Hyundai Sonata: General Information / Troubleshooting
| Troubleshooting |
| Trouble Symptom | Probable Cause | Remedy |
| Excessive play in steering | Loose U-joint bolt | Retighten or replace as necessary |
| Loose yoke plug | Retighten | |
| Loose steering gear mounting bolts | Retighten | |
| Loose or worn tie rod end | Retighten or replace as necessary | |
| Steering wheel does not return properly | Excessive turning resistance of tie rod end | Replace |
| Yoke plug excessively tight | Adjust | |
| Tie rod and/or ball joint cannot turn smoothly | Replace | |
| Loose mounting of gear box mounting bracket at the subframe | Retighten | |
| Worn steering shaft joint and/or body grommet | Correct or replace | |
| Distorted rack | Replace | |
| Rattling or chucking noise in the rack and pinion | Loose steering gear box mounting | Reposition |
| Loose tie rod end and/or ball joint | Retighten | |
| Worn tie rod and/or ball joint | Retighten | |
| Loose yoke plug | Replace | |
Special Service Tools
Special Service Tools
Tool Name / NumberIllustrationDescription90561-11001Steering wheel pullerRemoval of steering wheel
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Steering wheel
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Hyundai Sonata LF 2014-2019 Owners Manual: Emergency Towing
If towing is necessary, we recommend you to have it done by an authorized HYUNDAI
dealer or a commercial tow truck service.
If towing service is not available in an emergency, your vehicle may be temporarily
towed using a cable or chain secured to the emergency towing hook at the rear of
the veh ...
Hyundai Sonata LF 2014-2019 Service Manual: CVVT Oil Control Valve (OCV) Description and Operation
Description
Continuous Variable Valve Timing (CVVT) system advances or
retards the valve timing of the intake and exhaust valve in accordance
with the ECM control signal which is calculated by the engine speed and
load.
By controlling CVVT, the valve over-lap or under-lap occurs,
which m ...
