Chery Tiggo T11 LHD. Manual — part 46

T11 Service Manual Suspension and Steering

Steering oil pump and high-pressure oil pipe: 40～50N.m

Maintenance Guide

Ⅰ Inspection of Steering Wheel Play

1) Keep the front wheel straightly facing forward when the engine is working (hydraulic system is

working).

2) Slightly turn steering wheel to the right and

left, and before the steering wheel begins

turning, measure the free play of steering

wheel circle.

Limit value: 40mm.

3) If the free play exceeds limit value, inspect the gap of steering shaft joint and steering linkage,

finally rectify or replace related spare parts according to certain circumstances. If the free play still

exceeds limit value, turn steering wheel right ahead when engine stops, finally apply 5N load to

the steering wheel circle and inspect the free play again.

Standard value (steering wheel free play when engine stops): less than 15mm.

If free play exceeds standard value, dismount steering gear housing and inspect the gross torque of

pinion gear.

ⅡInspection of Steering Angle

1) Put the front wheel on a steering radius testing

device, then measure the steering angle.

Standard value: the inner side wheel shall be
37°45′16″, and the outer side wheel shall be
29°46′34″.

3) When the steering angle exceeds the scope of standard value, the toe-in may have troubles,

then adjust the toe-in, finally inspect the steering angle again.

4)

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Ⅲ Inspection of the Starting Torque of Steering Tie Rod Ball Joint

1) Apply special tools to disconnect

steering tie rod and knuckle.

2) When the starting torque exceeds

standard value, replace the steering tie

rod end.

3) When the starting torque is less than

standard value, inspect ball joint to see

whether there exists axial play or

engagement problem. If there is no

problem, the said ball joint still can be

used.

Ⅳ Inspection of Static Steering Force

1) Park the vehicle at a level road, and turn the steering wheel right ahead. Start the engine,

adjust engine speed to 1000±100r／min.

Caution: after examining the engine speed, by all means return it back to standard idle speed.

2) Connect a spring balance to the outer circle of

steering wheel, then measure the steering force

required when turning the steering wheel

leftward and rightwards (within 1.5 circles) at

dead-ahead position. Additionally, the required

steering force shall also be inspected to see

whether there exists obvious fluctuation.

Standard steering force: less than 34N.

Fluctuation tolerance: less than 5.9N.

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Ball joint

Ropes

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3) If the measured force exceeds standard value, please refer to trouble shooting section for

inspection and adjustment.

ⅤInspection of the Performance of Steering Wheel Returning Back to

the Center

This test shall be performed during road performance test and inspect the following contents:

1) Make smooth turn and sharp turn, then check the driving "sense" to ensure there is no

difference between left and right turning in terms of steering force and steering wheel returning

center.

2) When vehicle speed is between 20 to 30km／

h, turn the steering wheel by 90°, after 1 or 2

seconds and release the steering wheel. If steering

wheel subsequently returns over 70°, the

returning function can be deemed as all right.

Remark: when rapidly turning the steering wheel,
there will be a transient sense of “heavy”,

however, this does not indicate it is abnormal

(this is because of insufficient oil supply of oil

pump during the period of idle speed).

Ⅵ Inspection of Liquid Level

Park the vehicle at a horizontal and level road, and then start the engine. After that, turn the

steering wheel for several times to heat the oil to 50 - 60℃.

1) When the engine is running, turn the steering wheel left and right to the limit position, and

repeat this operation for several times.

2) Check the oil reservoir to see whether there are

foams or presents milk-like material, and check

the liquid level difference when the engine is off

and running. If liquid level variation exceeds over

5mm, the air shall be exhausted.

Level Variation: less then 5mm

Engine Stops

Engine is Running

T11 Service Manual Suspension and Steering

Ⅶ Replacement of Steering Gear Oil

1) Jack the front wheel, and apply rigid bracket to sustain it.

2) Disengage the oil-return hose coupling.

3) Connect vinyl hose onto oil-return hose,

and then drain the oil into a container.

4) Disconnect high voltage cable, then

discontinuously run the starting motor, in the

mean time, turn the steering wheel left and

right to the limit position and repeat this

operation for several times to discharge all of

the steering gear oil.

Caution: never place high voltage cable beside a carburetor or oil outlet pipe.

5) Firmly connect the oil-return hose, and then secure it by fastener.

6) Fill specified steering gear oil into oil reservoir till reach the lower limit position of oil filter,

and then exhaust the air. Specified steering gear oil: automatic transmission oil ATFⅢ.

Oil Return Hose

Vinyl hose