Kia Optima: Chassis / Drive Shafts and Boots

Kia Optima DL3 2019-2024 Service and Repair Manual / Maintenance / Chassis / Drive Shafts and Boots

Repair procedures

Inspection

Drive shaft

1.	Check the drive shaft boots for loose clamps, cracks, grease leaks, kinks or damage

Parking Brake

Repair procedures Inspection Check whether the stroke is within specification when the parking brake lever is depressed with 44 lbf, 196 N(20 kgf) of force. Also, the parking brake alo ...

Steering Gear Rack, Linkage and Boots

Repair procedures Inspection Steering Wheel Play Inspection 1. Turn the steering wheel so that the front wheels are facing straight ahead. ...

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Kia Optima DL3 2019-2024 Service and Repair Manual: Battery

Description and operation Description 1. The CMF(Closed Maintenance Free) battery is, as the name implies, totally maintenance free and has no removable battery cell caps. 2. The CMF(Closed Maintenance Free) battery does not require water reple ...

Kia Optima DL3 2019-2024 Service and Repair Manual: Drive Belt

Repair procedures Removal and Installation 1. Remove the engine room under cover. (Refer to Engine and Transaxle Assembly - "Engine Room Under Cover") 2. Using the wrench, turning the auto tensioner pulley (A) counterclockwise ...