Professional Motor Mechanic

Steering and suspension components – fault diagnosis and best practice

|Date: February 21, 2013

Steering and suspension components – fault diagnosis and best practice

Defective steering and suspension parts on a vehicle can not only affect the geometry and handling, but a ...

Defective steering and suspension parts on a vehicle can not only affect the geometry and handling, but also result in MOT failure. Worn or damaged parts can cause serious instability when driving and ...

February 21, 2013
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Active Sensor Bearings – fiiting advice

|Date: February 06, 2013

Active Sensor Bearings – fiiting advice

The ASB wheel bearing has a magneticencoder fitted within the seal which, inconjunction with the ABS sens ...

The ASB wheel bearing has a magneticencoder fitted within the seal which, inconjunction with the ABS sensor, measuresthe speed of each wheel independently. This information is then used by the ECU for ...

February 06, 2013
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Clock spring installation – Chrysler Voyager and Grand Voyager

|Date: February 04, 2013

Clock spring installation – Chrysler Voyager and Grand Voyager

Malfunctioning of the clock spring (also known as Air Bag Squib) on the Chrysler Voyager and Grand Voyage ...

Malfunctioning of the clock spring (also known as Air Bag Squib) on the Chrysler Voyager and Grand Voyager models is not an uncommon problem, to the point that Daimler Chrysler issued a safety recall ...

February 04, 2013
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Electric/hydraulic steering issue – Ford Focus 1.6 TDCi

|Date: January 30, 2013

Electric/hydraulic steering issue – Ford Focus 1.6 TDCi

This technical tip comes from TRW's Brian Newell: Q. A garage recently called me with a problem on the el ...

This technical tip comes from TRW's Brian Newell: Q. A garage recently called me with a problem on the electric/hydraulic steering on a 2005 Ford Focus 1.6 TDCi.The customer had previously had a new p ...

January 30, 2013
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Overcoming steering angle sensor faults

|Date: January 27, 2013

Overcoming steering angle sensor faults

A vehicle’s steering angle sensor (SAS) is used to measure the angle of the steering wheel and the speed ...

A vehicle’s steering angle sensor (SAS) is used to measure the angle of the steering wheel and the speed at which it is being turned. The signal is predominantly used by the ABS system as part of its ...

January 27, 2013
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Electrically Powered Hydraulic Steering (EPHS) systems explained

|Date: January 24, 2013

Electrically Powered Hydraulic Steering (EPHS) systems explained

EPHS systems retain the steering properties of traditional belt driven hydraulic power assisted steering ...

EPHS systems retain the steering properties of traditional belt driven hydraulic power assisted steering systems, whilst offering a range of benefits to the driver. These include improvements in comfo ...

January 24, 2013
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Intelligent safety systems explored

|Date: December 14, 2012

Intelligent safety systems explored

When it comes to passenger car safety TRW’s vision is clear: to design and develop a complete range of sa ...

When it comes to passenger car safety TRW’s vision is clear: to design and develop a complete range of safety systems which are accessible to every driver in every market. In attempting to achieve thi ...

December 14, 2012
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MOT testing – the importance of testing suspension components ‘under load’

|Date: December 02, 2012

MOT testing – the importance of testing suspension components ‘under load’

A few weeks ago my wife’s car came back from its MOT with a couple of advisories, relating to ‘slightly w ...

A few weeks ago my wife’s car came back from its MOT with a couple of advisories, relating to ‘slightly worn ball joints’. Now I know there was no wear in the joints because I’d checked them a few day ...

December 02, 2012
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Front wheel bearing removal – Various models

|Date: November 25, 2012

Front wheel bearing removal – Various models

TASK: Removal/fitting of front wheel bearing (XMGB 40899R01) MAKES/MODELS: Audi A2; Seat Cordoba, Ibiza; ...

TASK: Removal/fitting of front wheel bearing (XMGB 40899R01) MAKES/MODELS: Audi A2; Seat Cordoba, Ibiza; Skoda Fabia, Roomster, VW Fox, Polo REMOVAL ...

November 25, 2012
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Power steering pumps – seal replacement

|Date: October 26, 2012

Power steering pumps – seal replacement

Not so much a tale, but more an advisory caution. The other day one of our sales guys enquired as to why ...

Not so much a tale, but more an advisory caution. The other day one of our sales guys enquired as to why one of his customers had had an EPHS pump declined warranty, due to water ingress. So I thought ...

October 26, 2012
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Steering and suspension components – fault diagnosis and best practice

Steering and suspension components – fault diagnosis and best practice

Active Sensor Bearings – fiiting advice

Active Sensor Bearings – fiiting advice

Clock spring installation – Chrysler Voyager and Grand Voyager

Clock spring installation – Chrysler Voyager and Grand Voyager

Electric/hydraulic steering issue – Ford Focus 1.6 TDCi

Electric/hydraulic steering issue – Ford Focus 1.6 TDCi

Overcoming steering angle sensor faults

Overcoming steering angle sensor faults

Electrically Powered Hydraulic Steering (EPHS) systems explained

Electrically Powered Hydraulic Steering (EPHS) systems explained

Intelligent safety systems explored

Intelligent safety systems explored

MOT testing – the importance of testing suspension components ‘under load’

MOT testing – the importance of testing suspension components ‘under load’

Front wheel bearing removal – Various models

Front wheel bearing removal – Various models

Power steering pumps – seal replacement

Power steering pumps – seal replacement