Transverse Link And Lower Ball Joint Inspection/Installation; Front Wheel Alignment; Adjusting The Steering Angle - Datsun 510 series Workshop Manual

Removal from the vehicle
can
be carried
out
in the following
manner
Jack
up
the front of the vehicle and support it
on
stands
2
Remove the stabilizer bar and tension rod from the
transverse
link
as
previously described Remove the knuckle
arm
fixing
bolts and separate the ball
joint
from the
strut
assem
bly
3 Remove the
transverse
link mounting bolt Fig J 16 and
detach the transverse
link from the suspension member
Remove the cotter pin from the knuckle
arm
castle
nut
and remove
the knuckle
arm
from the ban joint Unfasten the
ball joint securing
nut
and withdraw the ball joint
from the
transverse
link
r
The bushing
can
be withdrawn from the
transverse
link
using
a
press and the special tools shown in Fig J 17
TRANSVERSE LINK AND LOWER BALL JOINT Inspection
The
transverse
link
bushing
is shown in
Fig J 18 If the
rubber and inner tube
joints
are
melted
or
cracked the
complete
transverse
link assembly
must
be replaced
The ban joint
cannot
be dismantled and should be replaced
if the dust
cover
is
split or
if the axial play of the joint exceeds
1 0
mm
0 039 in Oleck the axial
play
with
a
spring
balance
The force required at the cotterpin hole
pOsition
is between
6 6 1 I 3 kg 15 25 lb
Lubricate the ball joint with multi purpose grease
every
50 000 km 30 000 miles
or
two
year whichever
comes
first
A
grease
nipple
must
be installed
in
place of the plug See
Fig J 19 and the old grease completely replaced If
a
high
pressure grease
gun
j used make
sure
that the grease is injected
slowly
and is
not
forced
out
through
the
joint clamp
Remove the
grease
nipple and replace
the plug
TRANSVERSE LINK AND BALL JOINT Installation
Installation is
a
reversal of the removal
procedure noting
the
following points
Remove all
rust
from the
transverse
link bushing interior
with
a
piece
of emery cloth The bushing and
transverse
link
bore should be wetted with soapy
water
so
that the
bushing
can
be
more
easily inserted
Fit the bushing into the
transverse
link using the special
tool ST 36700000
Adjust
the bushing
inner tubes
so
that the
distances from the
transverse
link collar ends
are
equal
at
both
sides
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Install the lower ball
joint
on
the transverse
link and
tighten the installation bolt
to a
torque
reading
of 1 9
5kgm
14
18Ib ft
Oean the knuckle
arm
and the ball joint stud install the
knuckle
arm on
the ball
joint
and
tighten
the castle nut to
a
torque
reading of 5 5 74 kgm
4o 53Ib ft fit the
cotterpin
and bend it
over
Apply sealing
agent over
the ball joint castle
nut to
prevent
the formation of
rust
Locate
the knuckle
arm
beneath the
strut
assembly
and
tighten the mounting bolts to
a
torque reading
of 4 9
63kgm
35 46Ib ft Make
sure
that the shorter of the bolts is fitted
at
the front
Install the
transverse
link
on
the
suspension
crossrnember
and temporarily tighten the
mounting
bolts Make
sure
that the
nut
faces the front of the
car
and
not
the bolt head Fit the
tension rod and stabilizer bar
Lower the vehicle and
remove
the
jack Tighten
the trans
verse
link mounting bolts to
a
torque reading
of 9 0 10 0
kgm
65 72 Ib ft with the vehicle unladen
FRONT WHEEL ALIGNMENT
The
castor
and camber
angles are preset and
cannot
be
adjusted If the angles do
not
conform with the
fIgures
in
Techni al Data then
a
check
must
be made for damage
to
the
uspenSlon
system Wheel
alignment
is carried
out
with the tyres
mflated
to
the
correct
pressures and with the vehicle
on a
level
surface The
toe in should be checked and adjusted if necessary
by slackening the locknuts FigJ 20
and turning
the
track rods
by
an
equal
amount
until the
correct toe
in is achieved The
standard length
between the ball
joints
is 309 5
mm 12
19 in
for the 1400 and 1600
cc
models and 105 5
mm
4 14 in for
the 1800
cc
models
ADJ USTING THE STEERING ANGLE
The
steering angle
at
the full lock
positions
must
be
checked with the front wheels placed
on a
turntable
Adjust
ment
can
be made changing the length
of the stopper bolt
shown arrowed in
FigJ
21 The clearance between the tyre
and tension rod should be 30
mm
1
181 in
or more
and
can
be increased if
necessary
by extending the
length
of the stopper
bolt The bolt length
should
not
exceed 27 5
mm
1 083 in
when the
adjustment is
completed
Steering angle figures
are
given
in Technical Data
at
the
end of this section