Setting The Clearance Of The Primary Shaft Bearings - Renault Twingo Clio Workshop Repair Manual

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SETTING THE CLEARANCE OF THE PRIMARY
SHAFT BEARINGS
NOTE: this operation is only carried out when
replacing the bearings.
Clutch housing without differential and without
secondary shaft.
Fit the primary shaft with the bearings and the pre-
setting washer B. Vi. 1161 of 0.62 mm (small outer ∅).
Fit:
the mechanism housing, fit and tighten to torque
the box belt bolts,
the dial gauge support plate B. Vi. 1161 on the tripod
basin mountings.
Fit:
the spacer B. Vi. 1527 (A),
the support washer (B),
the gear ring (C),
the nut screwed right down (D),
the dial gauge with its magnetic holder.
MANUAL GEARBOX
Repairing the gearbox
A A Rotate the primary shaft several times to fit the
B B Set the dial gauge to zero.
C C Pull the primary shaft upwards by making a lever
D D Take a reading from the dial gauge.
Repeat the actions (A to D) several times.
Calculate the average of the readings.
Calculation of the value of the timing washer
Value of the pre-setting washer + average of the
readings on the dial gauge - 0.02 (value to subtract to
guarantee a minimum clearance) = value of the timing
washer.
Example: (Values in mm).
NOTE: a set of timing washers of 0.86 mm to 1.30 mm
from 0.04 mm to 0.04 mm thickness is supplied as
replacement parts.
21-22
bearings.
out of two screwdrivers.
0.62 + 0.50 -
Pre- Average
setting reading
value
21
0.02 = 1.10
Value of rec- Value of
ommended timing
minimum washer
clearance