Suzuki LT-4WD 1990 Service Manual page 262

C o m p l a i n t
B attery d i schar g es
too r a p i d l y .
R eversed batte ry
p o l a r i ty .
C H A S S I S
C o m p l a i n t
H a n d l i n g f e e l s too
h eavy o r s tiff.
Stee r i n g o sc i l lat i o n .
Stee r i n g p u l l i n g to
o n e s i d e .
S h ocks c o m i n g to
stee r i n g .
R a p i d w e a r o r u ne v e n
w e a r o f t i res.
Sym ptom a n d poss i b l e causes
1 . D i rty conta i n e r .
2 . I m p u r i t i es i n t h e e l ect r o l yte o r e l ectro l yte S . G . i s too
h ig h .
3 . T h e c h a rg i n g syste m i s n o t s e t f o r p r o p e r c h a rg i n g
operat i o n .
4.
Ce l l p l ates h a v e l o st m u ch of t h e i r a ct i v e m a te r i a l as a
resu l t of overch a rg i n g .
5 .
A s h o rt-c i rc u i t c o n d i t i o n e x i sts w i th i n t h e battery d u e
to a n excess i v e accu m u l a t i o n of sed i m ents c a u s e d b y
t h e e l e ct r o l yte ' s h i g h S. G .
6 . E l ect r o l yte's S . G . is too l ow .
7 . C o n ta m i n ated e l e ct r o l yte.
T h e batte ry h a s b e e n co n n e cted t h e oth e r way a r o u nd i n
t h e sy ste m , so t h a t i t i s be i n g c h a rged i n t h e reverse
d i re ct i o n .
Symptom a n d poss i b l e causes
1 . D i stu r bed f r o n t w h e e l a l i g n m e n t .
2 . Poo r l y l u b r i cated .
3 . N o t e n o u g h p r e s s u r e i n t i res.
4.
T i e rod e n d s te n d i n g to se i ze .
5.
L i n ka g e co n n e ct i o ns te n d i n g to se i ze .
1 . W h e e l t i res i n f l ated u n eq u a l l y .
2 . Wo b b l y w h e e l s .
3 . L o o s e n u t o n w h e e l h u b .
4.
D a m aged o r w o r n w h e e l h u b bea r i n g .
5.
Wo r n o r l oose t i e r o d e n d s .
6 . D efect i v e o r i n co r rect t i res.
7 . D a m ag e d w i sh bo n e a r m b u s h i n g s .
8 .
Loose n b o l t s a n d n u ts o n ch ass i s .
1 . W h e e l t i res u ne q u a l l y i n f l ated .
2 . D i stu r bed f r o n t w h e e l a l i g n m e n t .
3 . W o r n o r b r o k e n w h e e l h u b bea r i n g s .
4.
D i sto rted fra m e .
5.
D e fect i v e s h o c k a b s o r b e r .
1 .
T i re i n f l a t i n g p r e s s u r e too h i g h .
2 . W o r n stee r i ng l i n k age co n n e ct i o n s .
3 . L o o s e n b o l ts o n s u s pe n s i o n syste m .
1 .
Wo r n o r l oo s e n w h e e l h u b bea r i n g s .
2 . D i stu rbed f r o n t w h ee l a l i g n m e n t .
S E R V I C I N G I N F O R M AT I O N
R e m ed y
C l e a n .
C h a n g e t h e e l e ct ro l yte b y
co n s u l t i ng t h e battery m a k e r ' s
d i rect i o ns .
C h ec k t h e m a g neto, reg u l ator/
rect i f i e r a n d c i rc u i t co n n e c-
t i o ns, a n d m a k e n e cessary
adj u s t m e n t s f o r s p e c i f i e d
c h a rg i ng o p e r at i o n .
R e p l a ce t h e batte ry, a n d
c o r r e ct t h e c h a rg i ng syste m .
R e p l ace t h e batte r y .
R e ch a rg e t h e battery f u l l y a n d
adj ust e l e ct r o l yte's S . G .
R e p l a ce t h e e l e ct r o l yte,
rech a rg e the battery a n d
t h e n adj ust S . G . o r r e p l ace
the batt e r y .
R e p l ace t h e battery a n d b e
sure to co n n e ct t h e battery
p r o pe r l y .
R e m ed y
Adj u st .
L u b r i cate.
Adj u s t .
R e p l a ce .
R e pa i r o r r e p l a c e .
Adj u st t i re press u re .
R e p l a c e .
R et i g hte n .
R e p l a c e .
R ep l ace o r ret i g h te n .
R e p l a c e .
R e p l a ce .
R et i g h t e n .
Adj ust t i re press u r e .
Adj u st .
R e p l ac e .
R e pa i r o r r e p l ace.
R e p l a c e .
Adj u s t .
R e p l a c e .
R et i g h t e n .
R e p l a c e .
Adj u st .
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