Adjusting The Pinion Side Rack Damper Plunger Clearance; Connecting Link Ball Joints; Adjusting The Rack Ball Head Assembly - PEUGEOT 404 Owners Workshop Manual

FIG
9:9 Righthand cbnnecting link
eyebolt.
threaded
portion should protrude 9.5 to
11 mm
the locknut when
correctly
assembled.
Key
to
Fig
9:9
4
Eyebolt
locknut 6
Eyebolt
4
Fit the
damper assembly,
so
adjusted,
to
the
rack
housing and
tighten the Ílange retaining screws
to
a
torque of 7.25 to
9
lb ft.
Adjustment shims are available
in
.10,..20
and
.50
mm
sizes.
9:8
Connecting
link ball
joints
Dismantling:
l
Hold
the
connecting
link in
a vice and
remove the
crrclip Írom the ball head cap
(see
FIG 9
:1
3).
2
Remove
in
the Íollowing
order:
ball
head
cap
and
grease
nipple,4
Belleville washers,
nylon
half
bearing shell, ball
bolt
and steel halÍ bearing shell.
Beassembly:
1
Check and
renew parts where
necessary.
2
Install
the steel half bearing shell in
the bottom oÍ the
ball
joint
housing.
3
ReÍer
to
FIG
9:13
and refit
in
the following
order
the ball bolt, nylon half bearing shell,
four
Belleville
washers and the ball head
cao.
4
Compress
the
Belleville washers
and install
a
new
circlip in the
gÍoove
above
the
cap.
5 Position the ball head correctly
with
the pin hole
in
the end
of the
ball
bolt at right
angles
to
the
con-
necting link
axis. Lubricate
the
assembly.
FIG 9
;1
1
Adjusting the rack ball
head assembly
Key
to
Fig
9:11 2
Ball head
housing 4
Ball
head shell
5
Ball
head
C
Adjusting
clamp
D
Aligning pin Íor
4
X
Adjusting shim thickness
The
fro
m
FIG
9:10 Steering rack
with the
adjusting clamp
in
position with the ball head housing tightened to the
correct
Íigure
Key
to
Fig
9:10
1
Steering
rack
C
Adjusting clamp
2
Ball head
housing
8
Remove
the ball
head housing,
ball
head and
ball
head
shell and take oÍÍ the adjusting clamp.
9
Replace
the
ball
head and shell, align
with the pin
D
as
in operation
5, place the shim thickness
calculated
in operation
7 plus an additional .05mm (.002
inch)
shim in the housing. Screw the housing onto the rack
and toroue load
to
30
to 36 lb
Í1. The
ball
head
should
be
free to swivel without
slackness. Adjust-
ment shrms are available
in the following
sizes: .10,
.15, .20 and .50
mm.
9:7
Adjusting the pinion side
rack damper
plunger
clearance
'1
Place
the Íack damper thrust
spacer
on
a
surface
plate and position the damper plunger
on the
spacer
as
shown
in
FIG
9
:12.
2 Insert
the
adjusting shims between
the
top of
the
spacer
and the
bottom of
the plunger
until a
.20
mm
(.008
inch)
clearance exists
between the plunger
and
the surÍace
Dlate.
3
Install
the
shims
on
the flange and locate them
on
the end oÍ the
grease nipple. Screw
the
nylon spacer
on the
threaded
inner end
of
the
grease nipple
to
retain the shims in
position.'
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