Chrysler 1998 Voyager Service Manual page 35

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DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING
SUSPENSION AND STEERING DIAGNOSIS
CONDITION
Front End Whine On Turns
Front End Growl Or Grinding On
Turns
Front End Clunk Or Snap On Turns
Front End Whine With Vehicle
Going Straight At A Constant Speed
Front End Growl Or Grinding With
Vehicle Going Straight At A
Constant Speed
Front End Whine When
Accelerating Or Decelerating
Front End Clunk When Accelerating
Or Decelerating
POSSIBLE CAUSES
1. Defective wheel bearing
2. Incorrect wheel alignment
3. Worn tires
1. Defective wheel bearing
2. Engine mount grounding
3. Worn or broken C/V joint
4. Loose wheel lug nuts
5. Incorrect wheel alignment
6. Worn tires
7. Front strut pin in upper strut mount
1. Loose lug nuts
2. Worn or broken C/V joint
3. Worn or loose tie rod
4. Worn or loose ball joint
5. Worn/loose control arm bushing
6. Loose stabilizer bar.
7. Loose strut mount to body
attachment
8. Loose crossmember bolts
1. Defective wheel bearing
2. Incorrect wheel alignment
3. Worn tires
4. Worn or defective transaxle gears
or bearings
1. Engine mount grounding
2. Worn or broken C/V joint
1. Worn or defective transaxle gears
or bearings
1. Worn or broken engine mount
2. Worn or defective transaxle gears
or bearings
3. Loose lug nuts
4. Worn or broken C/V joint
5. Worn or loose ball joint
6. Worn or loose control arm bushing
7. Loose crossmember bolts
8. Worn tie rod end
SUSPENSION
CORRECTION
1. Replace wheel bearing
2. Check and reset wheel alignment
3. Replace tires
1. Replace wheel bearing
2. Check for motor mount hitting
frame rail and reposition engine as
required
3. Replace C/V joint
4. Verify wheel lug nut torque
5. Check and reset wheel alignment
6. Replace tires
7. Replace the front strut upper mount
and bearing
1. Verify wheel lug nut torque
2. Replace C/V joint
3. Tighten or replace tie rod end
4. Tighten or replace ball joint
5. Replace control arm bushing
6. Tighten stabilizer bar to specified
torque
7. Tighten strut attachment to
specified torque
8. Tighten crossmember bolts to
specified torque
1. Replace wheel bearing
2. Check and reset wheel alignment
3. Replace tires
4. Replace transaxle gears or
bearings
1. Reposition engine as required
2. Replace C/V joint
1. Replace transaxle gears or
bearings
1. Replace engine mount
2. Replace transaxle gears or
bearings
3. Verify wheel lug nut torque
4. Replace C/V joint
5. Tighten or replace ball joint
6. Replace control arm bushing
7. Tighten crossmember bolts to
specified torque
8. Replace tie rod end
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