Chapter 8
Rear Suspension System Service. . . . 147
Checking the Rear Suspension 148
Safety Reminders 148
Checking Rear Suspension Parts 148
Visual Inspection of Suspension Parts/Manual
Inspection of Suspension Parts/Inspecting
Shock Absorbers and Strut Cartridges/Checking
Air Shock Absorbers and Control Systems
Replacing Rear Suspension Components 151
Replacing MacPherson Struts and Shock
Absorbers/Replacing Control Arms and
Stabilizer Bars/Replacing Ball Joints/Replacing
Springs/Adding Helper Springs/Replacing Solid
Rear Axle Assemblies/Servicing Air Shock
Absorbers and Control Systems/Adding Air
Shock Absorbers to a Vehicle
Chapter 9
Steering Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
The Job of the Steering System 168
Common Steering System Parts 168
Steering Wheels/Steering Columns and Shafts/
Steering Arms and Ball Sockets
Types of Steering Systems 176
Steering Ratio/Rack-and-Pinion Steering/
Conventional Steering
Power Steering Systems 183
Pressure Development and Control/Rack-and-
Pinion Power Steering/Conventional Linkage
Power Steering
Four-Wheel Steering 195
Hydraulic/Electronic Four-Wheel Steering/
Electromechanical Four-Wheel Steering
Chapter 10
Steering Linkage and Manual Steering
Gear Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Checking the Steering System 204
Steering System Part Life/Checking Steering
Effort/Checking Steering Wheels, Columns, and
Shafts/Checking Steering Linkage/Checking
Steering Gears
Servicing Steering System Components 207
Steering Wheel, Column, and Shaft Service/
Steering Linkage Replacement/Manual Steering
Gear Service
Chapter 11
Power Steering and Four Wheel Steering
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Checking the Power Steering System 226
Power Steering System Maintenance/Checking
Power Steering Systems/Checking Four-Wheel
Steering Systems
Servicing Steering System Components 233
Power Steering Service/Four-Wheel Steering—
Rear Steering Gear Service/Bleeding and
Flushing Power Steering Systems
Chapter 12
Driveline and Wheel Components . . 251
Driveline Components 252
Independent Drive Axles/Solid Drive Axles/Drive
Shafts/Flexible Joints
Wheel Components 256
Wheel Bearings/Hubs and Axle Flanges/Wheel
Rims/Tires/Wheel Fasteners/Tire Pressure
Monitoring
Chapter 13
Driveline and Wheel Service . . . . . . 271
Checking Drivelines and Wheels 272
Inspecting Driveline Components/Inspecting
Wheel Components
Driveline Component Service 278
Periodic Maintenance of Driveline Components/
CV Axle Service/Solid Axle Shaft Service/Drive
Shaft Service
Wheel Component Service 286
Bearing Service/Rim Service/Tire Service/
Wheel Fastener Service
Chapter 14
Electronic Suspension and Steering
Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Electronic Suspension System Fundamentals 304
Electronic Suspension Input Sensors/Electronic
Suspension Control Module/Electronic
Suspension Output Devices
Types of Electronic Suspension Systems 309
Air-Operated Ride Height Control/Hydraulic Ride
Control Systems/Combination Systems
Electronic Steering Control Systems 312
Control System Components/Control System
Operation
Electric Power Steering Systems 315
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