Steering System-General Information

• Specifications
  • General Specifications
• Description And Operation
  • Steering System
• Diagnosis And Testing
  • Steering System
    • Special Tool(s)
    • Material
    • Principles of Operation
      • Power Steering
    • 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 Test A: Steering System Noise
      • Normal Operation
      • Possible Causes
      • Pinpoint Test A: Steering System Noise
    • Pinpoint Test B: Steering is Very Difficult/Very Easy
      • Normal Operation
      • Possible Causes
      • Pinpoint Test B: Steering Is Very Difficult/Very Easy
    • Pinpoint Test C: Excessive Steering Wheel Play
      • Normal Operation
      • Possible Causes
      • Pinpoint Test C: Excessive Steering Wheel Play
    • Pinpoint Test D: Steering System Drift/Pull/Wander
      • Normal Operation
      • Possible Causes
      • Pinpoint Test D: Steering System Drift/Pull/Wander
    • Component Tests
      • Steering Linkage
      • Turning Effort Test
      • Power Steering Pump Flow and Pressure Test
      • Steering Gear Valve
• General Procedures
  • Power Steering System Filling
    • Special Tool(s)
    • Material
    • System Filling
  • Power Steering System Flushing
    • Material
    • System Flushing
  • Power Steering System Purging
    • Special Tool(s)
    • Material
    • System Purging