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:
Antenna cord sub–assy
Replacement
Hint: components:
1. Remove instrument panel sub–assy upper
Hint:
refer to the procedure until the step, ”remove instrument panel sub–assy
upper” of
instrument panel sub–assy lower.
Remove the related parts as long as the antenna cord sub–assy can be
removed ...
Inspection procedure
1 Check d squib circuit(airbag sensor assy center – horn button
assy)
Disconnect the negative (–) terminal cable from the battery,
and wait at least for 90 seconds.
disconnect the connectors between the airbag sensor
assy center and the horn button assy.
for the oran ...
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.
Chec ...