SSANGYONG Rodius 2012.07 Manual page 645

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Free Play Check
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Steering Effort Check
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Steering Angle Check
A. Start the engine and place the wheels at
straight ahead direction.
B. Turn the steering wheel until the tires starts to
move and measure the distance on the
circumference of the steering wheel.
Free play
If the free play is out of the specified value,
check the free play in steering column shaft
connection and steering linkage. Replace or
repair if necessary.
A. Park the vehicle on a paved and flat ground and
place the front wheels at straight ahead direction.
Start the engine and let it run around 1,000 rpm.
B. Install the spring scale on the circumference of
the steering wheel and measure the steering
C. effort in both directions.
Steering effort in
standstill
The difference between both sides should be
within 0.6 kg.
A. Place the front wheel on a turning radius
measuring tool.
B. Turn the steering wheel to the both ends and
measure the maximum steering angle.
Inner
Steering
angle
Outer
If the steering angle is out of the specified
value, check and adjust the toe-in.
11-7
4610-00
30mm
below 3.0 kg
36.4°
31.5°