Troubleshooting Guide - Taylor-Dunn SS-025-34 Operation, Maintenance, And Replacement Parts Manual

Troubleshooting Guide

Symptom
Steering Pulls Left or Right
Difficult Steering
Excessive Play in Steering
Soft and/or Low Brake Pedal
Hard Brake Pedal
Lack of Braking Power
Brakes Dragging
Low Power or Running Slow
Noise, Front End
Noise, Rear End
Note: This list is provided as a guide only. It is not all inclusive of causes that may result in a specific
symptom.
Maintenance, Service and Repair
Suspect Component or System
Front end out of alignment
Low tire pressure
Lack of lubrication
Damaged or worn steering components
Low tire pressure
Damaged or worn steering linkages
Loose steering linkages
Loose steering wheel
Loose front spring hardware
Air in brake lines
Master cylinder fluid level low
Brake pedal linkage out of adjustment
Faulty master cylinder
Contaminated brake pads
Worn brakes
Air in brake lines
Brake pedal linkage out of adjustment
Faulty master cylinder
Faulty brake caliper
Debris in brakes
Parking brake applied
Faulty or discharged battery
Brakes dragging
Fault in motor control system
Loose wheel nuts
Damaged or worn wheel bearings
Damaged, worn, or debris in brakes
Loose components
Damaged or worn suspension mounts
Loose wheel nuts
Damaged or worn internal transaxle components
Damaged or worn suspension mounts
Action
Realign front end
Inspect tire pressure
Lubricate steering linkages
Inspect all steering components
Inspect tire pressure
Inspect steering linkages
Tighten all hardware
Inspect steering wheel nut
Tighten all hardware
Bleed brake system
Fill master cylinder and bleed system
Adjust linkages
Inspect master cylinder
Replace brake pads
Replace brakes
Bleed brake system
Adjust linkages
Inspect master cylinder
Inspect brake calipers
Inspect brakes
Release parking brake, inspect linkage
Test battery and charge
Inspect brake system
Refer to motor control fault codes
Tighten all hardware
Inspect wheel bearings
Inspect brakes
Tighten all hardware
Inspect suspension
Tighten all hardware
Inspect transaxle
Inspect suspension
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