Ball Joint, Upper Wishbone - Volvo 164, 1970 Service Manual

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2. Place the stub axle in position and tighten the ba l, 1
joint nuts. If the ball joint twists, hold it firmly in
pos ition with a screw vi ce, see Fig. 6-24. Fit the
steering rod on to the steering arm.
3. Place th e hu b o n the ax le, fit the o uter bearin g,
washer a nd castle nut.
4. Adju st the fro nt wh ee l bearin gs by ti ghten ing the
nut with a torq ue wre nch to a torque of 7 kgm
(50 Ib.ft.)
while the whee l is rotated. The n slacke n
th e nut one thi rd of a turn . If the slot in th e nut
does not coincide with th e sp lit pin hol e in th e
stub a xle, slacke n th e nut further unti l the sp l,it
pin can be fitted. Check that th e whee l rotates
easily but without a ny pl a y.
Fig.6-21. Removin g the ba ll joint, upper wishbone
6 : 12
Fig. 6·22 . Location of ba ll jo int in upper wishbone
5. Fill th e grease cap half full of grease and fit it
with tool
SYO 2715.
6. Fit th e fro nt wh eel brake unit a nd wheel accord-
in g to Part 5 "Fitting th e front whee l brake unit".
BIALL JOINT, UPPER WISHBONiE
REMOVING
1.
Remove the hub cap a nd slac ke n th e wh ee l nuts
slightly.
2. Jack up th e front e nd of the ve hicl e und e r the
front jack attachme nts. Re move the wh ee L
3. Slacken but do not re move th e nut fo r the upper
ba ll joint. Tap with a ha mm e r on the steering
knuck le round the ball joint pin until it lo ose ns
from the ax le. Re move th e nut a nd suspend the
upper end of the knu ckle with a wire to avoid
straining the bra ke hoses, see Fig.
6-21.
4. Slacken the nuts for the wishbone shaft a 1/2 turn .
Lift up the wishbo ne sli g htly a nd press out the
ba ll joint with press tool SYO 2699 a nd sleeve
SYO 2701, see Fig. 6-21.
FITTIN G
1.
Befo re fitting th e ba ll joint, check that th e rubber
sea ls is fill ed with grease. Bend the pin end over
th e slot (A, Fig. 6-22) and check that the grease
forces its wa y out. If necessary, top up with multi-
purpose g rease.
2. Press the ball joint into the wishbone with press
tool SYO 2699,
sleeve
2701 and drift 2704, see Fig
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6-23. Make sure that the slot in the ball joint coin
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cides with th e longitudinal shaft of the wishbone
e ithe r exte rnally o r inte rn a
lly (Fig. 6-22)
as the pin
has maximum movement in the direction of this
lin e. Should th e ball joint be incorrect/y fitted
wh e n being pressed in, turn the tool SYO 2699
ha lf a turn a nd the n press th e ball joint into the