Specifications

FRONT AXLE
FRONT
SUSPENSION
10
Apply
multi
purpose grease
MIL
G2108 or
10924
to
marked
portion
shown in
Figure
FA 44
Fig
FA
44
Greasing point
on strut
mounting bearing
and
oil
seal
Note 8 Be careful not
to
damage
the
piston
rod when
disassembling
or
reassembling
the strut
assembly
Particularly
when
raising
the
piston
rod do not
use
plien
or other tool
to
hold the
rod
b Pay
attention on the strut
mounting bearing
installing
direction See
Figure
FA 44
II
Tighten
the
piston
rod self
locking
nut to 3 6 to 4 5
lcg
m
26 0
to
32 5 ft
Ib
12 Release the
coil
spring gradually
from
the
coil
spring compressor
and set the
spring
to the
upper
and
lower
spring
seats
correctly
Fig
FA 45
Installing front spring
13 Raise the
found
bumper
to the
upper
spring
seat
side
Tightening torque
Nuts
used
to install the
strut
assembly
on the
body
1 6 to 2 1
kg
m
11
6
to 15 2 ft Ib
Bolts used
to
install the
knuckle
arm
to strut
4 6 to 6 1
kg
m
33 3
to
44 1
ft Ib
Nut
used
to install the tension
rod on the transverse
link
2 2
to
3 0
kg
m
15
9
to 217
ft
Ib
Stabilizer
installation bolts
Transverse
link
bracket
side
0 9 to 12
kg
m 6 5
to 8
7
ft Ib
Frame bracket side
0 9
to
12
kg
m
6 5 to 8 7
ft
Ib
TRANSVERSE
LINK AND
LOWER
BALL
JOINT
The transverse link is connected
to the
suspension
member with the
rubber
bushing
sticked
to the inner
tube
the transverse link is also
connected
to the
strut
assembly through
the lower ball
joint
and
thus the front
suspension
link
mechanism is
formed
The lower
ball
joint
is of a
non disassembled
type
Lubricate the lower
ball
joint every
50 000
krn 30
000
miles
or
two
years
FRONT
1
Suspension
cross member
2 Transverse link
3 Transverse
link
mounting
bolt
Fig
F A 46
Cross sectional view
of
transverse link
bwshing
FA 17