2000 Warrior Front end Alignment

sparkymichigan · Sep 12, 2012

Ok I have issues with getting the toe correct. Stock arms.
Does someone have the exact measurements of the tie rods pin to pin?
I would like the bars to be straight and it track properly.
I looked in the clymer manual and tried to set it to that and it was way off.
Any ideas?

Gen1Pat · Sep 12, 2012

What I do is take 2 tie down straps and hook the one end to one side of the bars, adn the other strap to the other side of the bars. Then put their other hook to the grab bar and tighten down, to hold the bars perfectly straight. After that I start adjusting away.

sparkymichigan · Sep 12, 2012

Sounds like a good technique.
Do you adjust it to have some toe in like on a Auto?
I figured Yamaha gave a specific tie rod center end to center end measurement. If they would give this you could be dead nuts on minus the play in the rod ends.
Wouldn't that make sense or too much sense.
Then you could bench set your tie rods then install them. Then all would be square with the world????

duneracerweston · Sep 12, 2012

you cant do it that way because none of these bikes are the exact same, your frame may be tweeked 1/8 and someone elses 1/8 the other way, so you need to put the bars strait, strap em, then use a tape measure and set then at about 1/16-1/8" toe in no quick tricks, just a tape and a couple wrenches

sparkymichigan · Sep 12, 2012

I'll give that a shot when I get home.
Thanks for all the help.
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