Suzuki sq-416-420-625 Service Manual page 134

3-2 STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS AND TIRES
Condition
Abnormal or
Excessive Tire Wear
Wheel Tramp
Shimmy, Shake or
Vibration
Hard Steering
Possible Cause
D Sagging or broken springs.
D Tire out of balance.
D Disturbed front end alignment.
D Faulty shock absorber.
D Hard driving.
D Overloaded vehicle.
D Tires not rotating.
D Worn or loose road wheel bearings.
D Wobbly wheel or tires.
D Tires not adequately inflated.
D Blister or bump on tire.
D Improper shock absorber action.
D Tire or wheel out of balance.
D Loose wheel bearings.
D Worn tie rod ends.
D Worn lower ball joints.
D Excessive wheel runout.
D Blister or bump on tire.
D Excessively loaded radial runout of
tire/wheel assembly.
D Disturbed front end alignment.
D Loose or worn tie-rod end.
D Loose steering gear case bolts.
D Bind in tie rod end ball studs or
lower ball joints.
D Disturbed front end alignment.
D Rack and pinion not properly adjusted.
(if equipped with manual steering gear
case)
D Tire not adequately inflated.
D Bind in steering column.
D Low fluid level, loose drive belt or
malfunction of power steering system.
(if equipped with P/S)
Correction
Replace spring.
Adjust balance or replace tire.
Check front end alignment.
Replace shock absorber.
Replace tire.
Replace tire.
Replace or rotate tire.
Replace wheel bearing.
Replace wheel or tire.
Adjust the pressure.
Replace tire.
Replace shock absorber.
Balance wheels or replace tire and/
or wheel.
Replace wheel bearing.
Replace tie rod end.
Replace front suspension control
arm.
Repair or replace wheel and/or tire.
Replace tire.
Replace tire or wheel.
Check front end alignment.
Tighten or replace tie-rod end.
Tighten case bolts.
Replace tie rod end or front
suspension control arm.
Check front end alignment.
Check and adjust steering gear box.
Inflate tires to proper pressure.
Repair or replace.
Check and correct.