| Troubleshooting |
| Trouble Symptom | Probable cause | Remedy |
| Vehicle pulls to one side | Scoring of driveshaft ball joint | Replace |
| Wear, rattle or scoring of wheel bearing | Replace | |
| Defective front suspension and steering | Adjustment or Replace | |
| Vibration | Wear, damage or bending of driveshaft | Replace |
| Driveshaft rattle and hub serration | Replace | |
| Wear, rattle or scratching of wheel bearing | Replace | |
| Shimmy | Defective wheel balance | Adjustment or Replace |
| Defective front suspension and steering | Adjustment or Replace | |
| Excessive noise | Wear, damage or bending of driveshaft | Replace |
| Rattle of driveshaft and worn hub splines | Replace | |
| Wear, rattle or scoring of wheel bearing | Replace | |
| Loose hub nut | Adjustment or Replace | |
| Defective front suspension and steering | Adjustment or Replace |
Special Service Tools Tool Name / NumberIllustrationDescriptionBand installer09495-3K000Installation of ear type boot bandBand installer09495-39100Installation of hook type boot bandLower arm ball joint remover0K545-A9100Removal of front lower arm from front axle
Removal 1. If the compressor is marginally operable, run the engine at idle speed, and let the air conditioning work for a few minutes, then shut the engine off. 2. Disconnect the negative cable from the battery. 3. Recover the refrigerant with a recovery/charging station.
Inspection 1. Ignition "OFF”. 2. Disconnect the connector of auto defog control actuator. 3. Verify that the auto defog control actuator operates to the defrost ON mode when connecting 12V to the terminal 3 and grounding terminal 7. 4.