INTRODUCTION AND MASTER TROUBLESHOOTING
- Master Troubleshootina 29
VEHICLE PULLS TO ONE SIDE
Symptom
Vehicle pulls to one side
Probable cause
Improper front or rear wheel alignment
lmbalanced or worn tires
Uneven tire pressure
Excessive turning resistance of upper ball joint
Wheel bearing seizure
Broken or worn torsion bar spring
Bend front axle drive shaft
Deformed lowerarm
Reference
page or remedy
2-l 3.17-3.6
/ 224
22-2
2-27
2-21
2-36
2-40
230
STEERING WHEEL SHIMMY
Symptom Probable cause
Reference
page or remedy
Steering wheel shimmy Improper front or rear wheel alignment 1 2-13,17-3,6 1
Improper tire pressure
1 22-2
I
Imbalanced wheels Repair
I
1 Poorturning resistance of upper ball joint
Excessive play of steering wheel
1 2-27
I
19%
I
Broken or weak stabilizer 1 2-39
I
Worn lower arm or upper arm bushing
I 2-28.31 1
\ Malfunctioning shock absorber
I 2-27
I
/ Broken or weak torsion bar spring or, leaf spring or coil spring / 2-36,17-4,9
Wear, play, or seizure of wheel bearing
2-19
BOTTOMING
Symptom Probable cause
Reference
page or remedy
Bottoming Overloaded vehicle
Correct
Broken or weak torsion bar spring, leaf spring or coil spring
236.1749
1 Malfunctionina shock absorber 1 2-27,174 8 1
( TSB Revision