Components steering linkage on the car may experience decreased performance or even damage
after use for long trips such as after going home to the village.
Indeed, many
people who directly bring their car to the garage for servicing after a long
trip. Before bringing your car to the garage, you can actually check the
steering linkage components on your own car in a practical way.
By checking
yourself you will better understand the damage to your car steering linkage. Inspect
steering linkage damage to your car is not difficult. All you need is a jack
and your hands. The steering
linkage components that should be checked are:
1. Tie Rod
After the car's wheels lifted, hold the left and right sides of your tires. Then shake by pressing and pulled the tires. Tie rod problematic is when you press and pull, sounded like metal clashing or feels loose.
2. Ball Joint
Place your hands
on the top and bottom of the tire. Balljoint need to be replaced if when you
swing it, the tire was loose.
3. Bearing
While Holding the spring, turn clockwise car tires. when the sound of creaking, it means that the bearing is worn-out. Bearing worn-out should be replaced because it can cause unstable driving.
4. Rubber Bushing Arm
To check the rubber bushing arm, you need to release the jack. Then press the tire as passing through the potholes. Rubber must be replaced if the audible creaks.
To check the rubber bushing arm, you need to release the jack. Then press the tire as passing through the potholes. Rubber must be replaced if the audible creaks.
5. Shock absorber
You can check if there is water seepage in your car shock abshorber. If there is water seepage in Shock abshorber, then you need to repair or replace it.
Those are some tips to check the condition of your car steering linkage. Besides After a long trip, these tips you can do also before making the trip.
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