Honda Civic 1998 Service Manual page 763

Troubleshooting
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General Troubleshooting (cont'd)
Assist (excossively light steering) at
high speed.
Shock or vibration when wheel is
turned to full lock.
Steering wheel will not roturn
smoothly.
lf the problem is not corrected by
adjusting the rack guide, adjust
the lront whe€l alignment (see
soction 18).
Check the rack guide for proper
adiustment (see page 17-33).
Check the rack guide tor proper
adjustment (see page 17-33).
Adjust the rack guide.
Rack guide is adiusted properly.
lf the problom is not corrected by
adiusting the rack guide, replace
the gearbox.
Check the belt tor slippage and
adjust as necessary (see page
17 -321.
A a n d I c y l i n d e r l i n e s a r e n o r -
mal. check wheel alignment (see
soction l8).
W h e e l a l ; g n m e n t i s a b n o r m a l ,
adjust as needed.
' l t s h o u l d b e 0 . 7 - 1 . 2 N . m ( 7 -
1 2 k g f . c m , 6 - 1 0 l b t . i n ) o r
below with the steering rack in
the straight ahead driving posi-
tion.
. 1.3 N.m (13 kgf.cm, 11.3 lbf.inl
w i t h t h e s t e e r i n g r a c k i n a n y
other position.
Wheel alignment is normal.
R e m o v e t h e g e a r b o x f r o m t h e
f r a m e a n d m e a s u r e t h e p i n i o n
torque on the gearbox.
lf the measurements are out of
s p e c i f i c a t i o n s , a d j u s t t h e r a c k
gurde.
lf the problem is not corrected by
adjlsting the rack guide, replace
the gearbox.
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