406MAINTENANCEANDLUBRICATION
POWERSTEERING,GENERAL
TheVNpowersteeringconsistsofanintegratedgear.Thereisalsoapowersteering
pumpwithuidcontainer.Thepump,drivenbytheengine,provideshydraulic
pressuretothepowersteering.Iftheengineisnotworking,thesteeringisonly
manual.Withthepowersteeringnotworking,theeffortrequiredtoturnthesteering
wheelismuchgreaterthanwithpowerassist.Ifthepowersteeringassistfails,bring
thevehicletoasafestop.DONOTdrivethevehicleuntilcorrectingthecauseofthe
problem.
Whileoperatingthevehicle,avoidrutsandobstructionswhichcausebindingcondition
onthesidesofthefrontwheels.Drivethevehicleoutoftherut,thenturnthesteering
wheel.Ifpossible,avoidturningthewheelswhilethevehicleisatastandstillasthis
placesaconsiderableloadonthepowersteeringsystemandfrontaxle.
Periodicallycheckthepowersteeringuidreservoirandkeepitlledtotheproper
levelwiththerecommendeduid.SeetheOperator’sManualVehicleMaintenance
formoreinformation.
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1PowerSteeringFluidReservoir
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