the tires, put the toe gauge at the fronts and measure the difference. (Toe out meaning 1 3/16" wider at the front).
You can also take two carpenter squares and c-clamp the long sides together (to make a U shape) so the width of the outside edge of the short ends is about the width of the center of the tires. Slip the squares behind the tires to mark the backs of the tread, remove the squares, roll until the marks are on the fronts of the tires, then set the squares on the fronts of the tires and measure the toe out...
Hopefully that made sense. Both tie rods should be the same length, and make sure the tie rod is free to rotate some once the lock nuts are tight....
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