Inspection Procedure
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2007 Suzuki XL7. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Raise and support the vehicle with safety stands. Refer to LIFTING AND JACKING THE VEHICLE
.WARNING:
Wear gloves when inspecting the tires in order to prevent personal injury from steel belts sticking through the tire.
- Perform the following preliminary inspection:
- Mark the tire with a crayon in order to note the start and the stop position.
- Rotate each tire and wheel by hand.
- Inspect the tire for bulges or bent wheels. Replace as necessary.
- Use tire substitution in order to identify the faulty tire. Perform the following steps for a tire substitution check:
- Use a comparable tire in order to replace each tire, one at a time.
- Test drive the vehicle.
- If the problem is tire or wheel related, you will eliminate the problem when you remove the faulty tire from the vehicle.