Steering Wheel - Check - Mitsubishi Fuso CANTER Owner's Handbook Manual

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Simple inspection and service
The steering wheel is a safety-critical part of the
vehicle. If an inspection reveals any abnormality,
contact your nearest authorized MITSUBISHI
FUSO distributor or dealer and have the abnormal-
ity rectified before you again drive the vehicle. Driv-
ing the vehicle with the abnormality unrectified
could result in a serious accident.
Inspection
intervals
1 Steering wheel play
NOTE:
Be sure to check the steering wheel play with the
engine running and with the engine turned off.
1. Make sure the parking brake is securely applied.
2. If your vehicle is equipped with a manual trans-
mission, make sure that the gearshift lever is in
the neutral position. If your vehicle is equipped
with the DUONIC system, make sure that the
gearshift lever is in the "P" position.
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3. Gently turn the steering wheel from its straight-
ahead (neutral) position to the point where you
first feel resistance in the clockwise direction
and to the point where you first feel resistance in
the counterclockwise direction. The distance
between the two points is the extent of steering
wheel play. Check the steering wheel play with
the engine running and with the engine turned
off. If it is out of specification with the engine
running and/or with the engine turned off, con-
tact your nearest authorized MITSUBISHI
FUSO distributor or dealer.
Steering
wheel play
(on the
periphery of
steering
wheel)
Steering wheel – check
At the time of pre-operational
check and every 30,000 km or
every 12 months
Front
independent
When
suspension
engine is
models
turned
Front rigid leaf
off
suspension
models
When engine is idling
20 mm
or less
10 to
20 mm
5 to
50 mm