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Steering Wheel Kick Problem description: The steering wheel reacts to or is overly sensitive to bumps in the road Po ntial cause(s) Verification or action Result Remedy

Bleeding the power steering system eliminated the steering wheel kick Investigate the next potential cause

Air was found in the power steering system

Bleed the power steering system following the manufacturers service procedure

Air is trapped in power steering system

Air is not present in the system and the problem still exists Looseness found at a different connection point in the steering system (i.e., lug nuts, steering wheel to column, etc) All connection points within the steering system are tightened to the manufacturers specification

Repair or replace loose components

Complete the original manufactures service procedure for lash in steering system

Looseness in mechanical system

Investigate the next potential cause

Shock absorbers

Reference TMC document RP643, Section 1. "Shock Absorbers"

Perform the power steering pump test as described in the manufacturers service manual Perform the power steering pump flow response test as described in the manufacturers service manual

Investigate the next potential cause Repair or replace the power steering pump Investigate the next potential cause Repair or replace the power steering pump

Pass

Fail

Power steering pump

Pass

Fail

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