lnspection and
Adjustment
Pump Pressure
Check
Check the
fluid
pressure
as follows to determine
whether the trouble is in the
pump
or
gearbox.
NOTE: First check the
power
steering fluid level and
pump
belt tension,
CAUnON: Dilconn€st the
high
pros3uro
ho3s with
cale
!o e3 not to spill tho
powor
stooring
fluid
on th6
lramo
lnd olhor
parG.
1. Disconnect the outlet
hose from the
oumo outlet
fit-
ting, 8nd
install the
pump
joint
adapter on the
pump
outlet.
2, Connect the
hose
joint
sdapter to the
power
steer-
ing
pressure gauge,
then connect the outlet hose to
the adaotor.
3.
Instsll
the
power
steering
pressure gauge
to the
pump
joint
adaptor
as shown.
OUTLET
HOSE FlTnNG
HOSE ATTACHING BOLT
1l
Nm11.1 kg{ m 8lbf.ftl
6 x 1.0 m.n
BOLT
{P!rt
of
tooll
11
N.m
11.1
kgtm,8lbf.ftl
P/S JOINT ADAPTOR
IPUMPI
o?NAK
-
SmolrA
PUMP
OUTI.TT
FITIING
Open the shut-off valve fully.
Open the
pressure
control valve fully.
17
-22
1.
Start the engine and let it idle.
Turn the stee.ing wheel from lock-to-lock several
times to warm the fluid to operating temperature.
Measure
steady-state
fluid
pressure
while idling
with the shut-off valve fully open. lf the
pump
is in
good
condition, the
gauge
should read less than
1500 kpa
(15
kgf/cm,,213
psi).
lf it reads high,
check the
feed line
or
valve
body
unit
(see
General Troubleshooting l7-10).
Close the shut-off
valve.
then close the
pressure
control
valve
gradually
until the
pressure gauge
needle is stabl6, Read the
pressure.
lmmediately
open the shut-off
valve fully.
CAUTION: Do not keep the shut-ott valvs closod
moro thgn 5 soconds or th9
pump
could b6 dam"
agod by over-h6ating,
lf
the
pump
is in
good
condition, the
gauge
should
read
at
least
6.400
-
7,400 kpa
(65
-
75 kgIlcm,,924
-
1,067
psi).
A low reading means
pump
output is
too low for full assist. Repair or replace the
pump.
10.
P/S PRESSURE GAUGE
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