Toyota Corolla (E120) 2002–2008 Repair Manual / Steering column / Steering system / On–vehicle inspection
Toyota Corolla (E120): On–vehicle inspection
1. Check steering wheel freeplay

- Stop the vehicle and face the tires straight ahead.
- rock the steering wheel gently up and down by your
hand, check the steering wheel freeplay.
Maximum freeplay: 30 mm (1.18 In.)
Other materials:
Seat belt pretensioners (front seats)
The pretensioners help the seat belts to quickly restrain the occupants by retracting
the seat belts when the vehicle is subjected to certain types of severe frontal
or side collision.
The pretensioners do not activate in the event of a minor frontal impact, a minor
side impact, a rear impact ...
Inspection procedure
Hint:
when the throttle position is slightly opened (the accelerator pedal
is slightly depressed) because a
floor carpet is overlapped on the accelerator pedal, or if not fully
releasing the accelerator pedal, etc.,
Dtc p505 will possibly be detected.
Read freeze frame data using the ...
Replacement
1. Remove console box sub–assy rear
2. Remove parking brake lever sub–assy
Disconnect the parking brake switch connector from the
parking brake switch.
remove the lock nut and adjusting nut from the parking
brake cable assy no.1.
Remove the 2 bolts.
Usin ...


