Suzuki WagonR+ RB310 Service Manual page 2115

3-4 STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS AND TIRES
Condition
Rack and Pinion
Noise
(Rattle or Chuckle)
Abnormal Noise,
Front End
Wander or Poor
Steering Stability
Erratic Steering
When Braking
Possible Cause
D Loose steering gear case bolts
D Worn rack bush
D Rack and pinion adjustment
D Worn, sticky or loose tie rod ends, lower
ball joints, tie rod inside ball joints or
drive shaft joints
D Damaged struts or mountings
D Worn suspension arm bushings
D Loose or worn stabilizer bar mountings
D Loose wheel nuts
D Loose suspension bolts or nuts
D Broken or otherwise damaged wheel
bearings
D Broken suspension springs
D Poorly lubricated or worn strut bearings
D Mismatched or uneven tires
D Loosen ball joints and tie rod ends
D Faulty struts or mounting
D Loose stabilizer bar
D Broken or sagging springs
D Rack and pinion adjustment
D Front end alignment
D Worn wheel bearings
D Broken or sagging springs
D Wheel tires are inflated unequally
D Disturbed front end alignment
D Brakes not working in unison
D Leaking wheel cylinder or caliper
D Warped discs
D Badly worn brake linings
D Drum is out of round in some brakes
D Defective wheel cylinders
Reference Item
Manual rack and pinion assembly in
Section 3B
Rack bushing in Section 3B
Steering rack plunger in Section 3B
Rack boot/tie rod, tie rod end in Section
3B, suspension arm in Section 3D or
drive shaft in Section 4
Strut damper assembly in Section 3D
Suspension arm/bushing in Section 3D
Stabilizer bar and/or bushings
Section 3F
Section 3D or 3E
Knuckle/bearing in Section 3D or wheel
bearing and wheel stud in Section 3E
Strut damper assembly in Section 3D or
coil spring in Section 3E
Strut damper assembly in Section 3D
Replacement tires or inflation tires in
Section 3F
Suspension arm/bushing in Section 3D
and tie rod end in Section 3B
Strut damper assembly in Section 3D
Stabilizer bar and/or bushing in Section
3D
Strut damper assembly in Section 3D or
coil spring in Section 3E
Steering rack plunger in 3B
Section 3A
Knuckle/bearing in Section 3D and/or
wheel bearing and wheel stud in Section
3E
Strut damper assembly in Section 3D
Inflation of tire in Section 3F
Section 3A
Refer to Section 5
Refer to Section 5B or 5C
Refer to Section 5B
Refer to Section 5C
Refer to Section 5C
Refer to Section 5C