8.
STEERING
AND
SUSPENSION SYSTEMS
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2.
Front alignment:
Faulty toe-in; faulty camber
angle; faulty caster' angle.
3.
Rods:
Drag rods deformed; tie-rods
deformed;
pitman arm or knuckle
arm deformed.
4.
Steering gear box:
Insufficient oil or grease.
Trouble
Readjust.
Add oil or grease
Probable cause Remedy
2
front tires.
1.
arm, tie-rods).
1.
Tire pressure
is
too low.
Heavy steering.
Excessive play in
steering.
3.
king pin angles; tie-rod(s1 deformed.
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Steerins pulls to
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1.
Front aliqnment:
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Adjust
2.
Excessive up-and-down play in
kingpins.
3.
Center pin worn excessively.
1.
Front alignment:
Improper
toe-in, camber, or
-
one side.
5.
Grease, insufficient.
1.
Joints:
Excessive backlash in joints (gear
box,
pitman arm, drag rods knuckle
Front tire shimmy.
Replace.
Replace.
Readjust.
lmproper alignment (toe-in,
camber angle, caster angle).
2.
Rods:
Pitman arm, drag rod(s1 knuckle
arms, or tie-rods bent or deformed.
Change
Adjust.
3.
Tire pressure:
Different tire pressures in the
left
and right wheels.
1.
Faulty front hub bearings.
Readjust.
Correct or replace.
Correct or replace.
Adjust.
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4.
Implement fitted improperly.
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Attach properly.
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front wheel securing bolts loose.
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5.
Road or surface conditions.
2.
Center pin worn; center pin
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Tighten or replace.
bracket loose.
6.
1.
Front wheel hub bearings damaged;
Strange noises.
3.
Looseness between rear wheel
hubs and splines; bolts securing
rear wheels loose.
Tighten or replace.
Tighten.