Notes on 4S maintenance of Corolla

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 September 15, 2024
This is a memoir, a record of a visit to the 4S store maintenance, because every time I will take a lot of photos, but has not been posted in our forum, the weekend has nothing to do, tidied it up and shared it with you.
As we all know, the warranty period of the hybrid Corolla is three years and 100000 kilometers, but I never fully understood it. It was not until I occasionally talked about this issue with my friends that I realized that the three years and 100000 kilometers mentioned in the original warranty period was three years or 100000 kilometers. During this period, as long as the car has completed three years, or the car has run 100000 kilometers, any one of the conditions has been met, the vehicle will be insured. So I suddenly pay more attention to the maintenance of vehicles. Then when I was driving, I always wondered if there was something wrong with the car and if there was a noise. Is the fuel consumption going up, should the oil be changed, and so on?
Not to mention, once when I was driving in my hometown, when I really felt the bumpy road in the countryside, I felt that an abnormal sound came out of the car near the wheels, and it felt as if a stone was sloshing back and forth in a certain position. Although the sound is not loud, not only can I hear it for the sensitive me, but because I attach importance to maintenance, it makes the sound very clear and particularly harsh. It’s unbearable. So I plan to go to the 4S store for an examination.
In the 4S store, according to my description, the master could not understand, so he got on the bus with the master and found a bumpy road to do the test. after going back and forth three or five times, the master finally determined that there was indeed an abnormal sound coming from near the tires. so he went back to the workshop and lifted the car through the elevator for inspection. The master finally decided that there was a small gap in the steering gear, and the master was a professional. From judgment to inspection to hands-on processing, it is as smooth as running water.
So there is this sharing.

It is this kind of pebble road that makes a noise. It is no problem to run on a flat road in the urban area. As soon as you get back to the countryside, the chassis of this kind of pebble road will have a small rattling sound.

It feels like the noise is on the wheel.

Drive the car to the 4S store, check in and go to the driving room.

It’s boring in the rest area. You might as well go and see how to change the direction.

When I got to the workshop again, two front tires were removed.

The car was lifted.

The plastic guard of the engine has also been removed.

This is the faulty steering machine.

The two masters began to disassemble together, and as soon as they reached out their hands, they felt that they were very skilled in the work.

Changing the steering gear is not a simple matter. It will be taken down as soon as it is dismantled. It will take a lot of things apart.

This is a brand new original steering machine, which will be installed later.

The axis in the middle will follow when it turns at both ends.

The new direction machine is installed on this big suspended iron frame.

The masters began to load the car.

This is the wrong steering machine.

You also need a special Jack when you work.

Installation is in progress.

The front bar was touched while fishing, so just leave it open.

The direction machine is basically fixed to the car.

Tighten the fixing screws with a tool.

Start installing the wheels.

Because you have to disconnect the steering gear from under the steering wheel when you disassemble the steering gear, you need to reconnect it now.

The car drove to the elevator and went up again.

Check it again next.

Take a ruler and measure the distance between the front and back of the wheel.

Readjusted it again and finally got it.
This maintenance let me see the specialty of 4S, after all, the master is the master, the old and difficult problem in front of us is a piece of cake in front of the master. Also let me realize the importance of maintenance, many seemingly inconspicuous small problems if delayed, may become a big problem.
Therefore, it is also suggested that we should maintain when it is time to maintain, do not let small problems become big problems, do not let the car drive with illness.

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