Toyota Corolla (E120): Adjustment
1. Headlight aim only
- place the vehicle in the following conditions.
- The area around the headlight is not deformed.
- The vehicle is parked on a level surface.
- Tire inflation pressure is in the specified value .
- A driver is in the driver’s seat and the vehicle is in a state ready for driving (with a tank full).
- The vehicle has been bounced several times.
- check the headlight aiming.
- Prepare a thick white paper.
- Stand the paper perpendicular to the ground at the position 9.84 Ft away from the headlights.
- Ensure that the center line of the vehicle and the paper face forms a 90–degree angle as shown in the illustration.
- Draw a horizontal line (h line) on the paper, showing where the headlights should strike.
- Draw a vertical line (v line) to where the center line of the vehicle is to be.
- Draw 2 vertical lines to where the both headlights should strike (v rh and v lh lines).
- Draw a horizontal line (by connecting the both low beam center marks) to where the headlights should strike (h rh and h lh lines).
- Take appropriate measures to prevent any influence of other lights.
- Set the headlights leveling position to ”0” position and adjust the angle of the headlight axis.
Hint
: the h rh and h lh line is 0.4° Below the horizontal line (h line) of the light axis.
- Start the engine.
- Turn the headlights on.
- Check that the headlights properly strike the position shown in the illustration.
- If not, adjust the lights in the vertical direction.
Hint
:
- as shown in the illustration, adjust each aim of the rh and lh lights.
- When adjusting the headlight aim in the veatical direction: using adjusting bolt, adjust the headlight aim to be within the specified range.
Hint
: the optical aim moves upward when turning a screwdriver clockwise, while it moves downward when turning a screwdriver counterclockwise.
Other materials:
Front suspension arm sub–assy lower no.1 Lh
Replacement
Hint: components:
1. Remove front wheel
2. Disconnect front stabilizer link assy lh (lh (a/t) position)
3. Disconnect front stabilizer link assy rh (lh (a/t) position)
Hint:
remove the rh side by the same procedures as the lh side.
4. Separate front suspension arm sub–assy lowe ...
How to proceed with troubleshooting
1 Vehicle brought in
2 Customer problem analysis check and symptom check
3 Problem symptoms table
Without applicable symptoms, proceed to ”a”
with applicable symptoms, proceed to ”b”
4 Perform troubleshooting in the following method, depending on
malfunction symptom ...
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Preparation
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