Spring - Dacia 1304 2004 Repair Manual

R
EMOUNTING
Performed in the reverse order the shock absorber dismounting operation s, taking into account
the shafts greasing and tightening at required moments, as follows:
- upper attachment nut .............................8,5 daNm
- lower attachment nut .............................8,5 daNm
Dacia 1304, 1305, 1307, light trucks are provided with leaf springs.
The leaf springs suspension has the advantage that it undertakes in the same time with the
vertical forces, the longitudinal and the cross ones; these are the forces that occur upon contact
between tire and road, without requiring additional guiding elements.
D
ISMOUNTING
Unscrew the nuts of rear wheels.
Lift the pick up on a two column elevator.
Dismount the rear wheels.
Dismount the nuts (1) of the rods that
attach the leaf springs (2) to the front part.
Lift the back axle by means of a jack in
order to facilitate the dismountin g of the (3) nuts
fixing the leaf spring to the clip (4) that attaches
the spring to the axle in the rear part.
Unscrew the nuts (5) that attach the leaf spring
on the rear axle.
Remove the leaf spring.
R
EMOUNTING
Perform the operations required for dismounting in the reverse order, observing the followin gs:
- when placing the spring on the axle, a good centering of the central screw should be
done, in order to avoid internal tension;
- the nuts are locked at the established moments, for the spring shafts and for the flange;
- check the rear axle parallelism with the front axle.
REAR BEARING ELEMENTS

SPRING

REAR SPRING
33 - 35
33