OOSC, Part II, Item 8. Steering Mechanism, g. (2) Ball and Socket Joints
| Entry Date | April 7, 2006 |
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| Issue Number | 06-012-VEH |
| Name | Major Glynn C. Powers |
| Agency | Kentucky Vehicle Enforcement |
| Address | 125 Holmes StreetFrankfort, KT, 40601United StatesMap It (opens in a new tab) |
| Phone | (502) 564-3276 |
| Fax | (502) 564-5027 |
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| Committee | Vehicle Committee |
| Status | Closed |
| Summary of Issue | Measurement difference between OOS under Steering Chapter item G and the Appendix G of the FMCSR. The out of service is stricter and I have a carrier that was placed oos based upon the CVSA standard. The FMCSR item is in Appendix G Steering section G2. |
| Justification or Need | Measurement differences between OOSC under Steering Mechanism, Ball and Socket Joints "Any motion, other than rotational, between any linkage member and its attachment point of more than 1/8 inch measured with hand pressure only" (Item 8.g.(2)) and Appendix G. The FMCSR item in Appendix G, Item 7.g.(2) "Any motion, other than rotational, between any linkage member and it's attachment point of more than ª inch." |
| Request for Action | None Provided |