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Chapter 10
Suspension and steering
Contents
Front anti-roll bar - removal and refitting ...................... .7
Front coil spring - removal and refitting ....................... .3
Front shock absorber - renewal ............................. .4
Front suspension strut - removal and refitting .................. .2
Front track control arm and balljoint - removal and refitting ....... .6
Front wheel bearings - testing and renewal .................... 5
General information ...................................... 1
Rear axle beam pivot bushes - renewal ...................... . 12
Rear axle beam - removal and refitting ...................... .1 1
Rear stub axle - removal and refitting ........................ .9
Rear suspension strut/shock absorber - removal and refitting ..... .8
Rear wheel bearings - testing and renewal ................... .1 0
Steering and suspension check .................. .See Chapter 1
Steering column overhaul ............................... .15
Steering column - removal and refitting ...................... .1 4
Steering lock - removal and refitting ........................ .1 6
Steering gear - removal, refitting and adjustment .............. .1 7
Steering gear rubber gaiters - renewal ........................ .1 8
Steering wheel - removal and refitting ........................ .1 3
Tie-rods and balljoints - removal and refitting ................. .1 9
Wheel alignment and steering angles - general information ...... .20
Wheels and tyres, tyre pressure checks ....... .See “Weekly checks”
Degrees of difficulty
Specifications
Front suspension
Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rear suspension
Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Steering
Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Steering roll radius . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Steering wheel turns lock to lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Steering ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Front wheel alignment
Total toe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Camber:
Except Mpi, GT and G40 (AAU and AAV engine models) . . . . . . . . .
Mpi and GT (3F engine models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
G40 (PY engine models) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maximum difference side to side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Castor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maximum difference side to side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rear wheel alignment
Total toe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Camber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maximum difference side to side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , .
Independent with spring struts, lower track control arms, and anti-roll
bar. Telescopic shock absorbers incorporated in struts
Semi-independent incorporating torsion axle beam, trailing arms, and
spring struts/shock absorbers. Anti-roll bar incorporated in beam on
multi-point fuel injection (Mpi), GT and G40 models
Rack and pinion with safety column
Negative 4.17 mm
3.66
17.6 to 1
0°±10’ (0±1 mm)
+20’ ± 30’
+ 10’ ± 30’
-20’ ± 30’
30’
2° 20’ ± 30’
1°
+20’ ± 10’
-1° 30’ ± 10’
20’