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FRONT WHEEL/SUSPENSION/STEERING
INSPECTION
AXLE
Place the axle on V-blocks.
Turn the axle and measure the runout using a dial
indicator.
Actual runout is 1 /2 of the total indicator reading
.
SERVICE LIMIT: 0.2 mm (0.01 in)
WHEEL RIM
Check the wheel rim runout by placing the wheel in a
truing stand.
Spin the wheel by hand and measure the runout using a
dial indicator.
SERVICE LIMITS:
Radial: 2.0 mm (0.08 in)
Axial:
2.0 mm (0.08 in)
WHEEL BEARING
Turn the inner race of each bearing with your
finger.
The bearings should turn smoothly and
quietly.
Also check that the outer race fits tightly in the wheel hub.
Remove and discard the bearings if the races do not turn smoothly
,
quietly, or if they fit loosely in the wheel
hub.
Replace the
Replace the wheel bearings, if necessary (page
16-18).
bearings in pairs.
WHEEL BALANCE
NOTE:
• Carefully check balance before installing the wheel.
• The wheel balance must be checked when the tire is
remounted
.
• For optimum balance
,
the tire balance mark [1] (light
mass point: a paint dot on the side wall) must be
located next to the valve stem [2]
.
Remount the tire if
necessary.
[2]
[1]
16-17
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