GENERAL INFORMATION, Precautions when working with electrical equipment.
Dismantling
1. Disconnect the negative plug from the storage battery.
2. Raise the front of the vehicle and install safety stands.
WARNING: Do not work under a vehicle raised only on a jack or lift. Always install safety props.
3. Remove the front wheels.
4. Remove the protective shield.
EXTERIOR PARTS, REPAIR WORKS, Engine protection - front.
5. Turn out 4 screws of fastening of the bottom aerodynamic panel and remove the panel.
6. Remove the left forward sensor of vertical position of a body.
FRONT SUSPENSION, REPAIR WORKS, Body height sensor.
7. Remove the left drive shaft.
DRIVE SHAFTS, REPAIR WORKS, Drive shaft - front - left.
8. Remove and discard the left ball stud to steering knuckle nut.
9. Using tool LRT-57-036, separate the ball pin from the steering knuckle.
CAUTION: Check that the ball stud boot is not damaged. A damaged seal will result in failure of the ball joint.
10. Remove the connector block of the steering angle sensor.
11. Mark position of the lower part of a steering column. Turn out the screw of the bottom hinge of a steering column and disconnect a steering column from a steering reducer. Discard the mounting bolt.
CAUTION: Do not turn the steering wheel when the intermediate shaft or universal joint is disconnected as this will damage the rotating slip ring and steering wheel controls.
12. Remove the screw securing the pressure pipe to the steering gear.
13. Install a container under the steering mechanism to collect leaks of the working fluid.
14. Mark the position of the fittings of the pressure and drain pipelines on the body of the steering gear assembly, unscrew the screws of the fittings and remove the sealing rings.
CAUTION: Always plug fittings and openings to keep dirt out of the system.
15. Remove 2 bolts and 2 nuts from steering assembly, discard bolts and nuts.
16. Together with an assistant, carefully release the steering assembly by turning it. Remove the steering gear assembly by removing it from the left side of the vehicle.
NOTE: Do not further disassemble if a component is being removed only for ease of access.
17. Loosen the tie rod ends locknuts and remove the ball joints. Remove the tie rod ends, remembering the number of turns on the thread, so as not to make a mistake during assembly. Discard retaining rings.
Assembly
1. Screw the lock nuts onto the ends of the tie rods.
2. Fit the circlips on the ends of the tie rods so that the conical part of the ring faces the conical band of the tie rod.
3. Clear conical surfaces of a spherical pin and a nest of a rotary fist of dirt.
4. Screw the tie rod ends onto the tie rods by turning them the number of revolutions recorded during removal.
5. Install the steering gear assembly and tighten the new bolts and nuts with a tightening torque of 100 Nm, then tighten the nuts by 90°.
6. Connect the ball pin of the right tie rod to the right steering knuckle.
7. Install a new ball stud nut and tighten to 80 Nm.
8. Clean the fittings and connection surfaces from dirt.
9. Install new O-rings and attach the pipe fittings by tightening the M16 bolt to 40 Nm and the M14 bolt to 36 Nm.
10. Position the pressure pipe along the steering gear housing and tighten the fixing bolt.
11. Attach the lower end of the steering column to the gear shaft of the steering gear, making sure that the mounting marks match.
12. Establish a new screw of fastening of the hinge of a steering shaft and tighten it with the moment of 24 Нм.
13. Connect a block to a socket of the gauge of an angle of rotation of a steering shaft.
14. Reinstall the left drive shaft.
DRIVE SHAFTS, REPAIR WORKS, Drive shaft - front - left.
15. Reinstall the left front level sensor.
FRONT SUSPENSION, REPAIR WORKS, Body height sensor.
16. Take out capacity from under the steering mechanism.
17. Reinstall the lower aerodynamic panel and tighten the screws to 45 Nm.
18. Replace the protective shield.
EXTERIOR PARTS, REPAIR WORKS, Engine protection - front.
19. Reinstall the wheels and tighten the nuts to 140 Nm.
20. Remove the safety props and lower the front of the vehicle.
21. Connect the negative terminal to the battery.
22. Remove air from the system and add working fluid to the hydraulic booster reservoir.
STEERING, ADJUSTMENTS, Power Steering (PAS) - removal of air.
23. Check and, if necessary, adjust the angles of the front wheels.
STEERING, ADJUSTMENTS, Front wheel alignment - check and adjustment.
24. Add oil to the front axle differential housing.
FRONT AXLE MAIN GEAR AND DIFFERENTIAL, ADJUSTMENTS, Front final drive and differential housing - oil drain and fill.
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