Alfa Romeo 33 owners manual page 195

text version of content this owner's manual page from owners manual to the vehicle Alfa Romeo 33, year of production 1983 - 1995:

FRONT SUSPENSION Remove wheel from the opera- Refit remaining parts of strut.as-2. CHECKS AND INSPECTIONS tive side. Clean all the components. sembly complying with sequence shown on figure. 3. Loosen and remove shaft secur- j’ .;-’ Self-lubricating bush ing nut (wheel side). 4. Detach constant-speed Check self-lubricating bushesembod- joint from differential drive shaft by ;;,,,ied in strut lower cap retainers for loosening the six securing screws ’ : signs of excessive wear which are showed by metallic dust appearing and remove shaft. ,,-on’bush working surface. 5. Remove nut securing semi-trail- ing link ball joint pin@ to hub Shock absorber support and withdraw pin using tool If required verified setting data re- A.3.0157. levant to shock absorber built-in 6. Loosen bolt@ securing trans- strut. (Refer to Service Data and verse link @ to engine cross mem- Specifications-Checks and Inspec- ber @ and bolt@ securing to tions). semi-trailing link@ , then with- draw the removing transverse link. Replace shock absorber in case they 7. Loosen bolt@ securing semi- are removed because of inefficiency trailing link to body and remove the or oil leakages are detected. link. Springs Spring lower and upper caps should be those corresponding with the-side Visually check springs for anomalous.(righthand .or l&hand) to which signs. , strut is installed. Rubber parts INSTALLATION Replace rubber parts if deformed, damaged or aged. 1, Install strut in the reverse order of removal and tighten following parts to the specified torque: ASSEMBLY @ : Tightening torque 1. Lubricate seal ring and thrust Screw securing hub support to bearing of spring lower cap0 1 Cross member5 Bolt retainer with grease (AGIP Fl Grease strut bracket 2 Bolt 6 Semi-trailing link 39t48 N-m 3 Transverse link7Bolt 33 FD,IP Atitogrease FD). (4 + 4.9 kg-m 4 Fin Refit all parts of retainer to strut complying with direction and order 28.9: 35.43ft-lb) marked during disassembly. 8. If required, after checking flex- Nut securing strut to body 2. If previously removed, refit tool 12+ 15 N-m ible joints: remove flexible joints A.2.0251 to spring@ and lower (I,2 + I,5 kg-m from semi-trailing links and trans- cap @ with tool clamped in vice; verse jinks by means of proper tool. compress spring so that subsequent 8,84 + 11ft.lb) assembly procedure can be carried out. Nut, steering tie rod ball joint on bracket lever 39 + 48 N-m A.2.0251 (4 + 4.9 kg-m 1 28.9 + 35.43ft.lb) ro TRANSVERSE AND SEMI-TRAILING LINK REMOVAL 1. Place car on lift. Support front of vehicle on stands sited in adjacent -position to jacking points and block 1 Lower cap 2 Spring rear wheels by hand brake. May 1983 21-8

owners manual Alfa Romeo 33

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