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SECTION IV MAINTENANCE MANUAL

LIQUID FILLING

LIQUID FILLING

Type: ATF-Ⅲ

Filling volume:1L

First of all, fill steering fluid to the Max
position when the engine stops operating.

Start up the engine and fill steering fluid to the
middle position between Max and Min.

Important Note:

Steering fluid pump is not allowed to operate
when there is no steering fluid.

Slowly rotate the steering wheel to 45° to the
left and to the right for 2-3 times, and then
rotate to the largest extent for 2 times.

Modify the liquid level of the steering fluid in
the liquid reserve bank.

Shut down the engine and check the liquid
level.

The steering fluid shall approach to the Max
position when the operating temperature is
about 80°C.

LIQUID DISCHARGE

1.

Uplift the front part of the vehicle in the air
in order to ensure that the front wheels can
rotate freely, that the power steering oil
return pipe can be dismounted from the
power steering liquid reservoir.

2.

Put the oil return pipe into the large
container that can contain the discharged
steering fluid.

3.

Start up the engine and make it under idle
operation.

4.

Rotate the steering wheel to the largest
extent to the left and right direction.

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5.

Ensure all old power steering fluid to be
cleaned out from the power steering
system.

6.

Turn the ignition switch to the OFF (shut
off) position.

7.

If power steering fluid is polluted, the
power steering system should be flushed
out.

8.

Reconnect to the power steering oil return
pipe.

FLUSHING SYSTEM

1.

Uplift and uphold the vehicle in the air to
ensure the front wheels can rotate freely.

2.

Siphon out the polluted power steering
fluid from the power steering liquid
reservoir.

3.

Remove the power steering oil return pipe
from the power steering liquid reservoir.

4.

Put the power steering oil return pipe into
the large container that contains the
discharged power steering fluid.

5.

Start up the engine and make it under idle
operation, and instruct the assistant to fill
power steering fluid into the power steering
liquid reservoir.

6.

Rotate the steering wheel to the largest
extent to the left and right directions.

7.

About 1L power steering fluid should be
needed until the liquid reservoir is rinsed
clean.

Oil Return Pipe

Ethylene Hose

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Inspection Method for Power Steering Oil

On the power steering system, you should
take advantage of the engine power to drive
the power steering oil to rotate, so that the
pressure of power steering oil can generate
steering driving force. If power steering oil is
deficient, enough steering driving force
cannot be obtained.

It is a very simple process to inspect the
power steering oil volume. You only need to
check the oil level of steering oil reservoir. If
you are puzzled about anything, please refer
to the operation manual of this vehicle. If the
oil is found deficient, specified fuel must be
filled. Note: A21power steering system
adopts ATF-3 automatic transmission fuel.

The process for checking power steering oil
is very simple, you only need to inspect this
steering oil reservoir, but you should
remember that the oil level is in close
connection with the oil temperature. When
the oil temperature is relatively high, the oil
level shall approach to the “MAX” position.
On the contrary, when the oil cools down, the
oil level may approach to the “MIN”
position.

If the power steering fluid is found deficient,
you should firstly check the connection hose
of the steering oil reservoir prior to the filling
of power steering fluid, and inspect whether
there is crack and oil leakage in the pipe or
not. In addition, you should check whether
there is oil leakage or oil impregnation in
other positions.

Variation of Liquid Level: Within 5mm

Engine under Operation Engine on Stop

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Inspection on Static Steering Force

1.

Park the vehicle on the flat pavement, and
rotate the steering wheel to the right
ahead. Start up the engine and regulate
the

engine’s

rotation

rate

to

1000±100r/min.

Note: After checking the rotation rate of the
engine, you must have it return to the
standard idle speed.

2.

Connect a spring balance to the circle
outside the steering wheel, and measure
the steering force for rotating the steering
wheel to the left and right sides of the
ahead

position

(within

1.5 turns).

Moreover, you also need to check
whether there is apparent fluctuation in
the requiring steering force.

Normalized value: 25N

Allowed fluctuation: less than 5.9N

3.

If the measured force exceeds the
normalized value, please inspect and
regulate in accordance with the “steering
heaviness”

specified

in

the

“troubleshooting”.

Precautions in System Utilization:

1.

Do not confuse the power steering fluid
and the brake fluid, otherwise the system
shall malfunctions.

2.

When the steering wheel rotates to the
maximum steering position, the holding
period should not preserve too long,
namely, should not exceed 5 seconds.
Otherwise, an extremely high system
pressure shall result in the life shortening
of steering oil pump.

3.

Even the engine does not operate (drive
by

dragging),

the

power

steering

mechanism can still play

steering