Vehicle toe set adjustment device and method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8082822
APP PUB NO 20090100972A1
SERIAL NO

12251778

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A vehicle toe set adjustment device and method for adjusting a vehicle tie rod includes an adjustment head adapted to be received over a tie rod. The adjustment head includes a surface for engaging a tie rod fastener, a plurality of moveable collet keys mounted on the adjustment head, and a drive member engaging surface. An actuator on the adjustment head moves the collet keys to engage the tie rod after the tie rod is received in the adjustment head. A method is also provided for engaging moveable collet keys on an adjustment head to engage the tie rod for rotation of the tie rod to adjust the toe set of a vehicle wheel. The device and method are useful with a variety of tie rod assemblies on various vehicles having different sized tie rod assemblies.

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BURKE E PORTER MACHINERY COMPANY730 PLYMOUTH N E GRAND RAPIDS MI 49505

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Hoenke, Mark S Grand Rapids, US 7 72

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