Dismantling
1. Disconnect the negative plug from the storage battery.
2. Raise the front of the vehicle.
WARNING: Do not work under a vehicle raised only on a jack or lift. Always install safety props.
3. Remove the front wheel.
4. Remove the brake disc.
BRAKING SYSTEM, REPAIR WORKS, Brake disc - front brake mechanisms.
5. Release the wheel speed sensor cable from the retainer.
6. Release the cable from the retainer on the shock absorber, remove the Allen screw and remove the wheel speed sensor from the wheel bearing support.
7. Turn away a nut of fastening of draft of the sensor of vertical position of a body to the bottom lever and release draft.
WARNING: Hold the ball joint from turning with an open end wrench on the flat grooves.
8. Loosen a quarter turn bolt securing the lower arm to the subframe.
9. Remove the nut securing the lower arm ball joint to the wheel bearing support.
10. Using tool LRT-54-027, release the lower arm ball joint and separate the lower arm from the wheel bearing support.
CAUTION: Check that the ball stud boot is not damaged. A damaged protective boot will cause failure of the ball joint.
11. Loosen a quarter of a turn the bolt securing the linkage to the subframe.
12. Turn away a nut of fastening of draft to the spherical hinge.
13. Using tool LRT-54-027, separate the link from the ball joint.
CAUTION: Check that the ball stud boot is not damaged. A damaged protective boot will cause failure of the ball joint.
14. Remove and discard the ball stud to steering knuckle nut.
15. Screw an M14 nut onto the end of the ball stud, flush with the end of the threaded part of the stud.
16. Using tool LRT-57-036, separate the ball pin from the steering knuckle. Remove the M14 nut and remove the ball pin from the steering knuckle.
CAUTION: Check that the ball stud boot is not damaged. A damaged protective boot will cause failure of the ball joint.
17. Install a container to collect the escaping oil.
18. Install tool LRT-54-026 on the drive shaft inner joint.
19. Separate the drive shaft from the differential using levers.
20. Turn away two nuts and remove two bolts of fastening of a support of the bearing of a wheel to a shock-absorber rack of a suspension bracket.
21. With the help of an assistant, remove the bearing support assembly with the drive shaft.
22. Remove and discard the driveshaft circlip.
23. Carefully remove the seal from the final drive housing and discard the seal.
Assembly
1. Clean the seat band for the seal.
2. Install a new seal using tool LRT-54-028.
3. Wipe the end of the drive shaft.
4. Lubricate the seal lips with clean gear oil.
FILLING CAPACITIES, USED OPERATING LIQUIDS, OILS AND SEALANTS, Lubrication system.
5. Install a new circlip on the end of the drive shaft.
6. Apply some lubricant to the splines and seal contact surfaces.
FILLING CAPACITIES, USED OPERATING LIQUIDS, OILS AND SEALANTS, Lubrication system.
7. With the help of a second person, reinstall the wheel bearing support assembly with the drive shaft. Carefully slide the end of the drive shaft into the seal bore, remove the seal guard, and push the drive shaft all the way in so that the circlip engages.
8. Align the wheel bearing support with the shock absorber suspension strut, install the bolts with nuts and tighten the nuts to a torque of 250 Nm.
9. Clean the conical surfaces of the ball pins and the seat for their installation from dirt.
10. Connect the ball joint pin to the steering knuckle, install a new nut and tighten it to 80 Nm.
11. Connect the rod to the ball joint, install a new fastening nut and tighten it with a torque of 80 Nm.
12. Attach the ball joint of the lower arm to the wheel bearing support, screw the fastening nut and tighten it with a torque of 80 Nm.
13. Connect the vertical position sensor rod to the lower arm and tighten the fastening nut with a torque of 8 Nm.
CAUTION: Make sure the sensor arm is facing out.
14. Clean the surface of the wheel speed sensor, apply an anti-stick lubricant, and install it on the wheel bearing support.
FILLING CAPACITIES, USED OPERATING LIQUIDS, OILS AND SEALANTS, Lubrication system.
15. Install the wheel speed sensor Allen screw and tighten the screw to 8 Nm.
16. Attach the sensor cable to the shock absorber.
17. Install the front wheel brake disc.
BRAKING SYSTEM, REPAIR WORKS, Brake disc - front brake mechanisms.
18. Reinstall the wheel and tighten the nuts to 140 Nm.
19. Remove props and lower the car.
20. Tighten the screw securing the lower arm to the subframe with a torque of 165 Nm, then tighten it another 90°.
21. Add oil to the front axle final drive housing.
FRONT AXLE MAIN GEAR AND DIFFERENTIAL, ADJUSTMENTS, Front final drive and differential housing - oil drain and fill.
22. Connect the negative terminal to the battery.
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