2.1.4.7. Suspension bracket and steering
Check of a forward suspension bracket and steering
| PERFORMANCE ORDER |
| 1. Lift a forward part of the car and install it on support. |
| 2. Examine boots and covers on existence of cracks or wear tracks. |
| 3. On models with system of the hydraulic booster of steering examine hoses and tubes of system, and also their connection on existence of leaks. |
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4. Undertake a wheel from above and from below and try to shake it. If the free wheeling is too big, ask the assistant to squeeze out a pedal of a brake and again shake a wheel. If the free wheeling decreased or was gone, so hug bearings need to be replaced. If the free wheeling remained, so connections or fastenings of a suspension bracket are worn-out. |
| 5. Undertake a wheel on each side and try to shake it. Too big free wheeling can be caused by wear of hug bearings or spherical hinges of steering drafts. |
| 6. Check a condition of plugs of fastenings of elements of a suspension bracket. |
| 7. Lower the car on the earth and turn a steering wheel on 1/8 turns in both parties. If the free wheeling of a steering wheel is too big, check hinges and connections of steering transfer. |
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Check of a back suspension bracket
| PERFORMANCE ORDER |
| 1. Lift a back part of the car and install it on support. |
| 2. Check bearings of naves, plugs and fastenings of elements of a back suspension bracket as above for a forward suspension bracket is described. |
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Check of shock-absorbers
| PERFORMANCE ORDER |
| 1. Examine shock-absorbers on existence of traces of leak of liquid. If leak is present, the shock-absorber needs to be replaced. |
| 2. Check efficiency of shock-absorbers, having shaken the car up-down. |
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