Steering Wheel Effort

Procedure





1. With vehicle on a hard level surface, turn wheels to straight-ahead position.

NOTICE: Measure after fuming steering wheel to left and right 5 times or more.

2. Attach a pull scale to outermost point of a steering wheel spoke. Then, with wheels in straight-ahead position, check steering effort required to turn steering wheel to left or to right.

3. If measured effort exceeds specification, check following: rotation torque of pinion, rotation torque of each ball joint and seizure of tie-rod ends.
Steering wheel effort: 26 lbs. (118 N)