Steering System-General Information
- Specifications
- General Procedures
- Description and Operation
- Diagnosis and Testing
- Steering System - VIN Range: L00600->L86901
- Inspection and Verification
- Visual Inspection Chart
- Symptom Chart
- The vehicle wanders from side to side on the road, when it is driven straight ahead and the steering wheel is held in a firm position.
- Vehicle tends to pull to one side when driven on a level surface
- Feedback (whining or knocking noises in the steering gear) - condition where roughness is felt in the steering wheel by the driver when the vehicle is driven over rough surfaces
- Poor returnability of the steering.
- Excessive steering efforts required to turn corners and during parking maneuvers.
- Fluid leakage
- Accessory drive belt squeal
- Chirp noise in the steering pump
- Power steering pump noisy
- Whine type noise
- Power steering pump or reservoir leaks
- Steering Linkage
- Steering System - VIN Range: L86902->M45254
- Inspection and Verification
- Steering Relay Harness Connector
- Steering Linkage Inspection and Backlash (Freeplay) Check
- Power Steering Fluid Condition Check
- Power Steering Pressure Test
- Installing Test Equipment
- Removing Test Equipment
- Steering Fault Diagnosis by Symptom Charts
- Functional
- Noise
- Vibration
- Description of General Steering System Noises
- Description of Specific Steering System Noise Types
- Steering System Vibrations and Harshness
- Steering System - VIN Range: L00600->L86901