Front Hub Reassembly And Refitting; Front Suspension Unit Removal; Front Suspension Unit Dismantling; Upper Suspension Fixing Screws And Balance - PEUGEOT 404 Owners Workshop Manual

lubricant stain and is not detrimental. When rotating
the
bearings
to
check
for
wear
or
damage apply
axial
pressure
to
bring the
balls
firmly
into
contact
with
the
races. Cleanliness
is
essential
during
inspection
and
replacement
to
avoid
contamination
with
any
abrasrve
substance, otherwise
the highly polished mating
surfaces
will
be
damaged, thus increasing the
rate of wear.
8:4
Front hub
reassembly and
refitting
1 Grease
the hub and the
bearings
with
multi-purpose
g
rease.
2 DriÍt the outer.cup oÍ
the outer bearing into
position
rn
the hub
(see FIG
8
:2).
3 DriÍt the outer cup of
the
inner bearing
into the
nuD
and note
the position
of
both cups
when installed
(see
FIG
8:2).
4
Liberally grease the
race
oÍ
the inner
bearing,
insert
the cup
of
the
inner
bearing,
and drift
the
grease
Íetatner into position with its lip
facing
towards
the
inside of the
hub.
5
Place
the cone of the
inner bearing on
the
stub
axle
in position against
the
inner shoulder.
6 lnstall the hub on the stub
axle, grease
and install
the
outer bearjng
race
and the flat
D
washer.
7 Hold the D
washer against the
bearing cone,
install
and
tighten
the srub axle
nut
to
a
torque of
21.6
Ib Ít.
Release the nut and re-tighten ïo 7.2 lb
ft.
Lock
rne
nut
with
a
new solitoin.
B Install the hub cap smeared with
grease.
9
Install the
brake
drum and wheels, ensuring
that
the
marks made
when
dismantling are aligned,
torque
Íhe wheel nuts
to 45
lb
Ít
and lower the
car
to
the
g
rou
nd.
8:5
Front suspension unit
removal
1 Jack
up the
Íront
of the
car
and place stands under the
crossmember.
2 Remove the wheel, the hub
(see
Section
8:3),
the
brake drum and the
brake
backing plate.
3
Disconnect
the
steering connecting link at
the
steering
arm.
4 Unlock and
remove the
front
arm
to
side rail
yoke
attaching shaft.
5
Remove the three upper screws attaching the
suspen
sion unit to the wing
valance (see FIG
8
:
3).
6 Remove
the
assembly complete and
recover
the
rubber washer of the front
arm from
the
car.
8
:6
Front suspension unit dismantling
1 With the suspension unit
removed
from the
car mount
rt in a vice.
2
Unlock and remove the rod stop nut
at
the top
of the
shock absorber assembly.
3 Remove
from the
shock absorber unit the followrng
items: saÍety cup,
upper support,
coil
spring,
spring
lower backing cup with
rubber protector
and
rne
shock absorber upper
protector
cup.
4
Remove
the ball
cage
from the
pivot
body.
and
the
shock absorber
body castellated
nut.
5
Withdraw
the piston
rod slowly to avoid oil
splashing
and remove
the piston
rod assembly together
with
the
ringed bearing and
bearing
spacer.
When the
shocK
absorber
body is
replaced,
rene\/ the
nVlon spacer
ênd thrust
bearing
seal.
P404
FIG
8
:2 Front
hub
assembly
Key
to
Fig
8:2
1
beanng
bearings and grease
retainer
Outer hub
bearing 2
Inner
nuo
FIG
8:3
Upper
suspension
Íixing
screws on
valance
FIG
8:4
Removing
the
ball
head snap
ring
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