Subaru Legacy 2004 Service Manual page 3355

12.General Diagnostic Table
A: INSPECTION
Trouble
• Heavy steering effort in all
ranges
• Heavy steering effort at
stand still
• Steering wheel surges when
turning.
• Vehicle leads to one side or
the other
• Poor return of steering wheel
to center
• Steering wheel surges when
turning.
*1 If the tires or wheels are wider than specifications, the load to power steering system is increased. Accordingly, in a condition,
for example before fluid warms-up, relief valve may work before maximum turning angle. In this case, steering effort may be
heavy. When the measured hydraulic pressure is normal, there is no abnormal thing.
*2 In cold weather, steering effort may be heavy due to increased flow resistance of cold fluid. After warming-up engine, turn the
steering wheel from stop to stop several times to warm-up fluid. Then if steering effort reduces normally, there is no abnormal
thing.
General Diagnostic Table
Possible cause
1. Pulley belt
• Unequal length of pulley belts
• Adhesion of oil and grease
• Loose or damage of pulley belt
• Poor uniformity of pulley belt cross section
• Pulley belt touches to pulley bottom
• Poor revolution of pulleys except oil pump pulley
• Poor revolution of oil pump pulley
2. Tire and wheel
• Improper tires out of specification*1
• Improper wheel out of specification*1
• Tires not properly inflated
3. Fluid
• Low fluid level
• Aeration
• Dust mix
• Deterioration of fluid
• Poor warming-up of fluid *2
4. Idle speed
• Lower idle speed
• Excessive drop of idle speed at start or at turning steering
wheel *3
5. Measure hydraulic pressure. <Ref. to PS-80, INSPECTION,
Oil Pump.>
6. Measure steering effort. <Ref. to PS-88, MEASUREMENT
OF STEERING EFFORT, INSPECTION, General Diagnostic
Table.>
1. Fluid line
• Folded hose
• Flattened pipe
2. Tire and wheel
• Flat tire
• Mix use of different tires
• Mix use of different wheels
• Abnormal wear of tire
• Unbalance of remained grooves
• Unbalance of tire pressure
3. Front alignment
• Improper or unbalance caster
• Improper or unbalance toe-in
• Loose connection of suspension
4. Others
• Damaged joint assembly
• Unbalanced height
• Unbalanced weight
5. Measure steering effort. <Ref. to PS-88, MEASUREMENT
OF STEERING EFFORT, INSPECTION, General Diagnostic
Table.>
PS-85
POWER ASSISTED SYSTEM (POWER STEERING)
Adjust or replace.
Replace or reinflate.
Refill, bleed air, replace or
instruct customer.
Adjust or instruct customer.
Replace the problem parts.
Adjust or replace.
Correct or replace.
Adjust, fix or replace.
Adjust or retighten.
Replace, adjust or instruct cus-
tomer.
Adjust or replace.
Corrective action