Datsun C210 series Manual page 286

FA070
FA071
Fig FA 27 Air Bleeding from Strut
9 Place Strut Steering
Gear
Housing
Attachment KV48100300 in
jaws
of
a
vise
10
Before proceeding with further
steps
pull piston
rod all the
way
out
to
the limit
of
its stroke
install
bound
bumper
rubber in
place to
prevent
piston
rod
from falling by
its
own
weight
I
I
Compress spring with Spring
Compressor
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FA665
Fig FA 28 Compreuing Spring
Note To
prevent
interference
be
tween
upper
spring seat
and
special
tool leave upper 2 5 to
3
turns
of
spring
coils free
compress
spring
and assemble
to strut
12 Lubricate dust seal indicated
by
arrow
in
Fig F
A
29 with recommend
ed multi purpose
grease
Front Axle
Front Suspension
FA707
Fig
FA 29
Greasing
Points
13 Install dust
cover
upper
spring
seat
dust seal
mounting bearing
and
insulator in this written order
Note
a
Be careful
to
avoid
damaging piston
rod during disassembly
and
assem
bly
Do
not
use
pliers or
the like
in
an
effort
to extract piston
rod
b Install thrust bearing
so
that it
points
in
correct
direction Fig
FA 29
14
Tighten
new
piston
rod self
locking
nul
fJ
Tightening
torque
59 to 78 N
m
6 0
to
8 0
kg
m
43
to
58 ft
lbl
Note
a
Temporarily tighten
self
locking
nut
on
tip
of
piston
rod After
installing piston rod
on car tighten
self
locking nut to specification
b
Replace
self
locking nut
whenever
strut
is disassembled
IS
To prevent entry of
water
and
dust apply
a
thick
coat
of
recom
mended multi
purpose greas
e
to points
indicated
by
arrows
in
Fig F A 29
16
After
placing spring
in
position
between upper
and
lower
spring
seats
release compressor
gradually
FA 9
h
I
i
t
e
end
FA074
I
1
Fig
FA 30
Imtalling
Front
Spring
17
Raise
bound
bumper
rubber
to
upper spring
seal
INSTALLATION
Install
strut and
spring assembly
in
reverse
order of removal
fJ
Tightening
torque
Strut
to hoodledge
31
to
42 N
m
3 2
to
4 3
kg
m
23
to
31 ft
Ibl
Steering
knuckle
arm to strut
69
to
98 N
m
7 0
to
10 0
kg
m
51
to
72 ft
Ibl
Note
Make
sure
brake hose is
secure
and not twisted
TENSION ROD AND
STABILIZER
BAR
REMOVAL
I Jack
up
the
front of
car
and
support
it with safety stands
remove
wheels
2 Remove
splashboard
3 Back off
nut
D
securing
tension
rod
to
bracket and
remove
bolts V
which
secure
tension
rod
to
lower
ann
Tension rod
can
then be taken
out See
Fig
FA 3 I
4 Remove
nuts
@
securing
stabi
lizer
bar
to
connecting
rod
Note
Two
wrenches
are
necessary
in
this
operation
S Remove bolts
@
and
nuts
@
securing
stabilizer bar bracket
in
posi
tion Stabilizer bar
can
then be taken
out