TM 9-2320-387-24-l
STEERING SYSTEM
KNOWN INFO
NOTHING
POSSIBLE PR-OBLEMS
POWER STEERING PUMP
POWER STEERING
COMPONENTS
STEERING LINKAGES
SUSPENSION
BRAKES
KNOWN INFO
BRAKING SYSTEM OK
POSSIBLE PROBLEMS
POWER STEERING PUMP
POWER STEERING
COMPONENTS
STEERING LINKAGES
SUSPENSION
BRAKES GRABBING
KNOWN INFO
BRAKES OK
STRAIGHT UNE BEHAVIOR
OK
POSSIBLE PROBLEMS
POWER STEERING PUMP
POWER STEERING
COMPONENTS
STEERING LINKAGES
SUSPENSION
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TEST OPTIONS
DOES THE VEHICLE STEER
STRAIGHT WHILE BRAKING
(WHILE GOING FORWARDS
AND BACKWARDS)?
DIAGNOSTIC FLOWCHART
1
I
DRIVE VEHICLE AND MAKE
SEVERAL STOPS AT MODERATE
SPEEDS FROM FORWARD AND
REVERSE DIRECTIONS.
REASON FOR QUESllON
If vehicle pulls to one side
or other while braking, the
problem is likely to be in
the brake system.
DOES THE VEHICLE STEER
STRAIGHT WHILE DRIVING
ON A LEVEL ROAD AT A
MODERATE SPEED?
r OPTIONS
TRY IT. THE VEHICLE SHOULD
NOT WANDER, BUT TRACK
STRAIGHT WITH A MINIMUM
OF STEERING
EFFORT.
REASON FOR QUESllON
The vehicle should travel
in a straight line with a
minimum of steering
correction.
1 TEST OPTlONS
DRIVE VEHICLE
AND MAKE
TURNS.
DOES THE VEHICLE STEER
NORMALLY DURING TURNS
(WITHOUT UNDUE EFFORT)?
REASON FOR QUESTION
Hard or noisy steering is usually
due to power steering system
failures.
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