Balancing The Wheels; Front Suspension - Removal And Refitting; Front Suspension On The Vehicle, Rear View - Lada Niva 4x4 Service Manual

Fig. 4-6. Front suspension on the vehicle, rear view:
1 - lower control arm; 2 - crossmember; 3 - tie-rod fastening bracket; 4 - anti-roll bar-to-body securing bracket; 5 - tie-rod; 6 - anti-roll bar
- remove old greasing and wash with kerosine the inner cav-
ity of the steering knuckle, the outer and inner cavities of the hub,
the CV-join case tail and bearings;
- fill 40 gr of fresh ãàíéã-24 in bearing cages, spread even-
ly in the cavity of the steering knuckle between the bearings,
grease the splines of the joint casing tail;
- fit the bearing inner rings, the oil seal bush and press fit the
sealings;
- fit the steering knuckle on the joint case tail and connect the
balljoint to the lower arm;
- fix the shock-absorber and attach the side tie-rod of the
steering mechanism to the steering knuckle arm;
- fit the hub in assembly with brake disc on the joint case tail
and establish the taper bush 21;
- turn the new adjusting nut and adjust the gaps in wheel hub
bearings;
- using tool 67.7853.9528 fit the wheel hub cap;
- replace the brake caliper and the wheel.
Note. In all cases, when the nut is unscrewed from the tail of
the outer joint case, renew the nut or use one from another vehicle

Balancing the wheels

The wheels are balanced on special benches according to
the instructions attached to the test-bench. The wheel out-of-bal-
ance is eliminated by balance weights, which are fastened on the
rim with special springs.
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Front suspension - removal and refitting

Place the vehicle on the lift or over an inspection pit, set the
parking brake, open the hood and take out the spare wheel.
Place supports under rear wheels and take off front wheels.
Using remover 67.7824.9516 (see fig. 5-10) press out pins
from the steering knuckle arms and draw aside the steering tie-
rods.
Disconnect the anti-roll bar 6 (fig. 4-6) from the suspension
lower arms.
Disconnect the tie rods 5 from body brackets and the cross-
member.
Disconnect the shock-absorbers from the suspension lower
arms.
Remove the engine crankcase protective plate and the
splash guard.
Remove from each side the front brake caliper without dis-
connecting the brake hoses, and suspend it so that the caliper will
not hang on hoses.
Compress the suspension spring to completely unload the
lower arm.
Disconnect from the lower arm the balljoint and take off the
spring, having smoothly unloaded it, repeat the procedure for the
other unit of the suspension.
Disconnect the upper arm shaft 49 (see fig. 4-1) from sus-
pension crossmember bracket 7 and remove the upper arm 46 in
assembly with the steering knuckle, wheel hub, front brake and
the outer joint case.