Pull To One Side; Suspension Noise; Wheel Wobble - Fiat 850 Sedan 1968 Shop Manual

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Pull to One Side.
POSSIBLE
CAUSES
1) Low or uneven tire pressure.
2) Incorrect front wheel alignment.
3) Control arms distorted.
4) Inoperative shock absorbers.
5) Brakes binding.
Suspension Noise.
POSSIBLE
CAUSES
1) Lack of lubrication.
FIAT· 850 PASSENGER CARS
REMEDIES
1) Check tire pressure and inflate correctly.
2) Check and adjust: caster, camber and toe-in.
3) Check control arms on test equipment and replace
if
they
are distorted beyond repair.
4) Disassemble, overhaul and refill with FIAT $.A.!. fluid.
5) Service and adjust brakes as directed in covering chapter.
REMEDIES
1) Lubricate: kingpin housings, tie rods and wheel bearings,
following applicable directions.
2) Noisy or inoperative shock absorbers.
3) Loose sway bar at semi-elliptic spring or body
mountings.
4) Worn or loose wheel bearings.
Wheel Wobble.
POSSIBLE
CAUSES
1) Uneven tire pressure.
2)
Loose or worn wheel bearings.
3)
Inoperative shock absorbers.
4) Loose steering knuckle or kingpin housing.
5) Incorrect front wheel alignment.
6)
Control arm resilient bushings, or kingpin housing
and semi-elliptic spring (( estendblocks»), worn.
2) Overhaul shock absorbers and refill with FIAT S.A,1. fluid
as recommended on page
155.
3)
Provided rubber cushions are not worn, tighten sway bar
screws.
4) Remove wheels, wheel drum and hub and check bearing
operation.
Replace and lubricate as required and reas-
semble as outlined on pages 137, 138 and 139.
REMEDIES
1) Inflate to correct pressure.
2) Remove, inspect and replace bearings as required, then lu-
bricate and reassemble as outlined on pages 137, 138 and 139.
3) Disassemble, overhaul and refill with FIAT S. A." fluid.
4)
Remove and replace:
kingpin housing bushings or control arm spider bushings,
if worn, the kingpin and shims.
5)
Check and adjust: caster, camber and toe-in.
6) Check and replace bushings as directed in covering chap-
ters.

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