Chery A15. Manual — part 66

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The connection between the lower
control arm of the suspension and the
steering knuckle is clearance fit.
Loosen the joint bolt, move the wheel
and adjust the camber.

Check the front wheel toe-in

Toe-in (general)

Car No.

Chery A15LHD

Front wheel toe-in

0′±10′

Tightening torque of toe-in: 55±5N•m.

Adjust the toe-in

Optical tester or mechanical toe-in adjuster can be used to adjust the toe-in.

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According to the tester’s requirement, make the wheel alignment well before the
adjustment;

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Loosen the lock nut and the elastic cover snap ring of the right steering tie rod, and
then screw the toe-in adjusting rod till the length of the rod reaches the specified
value.

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Tighten the lock nut and reinstall the elastic cover snap ring. Check whether the lock
nut is tightened enough and cover is in the correct position.

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After adjusting the front wheel toe-in, check whether the steering wheel is level. If not,
loosen the lock nut of steering wheel, and then adjust to the level position. The
tightening torque of the steering wheel lock nut is 55±5N•m as required.

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FRONT SUSPENSION

The functions of axle and suspension system include receiving the torque generated by
engine and passed via transmission system; producing the traction force between the road
surface and the vehicle body through the adhesive force between the driving wheel and the
ground in order to keep the whole vehicle steering normally; passing and bearing the
counterforce on the wheel from different directions and relieving the impact and shake from
the road to the vehicle body in order to ensure the stability and maneuverability of the whole
vehicle. The front suspension is composed of the sub-frame, lateral stabilizer bar, control arm
and etc.

REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION

----Loosen the opening of the joint bracket of

the front shock absorber assy and clip it
to the bolt of the steering knuckle
arm(tightening the lock nut to 80N•m),
(shown as the picture)

----Remove the joint bolt of the control arm

assy and the front steering knuckle with
braker, and then release the front control
arm assy.

Inspection of the control arm: check the
situations of the damage crack and bend.

----Loosen the four bolts amounted on the

sub-frame of the steering gear with tie rod
assy (the specified tightening torque is
30N•m). (shown as the picture)

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----Suspend the engine and transmission assy,

loosen the bolts at the two supporting
points from the engine and transmission
to the sub-frame.

Caution: The removal process is extremely
dangerous which could cause serious
damage or even death. Please make sure the
power assy is well fixed.

----Loosen the lock nut of the left-right

steering tie rod and the steering knuckle
arm, knock from one side to pry the ball
joint out of the steering knuckle arm (The
tightening torque is specified as 35±3
N·m).

----Stand the front sub-frame by jack and

loosen the four long-short bolts of the left
-right sub-frame with the cross beam.
(The tightening torque is specified as
130±10 N·m).

Caution: The removal of the cross beam is
extremely dangerous. The drop of cross
beam components could cause serious
damage or even death. Please make sure
that the jack has supported fully the cross
beam components before the removal.

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OVERHAUL OF THE FRONT SUSPENSION

Installation of the front axle

Cherry adopts the divided steering drive axle as
the front axle. The suspension is the model of
shock absorber (also called MacPherson)
independent suspension. The front suspension
of A15RHD model has the functions of both
driving and steering. The top of the suspension
is connected with the vehicle body while the
bottom with the steering knuckle. The wheel
camber is adjusted through the joint bolt of the
suspension the steering knuckle. The sub-frame
enhances the stability and comfortability of the
vehicle through the connection of the control
arm ball pin and the hinge by adopting the
elastic components.

Overhaul of the front suspension

----When overhaul the front suspension, please

do not weld or remodel the support and
guide devices of the front suspension.

----Use the special purpose tools to remove the

joint bolts or nuts. Make sure the
tightening torque fits the specified value.

----When install the sub-frame to the vehicle

body, the sequence of tightening the joint
bolts is the rear left bolt, the rear right
bolt, the front left bolt and the front right
bolt last.

----Check the position of steering wheel and

measure the data of front wheel
alignment after installation.

Overhaul of front shock absorber assy

----Structure of the front shock absorber

(shown as the illustration)

Illustration. The installation

of the

front strut assy
1-front shock absorber assy
2-front dust cover
3-front bumper block4-slotted nut
40N•m
5-bearing and vibration isolator assy
6-front spring top tray
7-washer 8-front coil spring

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