REPAIR MAINTENANCE OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Kia Rio (2000 release)

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	Rio
		Instructions
		Engines A3E, A5D
		Greasing system
		Cooling
		Fuel system
		Ignition system
		Coupling
		Transmission
		Axes and power shafts
		Suspension
		Wheels and tires
		Steering
			Technical data
			A steering without the hydraulic amplifier
			Check of a steering without the hydraulic amplifier
			A steering column without the hydraulic amplifier
			Steering with the hydraulic booster
			Checking the fluid pressure in the hydraulic system
			Check of effort steering
			Check the fluid level
			Bleeding the hydraulic system of the power steering
			Belt drive power steering pump
			Steering transfer with the steering amplifier
			Power steering pump
		Brakes
		Body
		The air conditioning system
		Electrical equipment

Check of effort steering

PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. Insert the thermometer in the tank popolnitelny power steering.
A warning To avoid damage do not hold the steering wheel is turned fully over 10 seconds.
2. Start up the engine and warm up the power steering fluid to a temperature of 50 ~ 60 ?� C. Turn the steering wheel from lock to lock several times.
3. On the car standing on a firm, level surface, set the front wheels to straight-line motion.
	4. Leave the engine running at idle speed and hook the dynamometer for a steering wheel spoke in a place the most remote from the center of the wheel. With the front wheels established for rectilinear movement, measure the force that must be applied to the steering wheel to turn the wheel left and right. Force: 39 N (4 kg)
5. If the measured force is greater than the desired value, check the fluid level, the lack of air in the fluid leaks in hoses and their connections, the work of the power steering pump and steering gear and the pressure in the tires of the front wheels.
6. Remove the thermometer.