| 1. | Start the engine, let it idle, and turn the steering wheel from lock-to-lock several times to warm up.
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| 2. | Attach a commercially available spring scale to the steering wheel. With the engine idling and the vehicle on a clean, dry floor, pull the scale as shown and read it as soon as the tires begin to turn. |
| 3. | If the scale reads no more than 29N (3.0 kgf, 6.6 lbf). If it reads more, check for steering linkage. |