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Action |
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- Excessive rear thrust angle.
- Front or rear suspension components.
- Drive axle damaged.
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- CHECK the wheel alignment.
ADJUST as necessary
- INSPECT the front and rear suspension system. REPAIR or INSTALL new suspension components as necessary
- REPAIR as necessary. Refer to the appropriate section in Group 205 for the procedure..
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- Unequal tire pressure
- Excessive side-toside difference in caster or camber
- Tire forces.
- Unevenly loaded or overloaded vehicle
- Steering components
- Brake drag.
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- ADJUST tire pressure.
- CHECK the wheel alignment.
ADJUST as necessary.
- ROTATE tires front to rear.
- NOTIFY the customer of incorrect vehicle loading.
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- Front bottoming or riding low
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- Strut(s).
- Front coil springs (5310).
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- INSTALL new strut(s) as necessary
- CHECK ride height. INSTALL new springs as necessary
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- Incorrect tire pressure (rapid center rib or inner and outer edge wear).
- Excessive front or rear toe (rapid inner or outer edge wear).
- Excessive negative or positive camber (rapid inner or outer edge wear).
- Tires out of balance (tires cupped or dished).
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- ADJUST tire pressure.
- CHECK the wheel alignment.
ADJUST as necessary
- CHECK the wheel alignment.
ADJUST as necessary.
- BALANCE tires.
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- Strut(s).
- Shock absorber(s).
- Front coil springs or rear springs (5560).
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- INSTALL new strut(s) as necessary.
- INSTALL new shock absorber (s) as necessary.
- INSTALL new front coil springs or rear springs as necessary.
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- Loose wheel nut(s).
- Loose front suspension fasteners.
- Front wheel bearing (s).
- Wheel or tire runout.
- Tire flatspotting.
- Shock absorber(s).
- Loose, worn or damaged ball joint (s).
- Loose, worn or damaged steering components.
- Front wheel alignment.
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- TIGHTEN to specification.
- TIGHTEN to specification.
- REFER to Wheel Bearing Inspection in this section.
- INSTALL new shock absorber (s) as necessary.
- GO to the Ball Joint Inspection component test in this section.
- CHECK the wheel alignment.
ADJUST as necessary.
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- Sticky steering, poor returnability
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- Ball joints.
- Steering components.
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- GO to the Ball Joint Inspection component test in this section.
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- Steering wheel off-center
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- Unequal front or rear toe settings (side-to-side).
- Steering components.
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- CHECK the wheel alignment.
ADJUST as necessary.
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- Overloaded, unevenly or incorrectly loaded vehicle.
- Loose wheel nut(s).
- Strut(s).
- Shock absorber(s).
- Loose front stabilizer bar (5482) or rear stabilizer bar (5A772).
- Worn stabilizer assembly bushing (s).
- Front coil spring(s) or rear spring(s).
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- NOTIFY the customer of incorrect vehicle loading.
- TIGHTEN to specification.
- INSTALL new strut(s) as necessary
- INSTALL new shock absorber (s) as necessary.
- TIGHTEN to specification.
- INSTALL new bushing(s) as necessary.
- INSTALL new bushing(s) as necessary.
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- Vehicle leans to one side
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- Unevenly loaded or overloaded vehicle.
- Front or rear suspension components.
- Front coil springs or rear springs.
- Incorrect ride height. Lateral tilt out of specification
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- NOTIFY the customer of incorrect vehicle loading
- INSPECT the front and rear suspension system. REPAIR or INSTALL new suspension components as necessary.
- INSTALL new front coil springs or rear springs as necessary.
- CHECK ride height. INSTALL new front coil springs or rear springs as necessary
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- Tire or wheel runout.
- Tire flatspotting.
- Wheel bearings.
- Wheel hubs.
- Brake components.
- Suspension components.
- Steering components.
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- Unevenly loaded or overloaded vehicle.
- Ball joint(s).
- Front wheel bearing (s).
- Loose, worn or damaged suspension components(s).
- Loose suspension fasteners.
- Steering components.
- Wheel alignment.
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