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General Steering Issues

SYMPTOM POSSIBLE CAUSES ACTION
  • Veer under braking
  • Excess play in steering system
 
  • Contamination of brake pads and discs
  • Check and rectify the source of the contamination and install new brake pads and discs as required, refer to the new module/component installation note at the top of the symptom charts
 
  • Seized front brake caliper slide pins or piston
  • Damaged brake discs
  • Check and rectify sticking slide pins and install new calipers as required, refer to the new module/component installation note at the top of the symptom charts
  • Check and install new brake discs as required, refer to the new module/component installation note at the top of the symptom charts
 
  • Incorrect geometry settings
NOTE: Dealerships must keep a copy of the BEFORE and AFTER geometry figures with job card for future reference
  • Vehicle pulls to one side when driving on a level surface
  • Uneven tire wear
  • Incorrect tire pressure
 
  • Incorrect geometry settings
NOTE: Dealerships must keep a copy of the BEFORE and AFTER geometry figures with job card for future reference
 
  • Vehicle is unevenly loaded or overloaded
  • Notify the customer of incorrect vehicle loading
 
  • Excess play in steering system
 
  • Loose, damaged or worn front suspension components
 
  • Loose, damaged or worn rear suspension components
 
  • Incorrect brake operation
 
  • Incorrect underbody alignment
  • Wheel fight (kick back) - condition where roughness is felt in the steering wheel by the driver when the vehicle is driven over rough surfaces
  • Loose or worn steering components/bushings
CAUTION: DO NOT attempt to adjust the steering gear yoke. Failure to follow this instruction will invalidate the steering gear warranty.
 
  • Loose or worn suspension components/bushings
  • Tighten and install new suspension components/bushings as required
  • Nibble (shimmy) - condition where oscillation of the steering wheel occurs (not vertical which is shake). This is driven by road wheel imbalance
  • Shake - condition where vertical vibration of the steering wheel/column occurs (not oscillation which is nibble)
  • Road wheel incorrect balance/radial force variation/forcing