Running gearTest prerequisites
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| Measuring equipment correctly adjusted |
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| Tyres inflated to correct pressure |
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| Vehicle accurately aligned, suspension bounced and rocked several times |
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| Suspension, steering and steering linkage checked for impermissible play and damage. |
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| Wheel alignment should not be checked before the vehicle has completed 1,000 to 2,000 km because the coil springs require time to settle. |
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| Vibrations in vehicle can also be caused by excessive residual imbalance and/or radial runout of the wheels. Therefore for these complaints see “Running gear fault finding programme - Vehicle imbalance at front and steering wheel vibrations”. |
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| "Unladen" means: the weight of the vehicle ready for the road (full tank, spare wheel, vehicle tools and vehicle jack). |
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01 Steering & suspension
