Chapter 5. Steering
The steering mechanism design is shown on fig. 5-1, 5-2.
Since November, 1998, vehicles are fitted with a telescopic
intermediate shaft instead of a cylindrical intermediate shaft 17
(see fig. 5-1) and the steering wheel 19 is fastened by a self-lock-
ing nut.
There are two variants of fitting the steering pitman arm roller:
on needle or on ball bearing. In the text the figures for both vari-
ants are given, thus the sign "*" refers to the first embodiment (pit-
man arm roller is established on a needle bearing).
Fault diagnosis
Diagnosis
Remedy
Excessive free play in the steering wheel
1. Loose steering box fastening
bolt
2. Loose tie-rod ballpin nuts
3. Excessive gap in rod balljoints
4. Excessive clearance in front
wheel hub bearings
5. Excessive clearance in roller-
to-worm mesh
6. Too large clearance between
slave arm shaft and bushes
7. Excessive clearance in worm
bearings
8. Loose bolts fastening interme-
diate shaft to worm shaft or to
upper shaft
Stiff steering wheel
1. Deformation of steering drive
components
2. Wrong wheel alignment angle
3. Wrong roller-to-worm clearance
4. Excessive torque applied to
slave arm shaft adjusting nut
5. Low pressure in front wheel
tyres
6. Damaged balljoint components
7. No oil in steering box
8. Damaged upper shaft bearings
Noise (rattle) in the steering mechanism
1. Excessive clearance in front
wheel hub bearings
2. Loose nuts on tie-rod ballpins
3. Excessive gap between slave
arm shaft and bushes
4. Slackened slave arm shaft
adjusting nut
5. Wrong clearance in roller-to-
worm mesh or in worm bearings
6. Excessive gap in tie-rod
balljoint
7. Loose steering box fastening
bolts or slave arm shaft bracket
8. Loose knuckle arm fastening
nuts
9. Loose steering shaft fastening
bolts
Shimmy
1. Improper tyre pressure
2. Wrong front wheel alignment
angle
3. Excessive clearance in front
wheel hub bearings
4. Wheels out-of-balance
5. Loose tie-rod ballpin nuts
6. Loose fastening bolts on stee-
ring box or slave arm shaft brack-
et
7. Wrong roller-to-worm gap
Vehicle wandering
1. Unequal pressure in tyres
2. Wrong front wheel alignment
angle
3. Different tension in front sus-
pension springs
4. Deformed steering knuckles or
suspension arms
5. Incomplete brake release on
one or several wheels
Vehicle unstable
1.Wrong front wheel alignment
angle
2. Excessive clearance in front
wheel bearings
3. Loose tie-rod ballpin nuts
4. Excessive clearance in tie-rod
balljoint
5. Loose fastening bolts on steer-
ing box or slave arm shaft bracket
6. Excessive roller-to-worm gap
7. The steering knuckles or sus-
pension arms are deformed
Oil leak from the steering box
1. Worn arm shaft sealing or worm
2. Loose steering box cover fas-
tening bolts
3. Damaged sealings
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1. Tighten nuts
2. Check and tighten nuts
3. Renew ball joints or tie rods
4. Adjust clearance
5. Adjust clearance
6. Replace bushes or bracket
assembly
7. Adjust clearance
8. Tighten bolts
1. Renew deformed components
2. Check wheel alignment angle
and adjust
3. Adjust clearance
4. Adjust nut tightening
5. Ensure normal pressure
6. Inspect and renew damaged
parts
7. Check oil lever and top up.
Renew oil seal if necessary
8. Renew bearing
1. Adjust clearance
2. Check and tighten nuts
3. Replace bushes or bracket in
assembly
4. Adjust nut
Diagnosis
Remedy
1. Check and ensure normal pres-
sure
2. Check and adjust wheel align-
ment angle
3. Adjust clearance
4. Balance wheels
5. Check and tighten nuts
6. Check and tighten bolt nuts
7. Adjust clearance
1. Check and ensure normal pres-
sure
2. Check wheel alignment angle
and adjust
3. Replace bad springs
4. Inspect knuckles and arms,
replaces bad parts
5. Check braking system
1. Check wheel alignment angle
and adjust
2. Adjust clearance
3. Check and tighten nuts
4. Renew tie rod balljoints
5. Check and tighten bolt nuts
6. Adjust gap
7. Inspect knuckles and arms,
replaces bad parts
1. Renew oil seal
2. Tighten bolts
3. Renew sealings
5. Adjust clearance
6. Renew ball joints or tie rods
7. Check and tighten bolt nuts
8. Tighten nuts
9. Tighten nuts
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