Toyota Corolla (E120): Chassis
On–vehicle inspection
1. Inspect steering linkage
- check the steering wheel freeplay .
- check the steering linkage for looseness or damage.
- Check that the tie rod ends do not have excessive play.
- Check that the dust seals and boots are not damaged.
- Check that the boot clamps are not loose.
2. Inspect steering gear housing oil
- check the steering gear housing for oil leakage.
If oil is leaking, find the cause and repair it.
3. Inspect ball joints and dust covers
- inspect the ball joints for excessive looseness.
- Jack up the front of the vehicle and place wooden blocks with a height of 180 to 200 mm (7.09 To 7.87 In.) Under the front tires.
- Lower the vehicle until the front coil spring has about half its ordinary load. Place stands under the vehicle for safety.
- Check that the front wheels are pointing straight ahead. Use chocks.
- Using a lever, pry up the end of the lower arm. Check the amount
of play.
Maximum ball joint vertical play: 0 mm (0 in.) If there is any play, replace the ball joint.
- check the dust cover for damage.
4. Inspect drive shaft boots
- check the drive shaft boots for loose clamps, grease leakage, kink or damage.
5. Check transaxle oil (fluid)
- visually check the transaxle for oil (fluid) leakage.
If oil is leaking, find the cause and repair it.
6. Rotate tires
Other materials:
Diagnosis system
Description
when troubleshooting obd ii vehicles, the only difference
from the usual troubleshooting procedure
is that you need to connect an obd ii scan tool complying
with sae j1987 or a hand–held tester to the
vehicle, and read off various data output from the
vehicle†...
Parking the vehicle
► Automatic transmission or continuously
variable transmission Automatic transmission or continuously variable transmission
1 With the shift lever in D, depress the brake pedal.
2 Shift the shift lever to P.
3 Set the parking brake.
4 Vehicles without a smart key system: Turn ...
Circuit description
The side airbag sensor assy (rh) circuit consists of the diagnosis circuit
and lateral deceleration sensor, etc.
It receives signals from the lateral deceleration sensor, judges whether or not
the srs must be activated,
and detects diagnosis system malfunction.
Dtc b1140/32 is recorded wh ...


