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WHEELS AND TYRES
5
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
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
Cupped tyres
1. Excessive tyre or wheel run out
2. Tyres out of balance
1. Replace wheel or tyre
2. Adjust, balance or replace tyre
Hard steering
1. Disturbed toe
2. Rack and pinion movement binding
3. Tyres not adequately inflated
4. Bind in steering column
5. Bind in tie rod end ball studs or lower
ball joints
6. Vehicle overloaded
7. Oversized tyres
8. Rubber bellows on RAP assembly
disturbed or stuck up
9. RAP yoke screw over tightened
Steering rack & pinion.
1. Check and adjust toe
2. Check and adjust rack and pinion torque.
Repair or replace
3. Adjust and correct tyre pressures
4. Repair or replace
5. Replace tie rod end or lower arm
6. Check the load
7. Replace tyres with correct specifications
8. Correct the disturbed or stuck up bellows
9. Tighten to specified torque