SERVICE INFORMATION 00-3 PROBLEM POSSIBLE CAUSE CORRECTION Excessive Play or Looseness in the Steering System (Steering Wanders) 1. Front wheel bearing loosely adjustment. 2. Worn coupling or steering shaft joints. 3. Worn steering linkage ball joints. 4. Worn upper or lower ball joints. 5. Steering wheel loose on the shaft, loose pitman arm, tie rods, steering arms, or steering linkage ball studs. 6. Steering gear worm bearing loosely ad- justed. 7. Excessive pitman shaft to ball nut lash in the steering gear. 8. Toe-in out of adjustment or worn drag link or tie rod sockets. 9. Steering system out of alignment. 10. Tires badly worn, edge of the tires are rounded off. 11.
Lack of lubrication in the linkage and kingpins. 12. Air in the system. 13. Steering gear mounting loose. 1. Adjust the bearing or replace with new parts as necessary. 2. Replace. 3. Replace steering linkage. 4. Replace ball joints. 5. Torque the fastener. 6. Adjust the preload. 7. Adjust the preload. 8. Replace the tie rod ends if worn, adjust to correct the toe-in, and inspect the steer- ing arm and tie rod for bent condition. 9. Align caster, camber, and toe-in. Inspect spring components for condition and wear. Repair or replace as required. 10. Install new tires, and check alignment; abnormal tire wear indicates improper alignment. 11. Lubricate.
Free up any components which are frozen and will not take lubrica- tion. 12. Add oil to the pump reservoir and bleed the system. Check hose connectors for proper torque. 13. Tighten attaching bolts to the specified torque.