C-24.2, r. 32 - Regulation respecting safety standards for road vehicles

Section 113 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

113. The horizontal play in the steering knuckles shall be inspected by lifting the axle, by moving the top and bottom of the wheel inside and outside and by measuring its displacement at the outer circumference of the tire. The play shall not exceed the manufacturer’s standards or, in their absence, the following standards:

(1)  3.2 mm for rims whose diameter is less than 510 mm; or

(2)  4.8 mm for rims whose diameter is 510 mm or more.

The vertical play measured between the spindle support and the axle shall not exceed the manufacturer’s standards or, in their absence, 2.5 mm.

O.C. 1483-98, s. 113.