Steering Gap Checker Steering Angle Travel Gap Measurement Steering Gap
Steering system is to control the direction of automobile driving, the degree of good and bad technical condition, it directly affects the driving stability, operation of the lightness and tyre wear; steering system such as faults, will be directly involved in the driving safety, the steering wheel's free rotation (clearance) is the steering system of the various parts of the machine parts with the gap of the integrated reflection, is a measure of the technical condition of the main measure of the good and bad. Therefore, before and after the warranty must check the steering wheel clearance, in order to grasp the technical status of the steering system. First, the structure: car steering wheel clearance checker, is by the pointer, dial clamp arm pointer machine and other components, simple structure, easy to use, accurate readings, is the auto insurance industry to use the device. Second, the installation and use of the checker
The amount of free rotation of the steering wheel (clearance) refers to the steering wheel without deflection and the steering wheel can be turned over the angle. Check according to the original requirements of each model. For example: Dongfeng EQ140 factory requirements, the value can not exceed 15-30 degrees. Monitoring method is: the steering wheel in a straight line driving position, turn the steering wheel around the gap detector to feel resistance until the steering wheel, the checker pointer in the dial on the angle that is the position of the steering wheel gap.
After checking when the clearance is found to be too large, the following items should be checked and dealt with.
1, check the front wheel hub bearing clearance is too large.
2、Check whether the horizontal, straight, tie rod joints are loose.
3、Check for looseness in the splined joints and fastening bolts of the steering pitman arm and steering rocker arm shaft.
4, check the steering rocker arm shaft steering clearance, hold the arm with a hand and push and pull should be no loose mine feeling. If there is looseness, it means that the clearance is too large and needs to be adjusted.
5, check the horizontal, straight tie rod ball pin cone with the upper and lower section of the arm of the taper hole of the close fit.