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WHEEL AND TYRES
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CONCERN
CAUSE
REMEDY
Too much
play in
steering
1. Wheel bearings worn
2. Rack and pinion attachments loose
3. Rack and pinion out adjustment
4. Worn tie rod end or tie rod end ball
joints
5. Worn lower arm ball joints.
6. Worn steering universal joints
1. Replace with new one
2. Tighten or repair
3. Check and adjust rack and pinion torque
4. Replace tie rod or tie rod ball joints
5. Replace worn ball joints
6. Check and replace
Road
wander or
poor
direction
stability
1. Steering linkages worn out
2. Wheel
bearings
improperly
adjusted or worn out
3. Disturbed toe
4. Worn out lower arm ball joints
1. Replace worn out parts
2. Repair and adjust or replace wheel bearings
3. Adjust toe
4. Replace lower arm ball joints
Erratic
steering
when
braking
1. Worn wheel bearings
2. Incorrect tyre pressures
3. Broken or sagging spring
4. Misaligned front ends
5. Different types of tyres on either
side.
6. Uneven wear on brake shoes
7. Partial or complete loss of braking
in either of the two diagonal
circuits
1. Replace wheel bearings
2. Adjust and correct tyre pressures
3. Replace spring
4. Adjust the wheel alignment at front ends
5. Install tyres of correct type and specification
6. Check and replace brake shoes if found
below thickness
7. Check and repair
Ride too
soft
1. Faulty strut assembly
2. Faulty springs and dampers on
both sides
1. Replace strut assembly
2. Check and replace
Lost motion
(lash) at the
steering
wheel
1. Steering wheel loose on the shaft
2. Loose connection between rack
and pinion and steering column
3. Steering linkages loose or worn out
4. Check steering wheel serrations
1. Adjust and tighten steering wheel nut to
specified torque
2. Tighten or repair
3. Replace worn out parts
4. Replace