Section 74 (Driveshaft And Axle - General Information): Troubleshooting
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| Symptom | Expected cause | Countermeasure |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle drift/pull condition | Defect on front suspension and steering. | Adjust or replace |
| Wheel bearing seized | Replace | |
| Vibration | Over abrasion, separation, damaged or bend on drive shaft | Replace |
| Wheel bearing separation | Replace | |
| shimmy | Inappropriate wheel balance | Adjust or replace |
| Combination of front suspension and steering | Adjust or replace | |
| Noise | Over worn out, damaged or bended | Replace |
| Noise on connecting part of drive shaft and hub while driving straight, back or curve (Clicking or Creaking noise) | Adjust hub nut fastening or replace inner washer | |
| Noise from inner side of shaft while driving curve (Repeated tapping noise) | Replace | |
| Friction noise on drive shaft boots (Sticky noise) | Clean and apply fluorine lubricant | |
| Damaged or burnt of drive shaft damper (Booming noise) | Replace damper kit | |
| Hub nut has got loosen | Adjust | |
| Trouble on the front suspension and steering | Adjust or replace | |
| Disk fixing bolt has got loosen | Adjust | |
| Noise on wheel bearing while driving (Whir noise) | Replace | |
| Wheel bearing has separation, contacted surface of flange burnt | Replace | |
| Leakage | Leakage of grease on drive shaft boots (partial parts replacement when inboard side boots has leakage) | Replace |
| Rust | corrosion on non-painting area (Not a problem for functioning) | Explain to customer it is normal |
| ABS warning lamp illuminated | Loosen assembly on wheel bearing sensor and sensor cable | Adjust |
| Foreign substance on wheel bearing sensor assembly area (connector) | Cleaning | |
| Communication trouble (KDS inspection and trouble code deletion) | Inspect | |
| Check the sensor error | Replace sensor cap |