Mazda 2: Wheel Alignment Pre-inspection
1. Park the vehicle on a level ground, in an unloaded condition*, and with the wheels straight forward.
*: Unloaded condition.....Fuel tank is full. Engine coolant and engine oil are at specified level.
Spare tire, jack and tools are in designated position.
2. Inspect the tire pressure.
- Adjust to the recommended pressure if necessary. (See SUSPENSION TECHNICAL DATA).
3. Inspect the wheel bearing play.
- Correct if necessary. (See WHEEL HUB, STEERING KNUCKLE INSPECTION).
(See REAR AXLE INSPECTION).
4. Inspect the wheel runout.
- Correct if necessary. (See SUSPENSION TECHNICAL DATA).
5. Rock the vehicle, and verify that there is no looseness in the steering wheel joint and suspension ball joint.
6. Rock the vehicle, and verify that the shock absorber operates properly.
7. Measure height H from the center of the wheel to the fender brim.
8. Verify that the difference between the left and right dimension H is within the specification.
- If it exceeds the specification, repeat the Step 2-7.
- Standard
10 mm {0.39 in} or less
FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT
Front wheel alignment (unloaded)*1
*1 Engine coolant and engine oil are at specified level. Spare tire, jack and
tools are in
designated position.
*2 Difference between left and right must not exceed 1
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Wheel and Tire Specification
Standard tire
*3 Verify the tire label attached to the actual vehicle on vehicles without
TPMS.
Spare tire
WHEEL BALANCE ADJUSTMENT (ALUMINUM ALLOY WHEEL)
CAUTION:
Adjust the outer wheel balance
Wheel Unit ID Registration
NOTE:
After the wheel unit replacement, registration of the wheel unit
identification codes
must be performed.
ID registration can be done using the M-MDS, or not using the M-MDS.
Using M-MDS
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Front Suspension
FRONT SUSPENSION LOCATION INDEX
Stabilizer control link
(See FRONT STABILIZER CONTROL LINK INSPECTION.)
Front stabilizer
(See FRONT STABILIZER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION.)
Front shock absor
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Mechanical System Test
Mechanical System Test Preparation
1. Engage the parking brake and use wheel chocks at the front and rear of the
wheels.
2. Inspect the engine coolant. (See ENGINE COOLANT LEVEL INSPECTION).
3. Inspect the engine oil. (See ENGINE OIL LEVEL INSPECTION).
4. Inspect the ATF. (See AUTOMATIC TRANSAXL
Manual Transaxle Operation
Manual Transaxle Shift Pattern
The vehicle is equipped with either a
5-speed or 6-speed manual transaxle. The
shift pattern for each is shown above.
Depress the clutch pedal all the way down
while shifting; then release it slowly.
Your vehicle is equipped with a device to
prevent shif
