Axial Ball Joint Linkage: Removal - Refitting - Renault Laguna III Manual

Axial ball joint linkage: Removal - Refitting
LEFT-HAND DRIVE
Special tooling required
Dir. 1833 Steering rack locking tool
Tav. 476 Ball joint extractor.
Dir. 1305-01 Tool for removal - refitting of
the axial ball joint (diameter
35 mm to 41 mm).
Tav. 1168 "Clic" type clip pliers for drive-
shafts with a thermoplastic
gaiter.
Equipment required
Diagnostic tool
Tightening torquesm
axial ball joint
left-hand track rod ball
joint nut
anti-roll bar tie rod
upper nuts
The (Dir. 1833) should be in position (A) for a left-hand
drive vehicle.
The (Dir. 1833) should be in position (B) for a right-
hand drive vehicle.
STEERING ASSEMBLY
75 N.m
37 N.m
44 N.m
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IMPORTANT
Consult the safety and cleanliness advice and oper-
ation recommendations before carrying out any
repair (see 36A, Steering assembly , Steering:
Precautions for the repair, page 36A-4) .
REMOVAL
I - REMOVAL PREPARATION OPERATION
a Position the vehicle on a two-post lift (see Vehicle:
Towing and lifting) (02A, Lifting equipment).
Note:
It is necessar y to lock the airbag computer in
order to unlock the steering column.
a Apply the procedure before repair using the Dia-
gnostic tool :
- connect the Diagnostic tool,
- select « Airbag computer » ,
- go to repair mode,
- apply the "Before/after repair procedure" for the
computer selected,
- carry out the operations described in the « Before
repair procedure » section.
a Remove the front wheels (see 35A, Wheels and ty-
res, Wheel: Removal - Refitting, page 35A-1) .
36A-10
36A