Alignment: Toe Adjustment
The vehicles tires will feather if the toe is out of adjustment. The first thing and start of any diagnostic procedure is to verify the customers complaint. Make it a habit to run your open hand across the tread of each tire to check for tire feathering.
When adjusting the front toe on a vehicle the distance between fronts and backs of the front tires is being increased or decreased according to specifications. One could think of vehicle toe as an imaginary line drawn down the center of the tire and another imaginary 
line drawn down the center of the vehicle. If the tire is toed in the two imaginary lines would intersect, if the tire were toed out the line through the tire would angle away from the center line of the vehicle.
We adjust the toe by turning the inner tie rod on a rack and pinion steering system and by turning an adjusting sleeve on the standard gear box driven system. To adjust the toe on a vehicle with a typical rack and pinion system, loosen the nut on the inner tie rod about a half inch from the outer tie rod end. Loosen the clamp holding the bellows boot and make sure the boot is free (not sticking) to the inner tie rod. Turn each inner tie rod one half of the total toe specifications and split the toe between the two tires. Tighten the lock nut and replace the clamp, then bounce the vehicle and check the toe again.
Some front end tie rods have rotating sleeves with two bolted clamps. On these gear box type systems apply a little oil and loosen the clamp bolts in each side of the sleeve. Use a tie rod rotating tool to prevent any damage to the tie rod sleeve. When the toe is adjusted, place the clamps in the same position assuming the were not rubbing against any other front end components. Always make sure these clamps are positioned in a way that they do not interfere with other components.
The vehicles front toe is set after the correct caster, camber, and rear toe angles are set to vehicle specifications. Improper toe adjustment causes feathered tire wear. Improper rear toe moves the vehicles trust line away from its geometric center line. The rear toe is adjusted before adjusting the front toe.
