Order of execution
1. With the vehicle on a firm, level surface, set the front wheels to straight ahead.
2. Increase the engine speed to 1000±100 min–1.
Warning! After checking, leave the engine running at idle speed
3. Hook the dynamometer to the steering wheel spoke at the point furthest from the center of the wheel. With the front wheels set to drive in a straight line, measure the amount of force required on the steering wheel to turn the wheels left and right 1/4 turn. Force: 29 N.
1. Check up that at turn of a steering wheel application of excessive efforts is not required.
2. If the measured force exceeds the required value, carry out the following checks:
- check for damage to the protective covers of the ball joints of the lower arm and the tie rod end;
- the torque that must be applied to rotate the ball joint trunnion of the tie rod end;
- the torque required to rotate the ball joint trunnion of the lower arm.