Dacia Solenza (engine E7J). Manual — part 78

FRONT AXLES ELEMENTS

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Power train support

TIGHTENING MOMENTS (daNm)

Wheels attachment screws

7.5

Shock absorber lower attachment screws
to the steering knuckle arm

10.5

Connecting straps upper attachment screws 2.7
Anti-roll connection rod attachment screws
to the steering crossbar support

6.2

Connection screw of the steering column
lower shaft-steering box gear

2.1

ATTENTION !
Dismounting of the front axles screws

and nuts implies th eir obligatory
replacement and tightening to the required
moments.

DISMOUNTING

Disconnect the battery.
Dismount:

- connection screw of the steering column

lower shaft-steering box gear;

- thermal screen attachment nuts on

exhaust manifold and remove the thermal screen;

- attachment studs descending pipe –

exhaust manifold.

Loosen the front wheels screws.
Lift the vehicle by means of a two-column

elevator.

Dismount the engine shield.
Drain oil from power-assisted steering

circuit ( see chapter 05).

Drain oil from gearbox ( see chapter 05).
Dismount:

- front bumper 9 see chapter 55);
- left/right front wheels fairing ( see

chapter 56);

- connecting straps upper attachments

power train support – carriage body;

- upper attachments of the shock

absorption connecting straps (connecting
straps of suspension arms shafts-carriage
body);

- brake calipers off the fork and

suspend the calipers;

- connection clip of descending pipe-

expansion chamber and remove the
descending pipe.

FRONT AXLES ELEMENTS

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Power train support

Attach a parts support under the power

train support and dismount:

-

connection screw anti-roll connecting

rod- steering box crossbar support and tilt
over the anti-roll connecting rod downward.

-

clamps attachment of the high pressure

duct of the power-assisted steering ( on the
right side);

-

clamps attachment of the low pressure

duct of the power-assisted steering (on the left
side);

-

attachment screws of the bellows-bearing

GI joint assembly, left transmission on the
gearbox;

-

lower attachment of the cooling radiator,

on both sides;

-

lower attachment screws of the front

shock absorbers, both on left and right side;

-

steering knuckle arms;

-

left transmission from the gearbox;

-

right transmission from the gearbox.

Carefully lower the parts support towards

ground.

Dismount the attachment screws of the power

train support to the longitudinal girders, both at
front part as well at rear part.

FRONT AXLES ELEMENTS

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Power train support

REMOUNTING

Perform the dismounting operations in the reverse order, observing the tightening moments.
In case a new steering box is to be mounted, perform the parallelism adjustment, observing

the parallelism adjustment procedure previously described.

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REAR AXLES ELEMENTS

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Characteristics

The rear axle is composed of an axle having a “ U “ shaped torsion profile to which arms are

welded

For the transversal stability and the resistance fatigue improvement of the cross- bar, the axle

is equipped with a

Ö 21-mm

diameter stabilizer bar. The bar is inserted by welding on both ends

in the axle side arms.

The connection of the axle with the chassis is realized by elastic bushings of the spiral spring

and the double effect telescopic shock absorber.

The drum and the hub constitute a common body, and are mounted on the steering knuckle

by means of a be-conical sealed bearing.