| SYMPTOM | PROBLEM | CURE |
|---|
Steering Vague-Free movement at the steering wheel before wheels seen to move in straight-ahead position
| Worn steering bearing. Worn suspensikon dampers. Free play between Bearing and bearing cone.
| Check BY rocking wheels with car jacked up. Role the wheel and feel the free play. |
| Worn Steering balljoints. Worn suspension dampers.
| Replace ball joints. |
| Steering gear box loose on mountings |
Retighten or adjust the free play in steeirng gear box |
| Worn Steering gear box |
Overhaul or exchange |
Wheel Wobble at any speed over 20 mph
| Wheel need balancing
| Specialist check |
| Wheel buckeld
| Let service center face the problem |
| Tyre pressure wrong |
Check and inflate/deflate as necessary. |
| Another possible fault is checp remould tyres. |
Overhaul or exchange |
| Steering gear worn |
Check and replace necessary |
| Steering track needs adjustment.These are not probable,but a general check of the steering geometry,camber,castor and kpi may prove more rewarding. |
Consult manual or contact service center |
Wheel Wobble at low speed
| Check tyres condition,check tyre balancing
| Replace tyre if necessar or refer to service center |
| Wheel Inclined at wrong angle("castor angle") due to suspension wear or damage
| Specialist Check |
Car slew to one side-normal progress
| Tyre pressure wrong
| Adjust pressure |
| Steering track wrong
| Specialist check |
| Loose suspension parts |
Check/replace as necessary |
| Camber incorrect set |
Specialist check |
Car slews to one side when braking
| Oil on brake linnings
| Replace linnings.Trace oil leak |
| One seized brake mechanism( need not necessary be a front one)
| Locate seizure; replace components as necessary |
| Badly adjusted brakes |
Re-adjust brakes |
Steering Heavy
| May be a Characteristic of the car
| Could be different reasons if the car is power steering.(1) Low tyre pressure (2)
Leak power hose(3) Leak power rack. |
| Lack of lubrication to swivels
| Lubricate |
| Bent chassis |
Contact to specialist , body repairs |
| Lack of lubrication in steering box |
Lubricate , fill in the box and check the leak or the cause of leak |
| Bent or mal-adjusted steering |
Check and replace as necessary |
