Chery A15. Manual — part 208
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system parts if not.
2. Checking Steering Knuckle Tie Rod
(1). Check tie rod ball, and replace if it is found loose in ball joint.
(2). Check tie rod ball dust boot and repair or replace it if it is damaged.
3. Checking Steering Gear
(1). Check steering gear dust cover and replace any cracked one to prevent water and
dust from entering the parts and causing early part damage. Check if the dust cover
clamp is well fixed.
(2). Check steering gear clearance and adjust if not proper.
4. Checking Hydraulic Assistant Pump
(1). Check assistant pump and replace if it is found blocked.
(2). Check assistant pump bearing and replace if abnormal sound is heard.
(3). Check hydraulic system and replace if leakage is found.
IV. Airtightness Inspection of Power Steering System
Airtightness inspection of power steering system shall be perform when warming up
the vehicle. Inspection steps:
(1). Turn the steering wheel quickly to left and right extreme positions and hold still
to maximize the system pressure.
(2). Visually inspect steering control valve, rack gear seal, vane pump (power steering
pump), oil pipe connection, and replace sealing elements if oil leakage is found.
(3). Check oil tank, and then the airtightness of power steering system if the oil tank is
short of ATF oil.
(4). If the gear rack sealing element in power steering gear shell is not working, ATF
oil may flow into corrugated tube, in this case all sealing rings in the steering system
shall be replaced.
(5). Check the oil pipe connection of power steering system, in case of oil leakage
check for cause and reconnect it.
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V. Inspection and Replacement of Hydraulic Assistant Oil
1. Checking Oil Mass
(1). Idle run the engine, and repeat the operation of turning steering wheel from one
extreme position to the other to increase power steering oil temperature to 40-80ºC.
(2) Check oil mass in oil tank, the oil level shall reach “MAX” mark. In case of low
oil level, check all parts for leakage before adding power steering oil to the “MAX”
mark as required.
Note: It is recommended to use a special device to vacuumize the oil tank when
adding power steering oil, otherwise the following procedure shall be followed
when adding power steering oil and exhausting air (e.g. when repairing): add
power steering oil to reach the max level in oil tank assembly, and run the engine
at low (idle) speed to drive steering pump and fill quickly the steering system
with hydraulic oil. The engine is only allowed to idle run when adding oil to dirve
vane pump, meanwhile hydraulic oil shall be added in time to avoid low oil level
and air intake by vanes.
2. Replacing Hydraulic Oil
(1). Jack up front axle and drain old oil from oil tank and return tube.
(2). Idle run the engine, turn the steering wheel to extreme positions when draining
until all hydraulic oil is drained out.
Note: This procedure must be completed as quickly as possible to protect
hydraulic assistant pump.
(3). Add power steering oil.
(4). Exhaust air in steering hydraulic system.
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3. Exhausting Air in Steering Hydraulic System
(1) Check oil level and add oil if necessary.
(2). Idle run the engine and keep turning steering wheel from left extreme position to
right extreme position until no bubble or foam is seen in oil tank. In case that oil level
falls, keep adding hydraulic oil until the specifed level (MAX) is reached.
(3). Air exhaust is relatively difficult for this model. Any bubble in system will cause
abnormal sound in hydraulic assistant pump.
VI. Inspection of Power Steering Pump Output Pressure
Check power steering pump for output oil pressure to determine if there is any fault
with power steering pump or steering gear. To measure exactly output oil pressure of
power steering pump, make oil tank level normal and power steering pump belt
tension compliant before measuring.
Measure the output oil pressure of power steering pump with a pressure gauge by
connecting the pressure gauge and hand valve serially in the system. At the moment
the engine stops rotating, dismount the pressure line from the power steering pump,
and connect one end of pressure gauge to the vent hole joint of the pump, the other
end of hand valve to the input hole of steering control valve, thus serially connecting
pressure gauge and hand valve in the pressure pipeline of power steering pump and
steering control valve.
Steps for checking power steering pump output oil pressure:
(1). Fully open hand valve.
(2). Start and idle run the engine.
(3). Turn steering wheel between left and right extreme positions for several times to
warm up steering oil to 80ºC, meanwhile maintain a normal oil level.
(4). Measure static oil pressure when the engine speed is 800r/min. The pressure
gauge reading shall be at least 300kPa (the minimal pressure when no steering) under
good condition of power steering pump.
(5) Slowly shut hand valve until gauge hand is stable, then read the pressure value,
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which shall be at least 6.2-6.9Mpa; any lower value indicates low output pressure of
steering pump and ineffective power assisted steering. The power steering pump is at
fault, and need repair or replacement.
VII. Fault Diagnosis and Troubleshooting of Power Steering System
Common faults of hydraulic power steering system include oil leakage at hydraulic
transmission part, air intake, power steering pump failure, steering control valve
damage and mechanical transmission part damage, etc. The symptom may be heavy
steering, steering noise, unsmooth steering and steering vibration, etc. Fault diagnosis
shall be carried out immediately after fault occurs to power steering system to
eliminate the fault in a timely manner.
(I). Heavy Steering
1. Symptom
Steering of vehicle equipped with power-assisted steering becomes heavy instead of
easy, or it becomes difficult to turn the steering wheel.
2. Possible Causes
Generally speaking, heavy steering is caused by hydraulic steering assistant system
failure or insufficient assistance, damaged mechanical transmission or improper
adjustment, the specific cause may be:
(1). Oil tank leakage or oil level lower than required value.
(2). Bad sealing of oil pipe connection and leakage.
(3). Air enters steering hydraulic circuit.
(4). Oil pipeline is distorted and oil circuit is blocked.
(5). Insufficient tension of power steering pump belt, skidding belt.
(6). Internal wear of steering oil pump and severe leakage make the oil pump output
pressure lower than standard value.
(7). Pressure regulator failure in the oil pump results in too low output pressure.
(8). Internal leakage of steering control valve and hydraulic cylinder.
(9). Damaged steering gear or improper adjustment.
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