Check steering components under the bonnet and under the vehicle

• Any steering component is missing, cracked or broken;

• Any threaded or tapered joint is loose;

• Any freeplay due to wear in a balljoint exceeds manufacturer’s specifications. Where these are not known or are no longer appropriate, the freeplay exceeds 3mm;

• Any steering component can be seen to have been repaired or modified by heating or welding;

NOTE: Except where an original component has been fitted by the manufacturer or repairs have been conducted to manufacturer’s specifications.

Any nut, bolt or locking device is missing or insecure;

• The pitman arm is loose on the steering output shaft;

• The steering system is not designed to transmit energy by mechanical means only. (Power assisted steering systems are acceptable.);

• The power steering pump has loose mounting bolts or cracked or broken mounting brackets, braces or adaptors, or is inoperative;\

• Power steering pump pulleys are cracked, broken or loose;

• Power steering pump belts are loose, cracked through to reinforcing plies, extensively frayed or missing drive sections;

• Integral power steering assemblies or power assist cylinders leak more than one (1) drop every 30 seconds;