Steering System-General Information

• Specifications
  • Steering System -- General Specifications
  • Torque Specifications
• Description And Operation
  • Steering System
    • Steering System Components
• Diagnosis And Testing
  • Steering System
    • Notes
    • Inspection and Verification
    • Steering System Symptom Definitions
      • Drift/Pull
      • Excessive Steering Wheel Play
      • Feedback
      • Hard Steering or Lack of Assist
      • Nibble
      • Poor Returnability/Sticky Steering
      • Shimmy
      • Wander
    • Symptom Chart
    • Pinpoint Tests
      • Pinpoint Test A: Steering System Noise
      • Pinpoint Test B: Steering Is Very Difficult/Very Easy
      • Pinpoint Test C: Excessive Steering Wheel Play
      • Pinpoint Test D: Steering System Drift/Pull/Wander
    • Steering Linkage Inspection
      • Vertical Inspection
      • Lateral Inspection
• Component Tests
  • Steering Linkage
  • Turning Effort Test
  • Pump Flow and Pressure Test
  • Tie-Rod Articulation Torque
  • Steering Gear Valve
• General Procedures
  • Power Steering System Flushing
  • Power Steering System Purging
  • Power Steering System Filling
  • Steering Gear Meshload Adjustment