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STEERING 3 FAULT DIAGNOSIS Symptom - Light Steering or Free Play At Steering Wheel. POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY 1. Front tyres over inflated. 1. Inflate tyres to correct pressure. See GENERAL SPECIFICATION DATA, Information. 2. Incorrect tyres fitted. 2. Fit tyres of correct specification. See GENERAL SPECIFICATION DATA, Information. 3. Worn front suspension component bushes. 3. Check component bushes for wear and renew as necessary. See FRONT SUSPENSION, Repair. 4. Excessive free play in steering linkage. 4. Check steering linkage components and adjust or renew as necessary See Repair. 5. Excessive free play in swivel pin. 5. Check swivel pin components and adjust or renew as necessary. 6. Steering box alignment incorrect causing excessive 6. Centralize steering box. See Repair. 7. Excessive free play in steering column intermediate shaft 7. Check and renew intermediate shaft. See Repair. 8. Excessive free play in steering column bearings or universal 8. Renew steering column. See Repair. Symptom - Steering Vibration, Road Wheel Shimmy - Wobble. POSSIBLE CAUSE REMEDY 1. Road wheel/s out of balance. 1. Rebalance road wheel/s. 2. Worn/damaged steering damper. 2. Renew steering damper. See Repair. 3. Worn PAS components, mountings and fixings. 3. Check and renew steering components, mountings and fixings as necessary. See Repair. 4. Worn front suspension components, mountings and 4. Check and renew suspension components, mountings and fixings. See FRONT SUSPENSION, Repair. 5. Incorrect steering geometry. 5. Carry out full steering geometry check. See Adjustment. |