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WHEELS AND TYRES
6
CONCERN
CAUSE
REMEDY
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