Checking Rack Sliding Force
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2007 Nissan Maxima. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Disconnect steering column lower joint and knuckle arms from the gear.
- Start and run engine at idle to make sure steering fluid has reached normal operating temperature.
- Pull tie-rod slowly, using a commercially available spring gauge, to move it from neutral position to ±11.5 mm (±0.453 in) at speed of 3.5 mm (0.138 in)/s. Check that rack sliding force is within specification.
Average rack sliding force: 235 - 314 N (24 - 32 kg-f, 55 - 71 lb-f)
Maximum force deviation: 98 N (10 kg-f, 22 lb-f)
- Check sliding force outside the above range at rack speed 40 mm (1.57 in)/s.
Rack sliding force
Maximum: Not more than 294 N (30 kg-f, 66 lb-f)
Maximum force deviation: 147 N (15 kg-f, 33 lb-f)