Replacement Of An Upper Front Crossmember; Work On The Engine Suspension - CITROËN ID 19 Repair Manual

OPERATION No. ID 133- 1 :
Work on the engine suspension
ID 19
Assembly.
Lower the engine, then move the support and flexible mounting, to centralise these parts in relation to the engine support arm.
Check the adjustment of the engine mountings (see Op.ID 133-O).
Replacement of a rear support (cars produced after July 1959).
The flexible mounting and
rear
engine support must be removed together.
TOOLS
REPLACEMENT OF AN UPPER FRONT CROSSMEMBER
Removal.
Drain the radiator,
retaining the water which contains anti-freeze.
Remove the front wings, the spare wheel and the support bar
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Remove the battery, the battery tray, the battery support bracket and the straps holding the hydraulic fluid tank.. .
Remove the radiator tie-bar. Disconnect the water pump delivery hose from the radiator and disconnect the hose
between the radiator and the steel pipe from the steel pipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Remove the screws securing radiator to lower front crossmember.
Remove the distance pieces. Remove the radiator
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Pass a covered chain (chain 1697-T, see Pl. 42) round the water pump cover and support the engine and gearbox-
assembly either by means of a stand (stand 1797-T, see Pl. 42) or by means of a pulley block
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Remove the caps of the flexible half-collars between the upper and lower crossmembers, and remove the upper
flexiblehalf-collars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Remove the screws securing the upper corssmember to the sidemembers and remove the crossmember.
Withdraw the adjusting shims between crossmember and sidemember . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12- 14 mm spanner and
box spanner
8-12 mm box spanners
8-12 mm box spanners
12-14 mm box spanners
Chain 1697-T
Stand 1797-T
14 mm box spanners
14
mm
box spanners