Title: Perform power-steering system tests.
Course: Diesel Equipment Technology II (20107-II) > Section: Suspension and Steering: Servicing the Steering Column

Performance should include

- testing pressure, temperature, and flow
- determining the needed action.

ASE 1: IV. Suspension and Steering: C. Steering Pump and Gear Units (P-1)

Process/Skill Questions:

- Why is it important to pressure test?
- What tools or instruments are used to conduct a pressure test?
- How would the needed action be decided after finding a problem with the power-steering fluid flow?
- Why is it important to do a flow test?
- What effect does temperature have on fluids?