Honda Accord 2008 Manual page 1414

Power Steering
Symptom Troubleshooting
Hard Steering
N O T E :
• C o m p a r e t o a k n o w n - g o o d v e h i c l e t h a t is t h e s a m e
t r i m l e v e l .
• C h e c k f o r s u s p e n s i o n d a m a g e .
• C h e c k t h e s t e e r i n g a l i g n m e n t .
• C h e c k t h e t i r e c o n d i t i o n a n d p r e s s u r e .
1 . C h e c k t h e p o w e r a s s i s t , r e f e r t o t h e 2 0 0 8 - 2 0 0 9
A c c o r d S e r v i c e M a n u a l ( s e e p a g e 1 7 - 9 ) .
Is the initial turning load more than 29 N (3.0 kgf,
6.6 Ibf) ?
Y E S — G o t o s t e p 2 .
N O — P o w e r a s s i s t i s O K a t t h i s t i m e . C o m p a r e t o a
k n o w n - g o o d v e h i c l e . •
2 . C o n n e c t t h e P/S j o i n t a d a p t e r ( p u m p ) , P/S j o i n t
a d a p t e r p l a t e ( p u m p ) , P/S j o i n t a d a p t e r ( h o s e ) , a n d
P/S p r e s s u r e g a u g e T / N 0 7 4 0 6 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 ( s e e p a g e
1 7 - 8 ) , T / N 0 7 4 0 6 - 0 0 1 0 0 0 A o r T / N 0 7 4 0 6 - 0 0 1 A 1 0 1
( s e e p a g e 17-9) t o t h e p u m p .
3 . M e a s u r e s t e a d y - s t a t e f l u i d p r e s s u r e f r o m t h e p u m p
a t i d l e .
Is the pressure 1,470 kPa (15 kgf/crrf, 213 psi) or
less?
Y E S — G o t o s t e p 4 .
N O — G o t o s t e p 8.
4 . M e a s u r e t h e p u m p r e l i e f p r e s s u r e a t i d l e .
Is the pressure 8,830- 9,310 kPa (90- 95 kgf/crrf,
1,280- 1,350 psi) or more?
Y E S — G o t o s t e p 5.
N O — G o t o s t e p 9.
5. U s i n g a s p r i n g s c a l e , m e a s u r e t h e p o w e r a s s i s t i n
b o t h d i r e c t i o n s , t o t h e l e f t a n d t o t h e r i g h t .
Are the two measurements within 5.0 N (0.51 kgf,
1.12 Ibf) of each other?
Y E S — G o t o s t e p 6.
N O — G o t o s t e p 1 1 .
6. M e a s u r e t h e f l u i d p r e s s u r e w i t h b o t h p r e s s u r e
g a u g e v a l v e s o p e n (if s o e q u i p p e d ) , w h i l e t u r n i n g
t h e s t e e r i n g w h e e l f u l l y t o t h e l e f t a n d f u l l y t o t h e
r i g h t .
Is the pressure 8,830- 9,310 kPa (90- 95 kgf/crrf,
1,280— 1,350 psi) or more in both directions?
Y E S — G o t o s t e p 7.
N O — F a u l t y s t e e r i n g g e a r b o x . O v e r h a u l t h e
s t e e r i n g g e a r b o x , r e f e r t o t h e 2 0 0 8 - 2 0 0 9 A c c o r d
S e r v i c e M a n u a l ( s e e p a g e 1 7 - 4 3 ) . •
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