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Examine steering system design
Assessment Strategies
on quizzes
by completing job sheets
Criteria
you demonstrate safety
you protect self
you protect tools
you protect equipment
you protect reference materials
you protect school models
you protect customers' property
you maintain clean work areas
you maintain organized work areas
you demonstrate conservative use of shop supplies
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Repair suspension and steering systems
Assessment Strategies
in lab
Criteria
you inspect short- and long-arm suspension systems to determine necessary action
you inspect strut suspension systems to determine necessary action
you remove, inspect, and install upper and lower control arm bushings, shaft, strut rods and bushings
you remove and install upper and lower ball joints
you install steering knuckle
you remove and install coil springs and spring insulators, long- and short-arm
you remove and install torsion bars and mounts
you remove and install stabilizer bar bushing, brackets, and links
you remove and install strut cartridges or assemble strut coil springs, insulators and upper bearing plates
you replace shock absorbers
you remove leaf springs, spring silencers, shackles, brackets, bushing and mounts
you test and diagnose components of electronically controlled suspension systems
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Repair steering systems
Assessment Strategies
on written test
on lab projects
on performance test
Criteria
you inspect pitman arm
you inspect relay (centerlink/intermediate) rod
you inspect idler arm and mountings
you inspect steering damper
you replace pitman arm
you replace relay (centerlink/intermediate) rod
you replace idler arm and mountings
you replace steering damper
you inspect power steering hoses
you inspect power steering pumps and pulleys
you replace power steering hoses
you replace power steering pumps and pulleys
you flush hydraulic system
you diagnose power steering gear binding
you diagnose power steering uneven turning effort
you diagnose power steering loose steering concerns
you diagnose power steering hard steering concerns
you diagnose power steering fluid leakage concerns
you determine necessary action for power steering problems
you diagnose rack and pinion binding
you diagnose rack and pinion uneven turning effort
you diagnose rack and pinion looseness concerns
you diagnose rack and pinion hard steering concerns
you diagnose rack and pinion fluid leakage concerns
you determine necessary action for rack and pinion problems
you adjust manual or power non-rack and pinion worm bearing preload and sector lock
you diagnose steering column noises
you diagnose steering looseness concerns
you diagnose steering binding concerns
you determine necessary action for steering problems
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Wheel alignment diagnosis, adjustment and repair
Assessment Strategies
in lab
Criteria
you differentiate between steering and suspension concerns using principles of steering geometry (caster, camber, toe, etc)
you perform prealignment inspection; perform necessary action
you diagnose vehicle wander, drift, pull, hard steering, bump steer, memory steer, torque steer to determine necessary action
you check and adjust front and rear wheel camber
you check and adjust caster; perform necessary action
you check and adjust rear and front toe
you center steer wheel
you check turning radius, steering axis inclination and included angle to determine necessary action
you check thrust angle, wheel setback and cradle alignment to determine necessary action