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The first time I went out in the Baron, it was interesting to see if the spacers would improve stability in turns. To compare the car's behavior with and without spacers, I installed this thing only on the right side. Naively, I wanted to spin around in a parking lot and test the car for rollover during sharp turns. But, since I don't have power steering, I couldn't tilt the car into any significant turn and abandoned that idea. However, I managed to understand that the turning radius of the car is different when turning left and right, and I need to find out why.

It was discovered on the lift that one steering rod is longer than the other by 2.5 cm. The reason for this is that some time ago, the shoe on the steering reducer was installed not according to the marks.

If you look closely, it's clear that the marks don't match

It seems like a minor thing, but critically important, and the steering reducer cannot be properly adjusted due to this.

Without a nut, it is already clear that there is an error of one splines

And it should be like this

To carefully align the shoe, I had to remove the steering reducer and disassemble it at the same time. What was inside could not be called oil; it was just brick-colored water, but apparently the reducer is indestructible — there's no wear anywhere.

I filled the reducer with motor zero oil and installed the shoe according to the marks.

The pendulum also required attention.

Overall, when dealing with steering:

1. Check if the marks on the shoe and the steering reducer shaft match.

2. Align the wheels straight (by eye), making sure that the steering rods are of equal length (a deviation up to 0.5 cm is not critical).

3. The assembly of the primary reducer shaft with the steering column cannot be assembled incorrectly, there's a cut for the bolt.

4. Now check for straight wheel position when the wheels are turned straight.

If necessary, remove the steering wheel and switch it by splines.

5. Adjust the toe-in.

Often encountered situations where people start with switching the steering wheel, leading to confusion, and even a master who adjusts the toe-in doesn't understand the problem.