Front Wheel Bearings; Suspension Re-Assembly - Lotus TURBO ESPRIT Service Manual

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SECTION CC
Suspension Re-assembl
y
On re-assembly, ensure that the upper and lower wishbone to chassis pivot bolts,
and the damper to lower wishbone bolts, are tightened only with the car at ride
height.
Emure that plastic blanking plug
A089U6089F
is fitted into the open rear end of the
lower wishbone front tube.
CC. 4
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FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS
1
.
The brake caliper must first be removed. In order to extract the caliper
uppermost fixing bolt, i t i s necessary f i n t to remove the cylinder swing
release bolt, and swing up the cylinder until the brake pipe clean the
caliper top fixing bolt.
2.
Remove the hub nut and pull off the hub complete with brake disc.
3 . Prise out the inner oil seal and remove the centre assembly of the inboard
bea r i ng
.
4.
The outer races of both bearings may be removed from the hub wing a drift
as shown a t alternate sides of the race.
5 ,
Using a press, f i t the outer mces into the hub.
6.
Pack the new bearing with a Lithium base wheel bearing grease and
work well into the roller cages. Coat the irside of the hub, outer
races, and cap with grease.
APR 1987.