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FITTING
1.
Check
that the
rubber seal
is
fi
ll
ed
with
grease
by
breaking the pin to
th
e side so
that grease
is
for-
ced out. If this does not happen, then fill the
sea
l
with
grease.
Before fitting, rem ove any grease
that has
squeezed
out on to the ball pin taper.
2. Press the ba
ll
joi nts in t he w
ishbo
ne w
ith
too ls
SYO
2699
+
2701 +2703,
see Fig.
6-25.
If the ba
ll
jo
i
nt is fitted at a slant t urn
th
e
t
oo
l
180
0
a nd
press t he ba
ll
joint in correctly. The joint
must
not
be loose in t he wis hbo
ne.
3.
Fit
the steering
knuckl
e and tig hten the nuts of
the upper and lower ba
ll
joints. If the pins ro
tate,
fix them
securely
with
a screw vice.
4. Fit
the
steering
rod and lower the jack in order
to take the load off the wishbones. Point the
wheels
straight
forwards and fasten
the
brake
houses to t
he stabilizer
bolt.
5. Fit
the wheel
and
wheel
nuts.
Lower
the
vehicle
and
tighten the wheel nuts to
a
torque of
10-
14
kgm
(70-
100
Ib.ft.).
Fit
the hub
cap.
UPPER
WISHBONIE
The b ushes
in
t he uppe
r
w ishbo ne a re
not
rep lace-
a
bl
e.
If th
e
lin
k
arm
or bushes
becom
e da ma
ged,
re-
p lace the
link arm com
p lete
to geth er with the bushes
a nd ba
ll
jo
in t.
REMOVING
l.
Remove
the hub cap and sla cken th
e
wheel
nuts
slightly.
2. Jack up the front end of the vehicle under the
front ja ck attachments. Remove the wheel.
3. Slacken but do not remove the nut for the upper
ball
joint.
Knock with a hammer on the steering
knuckle round the ball joint pin until it loosens
Fig
. 6-27.
FiHin
g
th
e
ru
b ber
bush, lowe
r
wi
shbo ne
6 :
14
VOL VO
103
134
Fig.
6-28.
Pos
ition
for
bush
VO LVO
10
1
978
from
the
axle. Remove
the nut and suspend the
upper end of the knuckle with a w
i
re to avoid
straining
the
brake
hoses,
see
Fig.
6-21.
4.
Remove the bolts for the w ishbone shaft wi
th
too
r
SYO
2713,
see Fig.
6-8.
N.B. Take
care of the
sh
ims. Lift off the wishbone
.
FITTING
N.B. The wishbone shaft is f ixed
with
a specia
l bolt
conta
ini ng a nylon p lug.
l.
Pla
ce the w
ishbon
e
in position
a
nd fit the bolts
by han d. Fit th
e
shim
s
in
the
position they occu-
pi
ed
previou sly. Tighten
t he
bolts with tool SYO
2713.
Tighten th
e nuts
fo
r
th
e
wishbon
e
shaft to a
torqu
e of
5.5-6.2
kgm
(40-45
Ib.ft.)
.
2.
Fit th
e
upp er bal,1
joint
in th
e
steering knuckle and
tighten th
e
nut.
3. Fit th
e
wh
ee
l and wh eel nuts. Lower the vehicle
a
nd tighten the wh
ee
l
nuts
to a torque of
10-14
kgm
(70-
100
Ib.ft.). Fit the hub cap
.
LOWER WISHBONE
REMOVING
l
.
Remove the hub cap and loosen the wheel nuts a
couple of turns.
2. Ja ck up th
e
vehicle at the front jack
attachments.
Remove the wheel.
3. Remove the shock absorbe r, see Part 7, "Remov-
ing the shock absorber".
4. Disconnect the steering rod from the steering arm
with tool SYO
2294,
see Fig
.
6-19.
Loosen the
clamp for the brake
hoses.
Remove the bolt for
the
stabilizer.
5. Place the jack under the lower wishbone. Slocken
the nuts for the ball joints, and knock with the
hammer
until,
the ball
joints loosen from the
steering knuckle. Remove the nuts and lower the
jack. T ake off the knuckle with the front wheel
brake unit and place it on a stand or
similar.
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