AND WINDOWS
1
fnities;
Rubber strips worn
Worn rubber stoppers
Door out of place by
tnovement of hinges
Door catch requires
adjustment
itilef
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Holding screws loose
No grease on Joints
and rollers
Runners worn
No free movement
of clutch pedal
Too much free move
ment of clutch
Loose engine
mountings
Worn and dirty clutch
'S:
FAULT-FINDING CHART: IV
VEHICLE NOISES
FRONTOF BONNET
T
BELOW FRONT
OF VEHICLE
Radiator:
Loose grill clips
Loose supporting rods
Worn rubber
mountings
I
Loose bolts
If spring mounted
loose springs
Worn webbing
on radiator
Distributor: Shaft dry, needs oil
Water pump
and fan:
Bumpers:
Loose bolts and
nuts
Shock
absorbers:
1
Worn bushes
1
Springs:
1
Dry shackles
1
1
Dry springs
Wheel
bearings:
1
Dry bearings
Joints:
Loose and dry
joints, e.g., clutch,
brake, etc.
Generator:
I
Number plate:
Dry bearings
Dry bearings
Loose or vibrating
FAULT-FINDING CHART: V
VEHICLE FAULTS
GEARS
T
I
BRAKES
Gears hard
to change:
Noisy gears:
I
Gear lever
slips out of
engagement:
Clutch dragging
No oil in gear box
Brakes fail:
Worn gears
Connecting link
between pedal and
master cylinder
broken or disconnected
I
Brake pipe lines
broken
Worn selector socket
and ball
Brakes pull
to one side:
No drive:
Gears stripped
Oil leak from brake
cylinder on free side
Oil on brake linings
Brakes hard
to put on:
Brake linings worn
I
Drums badly scored
PROPELLER
SHAFT
REAR AXLE
Worn shackles
1
Vibration:
Loose bolts at end
Noisy
Shock absorbers loose
1
of shaft at gear
box and rear axle
rear axle:
1
u/ '
Worn or no rubber
bushes
1
Worn universal
joints
No drive:
No fluid in
shock absorber
1
1
Shock absorber
faulty
1
1
Shock absorber
connecting link
broken
or disconnected
No oil in axle
Broken axle
HARPER’S WEEKLY, August 22, 1975
Used by Permission
‘'naii,
onal Labor Organization, United Nations
L
BELOW REAR
OF VEHICLE
Exhaust pipe: Loose brackets
Flexible mountings
worn
Springs:
Dry shackles
I
Dry springs
Shock
absorbers:
Worn bushes
Wheel
bearings:
Dry bearings
Luggage
compartment:
Number plate:
Loose tools
Loose or vibrating
STEERING
Hard steering: Flat tires
No oil in steering box
Vehicle
wanders:
Too much play in
all joints
Wheel bearipgs loose
Front wheel
jerks from
side to side:
Uneven or flat tires
Too much play in
steering box
Loose steering joints
and mountirigs
Faulty shock
absorbers
Wheels feel
egg-shaped
at high speed:
Wheel unbalanced
Steering out of
alignment
Loose engine
mountings
Propeller shaft
unbalanced
Worn bearings
Loom
steering:
All joints loose or
worn I
Worn king pins
Loose or worn
wheel bearings
Vehicle pulls
to one side:
Flat tire on one side
Broken spring or
loose U bolts at
front or rear
of vehicle