SEQUENCE OF WORK
1. Brake the vehicle with the parking brake. Loosen the wheel nuts.
2. Raise the front of the vehicle on a level surface and secure it on stands. Remove the front wheel.
3. Turn away bolts, remove a support and fix it in a niche of a wheel with a soft wire so that the brake hose was not stretched and not twisted.
Pic. 12.14. Using a spudger (mounts) for disconnecting the drive shaft from the gearbox flange
4. Disconnect the drive shaft from the gearbox flange (pic. 12.14). Use a clean rag to cover the openings in the gearbox to prevent leakage of transmission oil.
5. Remove the hub nut with U-shaped washer.
6. Squeeze out a pin of the spherical hinge of a tip of cross steering draft from a rotary fist by a stripper.
7. Turn away the bottom fastening of a shock-absorber rack to a rotary fist.
Pic. 12.15. Using a puller to force the front wheel drive shaft out of its hub
8. Using a strong puller, press the drive shaft out of the front wheel hub (pic. 12.15).
Be careful not to damage the CV joints when installing.
9. Reject the steering knuckle outside the car and, being careful, get the shaft from the wheel hub or gearbox.
10. When installing, avoid unnecessary loads on the hinges of equal angular speeds, the angle of rotation of the hinge should not exceed the allowable one. Do not damage the hinge protective cover.
11. New or replacement rolls are supplied in protective cages. The cages are removed only after the drive shaft has been installed, in no case use a screwdriver, as the protective cover may be damaged.
12. Lubricate the threads of the drive shaft when installing.
13. Insert the shaft into the steering knuckle bearing and gearbox.
14. Install the wheel hub on the wedge splines of the drive shaft and install it on the drive shaft with the special tool Ford 14-022 until it stops.
15. Install the washer on the hub and screw on the new nut by hand.
16. Install the brake caliper.
17. If you drained the gearbox oil before installation, fill it up to the required level.
18. From the side of the gearbox, insert the drive shaft with a new washer until it is clearly fixed (clicks). To do this, press hard on the wheel.
19. Install the wheel and lower the car. Separate and remove protective cages of hinges of constant angular speeds.
20. Press a brake pedal and tighten a nut of fastening of a nave of a wheel the moment of 205–235 Н·м.
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