Jeep cherokee 2000 Service Manual page 19

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DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING
SUSPENSION AND STEERING SYSTEM
CONDITION
FRONT END NOISE
EXCESSIVE PLAY IN
STEERING
FRONT WHEELS SHIMMY
VEHICLE INSTABILITY
EXCESSIVE STEERING
EFFORT
VEHICLE PULLS TO ONE
SIDE DURING BRAKING
VEHICLE LEADS OR
DRIFTS FROM STRAIGHT
AHEAD DIRECTION ON
UNCROWNED ROAD
POSSIBLE CAUSES
1. Loose or worn wheel bearings.
2. Loose or worn steering or
suspension components.
1. Loose or worn wheel bearings.
2. Loose or worn steering or
suspension components.
3. Loose or worn steering gear.
1. Loose or worn wheel bearings.
2. Loose or worn steering or
suspension components.
3. Tires worn or out of balance.
4. Alignment.
5. Leaking steering dampener.
1. Loose or worn wheel bearings.
2. Loose or worn steering or
suspension components.
3. Tire pressure.
4. Alignment.
1. Loose or worn steering gear.
2. Power steering fluid low.
3. Column coupler binding.
4. Tire pressure.
5. Alignment.
1. Uneven tire pressure.
2. Worn brake components.
3. Air in brake line.
1. Radial tire lead.
2. Brakes dragging.
3. Weak or broken spring.
4. Uneven tire pressure.
5. Wheel Alignment.
6. Loose or worn steering or
suspension components.
7. Cross caster out of spec.
SUSPENSION
CORRECTION
1. Adjust or replace wheel bearings.
2. Tighten or replace components as
necessary.
1. Adjust or replace wheel bearings.
2. Tighten or replace components as
necessary.
3. Adjust or replace steering gear.
1. Adjust or replace wheel bearings.
2. Tighten or replace components as
necessary.
3. Replace or balance tires.
4. Align vehicle to specifications.
5. Replace steering dampener.
1. Adjust or replace wheel bearings.
2. Tighten or replace components as
necessary.
3. Adjust tire pressure.
4. Align vehicle to specifications.
1. Adjust or replace steering gear.
2. Add fluid and repair leak.
3. Replace coupler.
4. Adjust tire pressure.
5. Align vehicle to specifications.
1. Adjust tire pressure.
2. Repair brakes as necessary.
3. Repair as necessary.
1. Cross front tires.
2. Repair brake as necessary.
3. Replace spring.
4. Adjust tire pressure.
5. Align vehicle.
6. Repair as necessary.
7. Align vehicle.
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