[2] PERIODIC INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE - - OPERATIONS UNDER THE VEHICLE - B5. CHECK STEERING LINKAGE FOR DAMAGE AND LOOSE CONNECTIONS
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B5. CHECK STEERING LINKAGE FOR DAMAGE AND LOOSE CONNECTIONS
(INCLUDING SEALS AND BOOTS)
       
    1. Move the steering wheel bit by bit to the left or right, and check to be sure that there is no play or looseness in the linkage coupling, that the installation is not loose, and that the rod or arm is not bent or damaged.
         
      1. Check to be sure that the seal and boot of the ball joint are correctly installed (in the correct position), and that they are not damaged.
      1. Check tie-rod end lock nut for looseness. If lock nut is loose, adjust toe-in and then tighten lock nut to the specified torque.
        2. Tightening torque: 52 ± 2 N·m
      [2] PERIODIC INSPECTION AND MAINTENANCE - - OPERATIONS UNDER THE VEHICLE - B5. CHECK STEERING LINKAGE FOR DAMAGE AND LOOSE CONNECTIONS
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