1993 NISSAN SERENA steering

TROUSLE
DI,AGNOSES
Diagnostic Procedurc 37
POWEF STEERING OIL PBESSURE SwTCh (Not
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ON-VEHICLE
SEFVICE
Chechng Steering Wheel
Play
1. With whe€ls n a st.aighl-ahead position,
.he.k
$eennq shel play:
35 nn (l3a
in) or rBg
2. ll il is
nol wilh n
specilicaton, check sreefng gear
bly when lbnl suspension and axle, stoeing g€ar
bly a.d stee ng column arc mounled cor€crly.
Checking Neutral Position
on Steering Wh€el
PFECHECKING
. Make
sure lhat wheel al gnmenl
ls corect.
Reter to s€clion FA lor S.D.S.
. Ve
ry $at
lh6 ste€ing g€ar
is centered belo@ rcmoving
CHECKING 1. Check thal lh€ sl6e ng wheel
s n
ihe neutGl posilion
wh€n d/v ng
6iraight ahead.
2. ll il is not n
lhe ieu.lralposlion, remove lh6 sl€erng wheel
and @insiall il coreoi y.
3 lr
the neuta posilion
is bolwo€n lwo s€iared
teeih, roosen
lie-rcd lock nul and mov€ 1le-bd n
lhe opposib dnedion
by rhe sam€ amolnt
o. both left aid ighl sides ro @m,
pensale lor eror in lhe neuiEl posllon.
Checking Gear Housing
Movement
1. Check lhe moveneni
of sleerinq g€.r
hols.g dling sta-
lionary steedn! on a dry paved
surlace
Apply a lorc6 ol 49 N (5
kg. 11 lb) lo sbennA wh€el to
dreck lhe gear
holsng movement.
Turn otl ignilion key whle.hecking
oi models €qupp€d
Mov€n€nr ol ger
ha.lng:
+2 mm
{+Ooa In)
or te
2. ll moleme.t
ex.eeds lhe lml, replace mount
i.sulalor
alter contirminq pop6f
insla lalion
ot gear
housing clamps.
Front
Wheel Tuming Angle
1 Rotaie
steeing whee all lh€ way ighl
and lefir measure
Tuming.ngl. ol tull turG:
R€t r lo sclion FA ior
S.OS,
2 I il is not w(hin
.pe.licaiion, check rack srbk6.
ReGr to S,D,S.
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ON.VEHICLE
SERVICE
Bl€€dlng Hyd6ulic
Syslem
L Baise iiont 6nd of vehi.le
lnllwheels a€ cl6ar ol
the
2. Add lluid
inio oilla.klo specili€d
evel Meanwhite quickty
lurn deenng wh6el lully
to right
and ett and tiqhity
tolch
B€peal sleeling wheel opBr.rion u|li lllid
tevet no ong6r
Rep€l sl€p 2 abov6.
. -6rp6l€
ar bleed'rg fll eus€ r€ ,ol,osng
lo olcu.
when lhis happens, bl6€d.n
again
a. Genehton ol an bubb 6s in €seflo r i'nk
b. Gen€Ellof
ol clicki.g noi* in oi pump
c. Exesilre
buzz ng in oilplmp
Whi6 5e ver-Lte 's
sarion€-y o whte
novnq -€
stee'i.g
wheal slowly, lluid nois€ may
occur in the valvB or oil pump.
Tl^': nobe s 'nh€E.l r
rr^'s sleefg syst€n.
and 'l
{t nor
arlecl p€rtomance
o' durab ry ol lh€ sysrem
Checking Steering Wheel Tuming
Force
' oaAv€h'.6
dn a level,
dry sLd.ce
a.d sel
ea*'no br:re
2. Slan€ndrn6
3. Bdng poiwer
steeing lllid
!p to adequab op€ratinq
iem-
peraturc. ll'rake 6u@
lempeEture otlluid s
apprcximabty
60 lo 30'C (140lo
176.F).1
Tl@ Ed ro h.Iniated
to nornd pl*(E,
4. Ch€c qt@'ng
whee r.minq'Io'ce s
ea s.eernq wheel
has b€en
turned 3606 kom neul'a posrt'on.
S_teedng ehe6l turning io@:
39 N (4
ks, 9 lb)
or la
5. llsr66rifg wheeltln
ngtorc6 i6
outofspeciti€lons, check
raok slding lorc€
lo delecl condlion ol
steeing g€ar
a. Oisconn€cl
slaerno @lumn low6r
ioi.t and
knucke ams
Stan snd 'un
e.g'ne al d€ iom.kesure
st€€ nq tlu'd
has
rcached noroar op6rarinq remperature.
while puling
li6{od slowly
in lh6 r11.5
mm (+0.453
n)
ra.q€ rrom rhe
nellral posilion,
make s!rc Ecl 6tid'.o
lorce is w'lh
n sp€cihcai'on
a@Eg€ Eck didlng
force:
234 N (29
kq, 64 tb)
Check sliding iorce
oulside above
Mdimum Eck slldlng for:
Not moe rhin 39 N
{4 kg,
9
ll rack sliding lor.e
is nol wilhtn
!
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STEERING
WHEEL AND STEERING COLUMN
9.
t (
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'o
I
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'1 u
\orze\
Removal
STEEFING WIEEL

STEERING
WHEEL
AND STEEFING COLUMN
Removal (Cort'd)
2. R€nove sreering wh6e wilh Tool.
lnstallation
STEEBING WHEEL
wh.n lBralllng cteerlng wh..l, apdy munFpuDd* ge$
io
mrle surl@ ol tum .lgml @@l pin
(btr portid8)
od .r-
lo hofi dntact slip dng,
STEEBING COLUMN
! wh€n
iftraling
6t@rinq @lunn, ingenighG. att towef
brackel and camp @lalnlng boltsi ihen tighlen lhem
s&u€ly. Do notapply undue stress b sieeing coum..
. When allaching coupling joinl,
be slclighlening bolll.c€6
Ai€r in.t lli.g
abed.g @lumn, tum deing wtEt io turr€
.!E h l!rc soolhlv and lhdt itF numh.r ol tuh. l@m
thc
stdighi loMftl p.drid
ro |en
.nd rlgtn
bd€ aE eqoal. B.
.uB rh.t th3 Bte€rlng etud
b ln
a reulral pcldon
wlBn dnv.

STEERING
WHEEL
AND STEERING
COLUMN
Disassembly and A56embly
K.
9x ,
a
. Wh6n di*s.emb
ing.nd a$embting, lntooksl66
ng tock
. Ens-r6
thal 'ounoeo
sJra@ ot qnap
mg tac€s rowa,ds
b€.nnq when sn6p rlnQ is
insr6led
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STEERING
WHEEL AND
STEERING COLUTIN
Dbassembly and Arsembly (Cont'd)
. Inslallsnap
ng on
uppershaft wllh a suiiable bol.
a. BFak selt-she4
tp6 bohs
wirh.
drill or olher apprcp
ale
b. l.si.ll
selishear typ€ bolis and
ughten unfit botr h.ads
Alt6r installing
sleeing @ unn, ch€ck till mechanism
opsF
aiio.. (V€hicl6s
wi$ tlt system)
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STEERING
WHEEL
AND STEEBING @LUMN
Inspeclion
. when
sr66 nq whe6l@n nol be olaled sfrooihly, check
the sieedng @lumn lor
tha iollowinA
matl€6 and cplace
a. ch€ck
co umn b€afngs lor damage or unevenness. Lubri
€ie wilh e@mmend€d muii'porpos gBas.
or rsplaco
slee .g column as an assembly, it
ne@ssary,
b. ch€ck jackel
tube for detomation or breakage. Fep ace il
. When
lhe vBhc. is involved in a lighl co lision,.neck @l-
!m. length '1".
l, it is nor wirhin sp€cilierions, €pacB
$eennq @lunn as a. assembly.
"lr" 276
mm (10.6
in)
't+" 415.7 mm (16.36
In)
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