Check Steering System

For steering wheel, column assembly steering, universal joint, and steering gearbox, check the following items, and if there is anything out of standard value, it is considered to be damaged. If so, replace it with a new part.

• Check the following items for the column assembly steering. Ref. to POWER ASSISTED SYSTEM (POWER STEERING)>STEERING COLUMN>INSPECTION .
  • Mounting conditions and deflection of front and rear, upward and downward directions of the steering wheel and column assembly steering.
  • Deflection of front and rear, upward and downward directions, and mounting condition to vehicle body of the column assembly steering. (After a collision, absorbing part of the column assembly steering may have been operated.)
• Check for deflection and the swing load of the universal joint. Ref. to POWER ASSISTED SYSTEM (POWER STEERING)>UNIVERSAL JOINT>INSPECTION .
• Check the following items for the steering gearbox. Ref. to POWER ASSISTED SYSTEM (POWER STEERING)>ELECTRIC POWER STEERING GEARBOX>INSPECTION .

• Rack sliding resistance and deflection
• Input shaft play
• Rotational resistance of gearbox