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Fiat Croma Factory Service Manual (2005-2010)22 · Fault diagnosis

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Poor driving comfort - at rear

Make: Fiat
Model: Croma Factory Service Manual
Year: 2005–2010
Section: Steering – vehicle behaviour › Poor driving comfort - at rear

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Fault diagnosisPoor driving comfort - at rear

POOR DRIVING COMFORT - AT REAR

The customer complains of poor driving comfort especially noticeable at the back.

1	ROAD TEST TO EVALUATE THE DRIVING COMFORT	All OK	Problems encountered	Operation
	Carry out a road test to evaluate the driving comfort of the rear suspension See Test 44A ROAD TEST FOR COMFORT EVALUATION	End of diagnosis	Subjective judgement compared with the reference vehicle 6	Acceptable behaviour of the vehicle
			Subjective judgement compared with the reference vehicle 5.5	Move on to Step 2
			Subjective judgement compared with the reference vehicle 3-4	Move on to Step 3
2	END OF TRAVEL BUFFER CHECK	All OK	Problems encountered	Operation
	Check that the end of travel buffer for the rear spring is not faulty carrying out See Test 4420AA CHECK ON REAR SUSPENSION SPRING END OF TRAVEL BUFFER	Move on to Step 3	End of travel buffer deteriorated.	Replace the mounting Op. 4420W14 REAR SUSPENSION END BUFFER - REPLACE
3	SHOCK ABSORBER EFFICIENCY CHECK	All OK	Problems encountered	Operation
	Check the efficiency of the shock absorbers by carrying out manual compression manoeuvres (resting on the wheel arch by the centre of the wheel), which should be carried out on both sides of the vehicle.	Move on to Step 4	Sudden return without damping	Replace the shock absorber that is not working properly Op. 4420A30 REAR SUSPENSION SHOCK ABSORBER (ONE), LEFT OR RIGHT - R.R. - CHECK WHEEL GEOMETRY SEPARATELY
4	VEHICLE GEOMETRY CHECK	All OK	Problems encountered	Operation
	After replacing the shock absorbers, check the geometry	End of diagnosis	Geometry values do not conform	Restore the geometry to the correct values. Op. 4450A40 REAR WHEEL GEOMETRY - CHECK USING OPTICAL EQUIPMENT, INCLUDES ADJUSTMENT IF NECESSARY

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