Chery A15. Manual — part 68

race and observe whether it runs normally.

----Apply the lubricating grease on the hub spline

and the bearing neck, and then press the hub
into the bearing.

----Tighten three M6 bolts to fix the dust plate

with the tightening torque of 10N·m.

----Use the fuzz-free cloth to clean the working

surface of the brake disc. If there is oil stain
on the surface, clean it with ethanol. And
then install the brake disc.

----Rotate the brake disc and observe whether

there is lock or abnormal noise.

OVERHAUL OF THE LOWER CONTROL
ARM

Check the status of damage, crack and bend of
the control arm.

Replace the ball joint and the rubber cover of the
lower control arm if they loose or wear.

Replace the front housing of the lower control
arm

----Press out the front housing of the lower

control arm. (shown as the illustration)

----Apply the lubricating grease before installing

the front housing of the lower control arm.

----Press in the front housing of the control arm.

(shown as the illustration)

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Replace the rear housing of the lower control
arm

----When pressing out the rear housing of the

lower control arm, if the elastic housing
locks due to rust, please cut away the rubber
on outer circle, saw off the steel cover, and
then press out the elastic housing. (shown as
illustration)

----The installing position of the elastic housing

of control arm is shown as the illustration.
The arrow B or C points at the upper pit on
the lower control arm, and the kidney-shaped
interspace on the housing (arrow A) points to
the vehicle center.

----Use the special purpose tools to press in the

rear housing of the control arm.

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REAR AXLE AND REAR SUSPENSION

Longitudinal bracket rear axle and rigid axle suspension are employed in Chery. The wheels
on both sides are connected with the vehicle body by an integrated rear axle. The metal
rubber holder for the rear axle is a type of holder which the trace is adjustable. It is almost
the rigid connection in longitude and can only deform in lateral which ensures that the rear
axle cannot turn in axial direction. Therefore, the rear axle processes the function of
preferable control of the vehicle stability at high speed.

REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF THE REAR AXLE ASSY

Illustration. Rear axle assy

1. Rear axle welding assy 2. Metal rubber holder 3.Rear brake hose
4. Hand brake cable clip 5. Left brake pipe assy of rear axle 6.Hand brake cable
7. Braker 8. Brake drum 9. Tire set bolt (110 N·m)
10. Rear axle bracket 11. Nut (60 N·m) 12. Bolt (70 N·m)

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Installation of the rear axle assy:

----Installation of the metal rubber holder:

press the metal rubber bush 2 into the
axle body, and apply pressure till the
edge of metal rubber bush reaches the
solid axle.

----Use the bolt for hole 13 of the metal

rubber holder to connect the two rear axle
brackets. The standard tightening torque
of the nut is 60 N·m; (shown as the
picture)

----Install the braker, the brake drum and the

axle shaft well;

----Connect the left and the right brake pipe

assy of the rear axle with the left and the
right braker assy respectively, and then
use the pipeline clip to fix them on the
rear axle. Meanwhile, maintain the
connection between the reed and the rear
brake hose by the rear axle bracket. The
tightening torque is 13-19 N·m; (shown
as the picture)

----Use the clip and the brake cable clip set on

the rear axle to fix the hand brake cable.
(shown as the picture)

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