Note. Drives of the left and right front wheels of different design (the right front wheel drive is made in one piece with the intermediate shaft), therefore, the left and right drives are removed partially by different methods, described separately for each drive.
You will need: all tools to remove the ball joint from the steering knuckle (see ««Replacing the outer tie rod end»), as well as socket head and wrench «at 13», wrench for wheel nuts.
To remove the left front wheel drive perform the following operations.
1. Remove the crankcase protection (if available).
2. Drain the gearbox oil (see «Changing the oil in the gearbox»).
3. Remove the decorative cap of the left front wheel (see «Wheel replacement»).
4. Loosen the hub nut and wheel nuts.
Attention! When releasing the hub bolt, the vehicle must be on the ground!
Attention! Loosen and tighten the wheel nuts only with the vehicle on the ground.
5. Brake the vehicle with the parking brake, place chocks under the rear wheels and raise the front of the vehicle to secure stands.
6. Remove the front wheel (see «Wheel replacement»).
Note. If your vehicle has an anti-lock brake system (ABS), disconnect the harness connector from the wheel speed sensor.
7. Turn away stacking nuts of a nave.
8. Disconnect the left tie rod from the swing arm (see «Replacing the outer tie rod end»).
9. Loosen the tightening bolt and remove the bolt from the steering knuckle hole.
10. Pry off the steering knuckle with a mounting blade..
11.... and remove the ball joint from it.
12. Slightly move the shock absorber strut to the side and remove the shank of the outer constant-velocity joint from the hub.
Note. If it is not possible to remove the hinge shank with the force of your hands, knock it out of the hub with light hammer blows through a wooden spacer.
Attention! Make sure that the drive shaft does not protrude from the inner joint housing, as this may damage the joint.
13. Having rested the mounting blade in the gearbox housing..
14.... press the drive inner joint out of the side gear and remove the left front wheel drive assembly.
Note. The gap between the inner hinge housing and the gearbox housing is very small, it is impossible to immediately insert the end of the mounting blade completely into it. After inserting the pointed part of the mounting blade into the gap, with gentle hammer blows along the blade, drive its end deep into the gap and move the hinge body away from the crankcase with it like a wedge until the retaining ring of the hinge shank comes out of the axle shaft gear. Then finally push the hinge shank out of the gear with a spatula.
Attention! When using a mounting spatula when pressing out the inner joint from the gear of the half shaft of the gearbox, do not damage the gearbox housing and the joint.
Attention! Replace the inner joint shank retaining ring with a new one each time the actuator is removed from the vehicle.
15. To install the drive, first insert the splined shank of the outer joint housing into the wheel hub, install the thrust washer and tighten the hub nut until it stops with a torque of 45 Nm (4.5 kgf·m).
16. Then insert the splined shank of the inner joint housing into the axle shaft seal and rotate the drive shaft slightly so that the splines of the joint shank and the axle gear are aligned.
17. Pull down the front suspension arm and with a sharp movement of the shock absorber strut with a steering knuckle, press the drive into the axle shaft gear until the drive is fixed with the retaining ring.
18. With a sharp jerk at the steering knuckle, try to pull the inner joint shank out of the side gear. If this succeeds, repeat the installation of the hinge into the gear. If the second attempt does not lead to the desired result, replace the inner joint shank retaining ring.
19. After installing all the parts, fill the gearbox with oil (see «Changing the oil in the gearbox»).
20. Install the wheel and tighten the wheel nuts until they stop, without completely tightening them.
21. Install the car on the wheels, removing it from the supports, and tighten the hub nut.
Attention! Finally tighten the hub nut with the vehicle on the ground to 100 Nm (10 kgf·m). It is strictly forbidden to move the car with a loose hub nut in order to avoid damage to the hub bearing separator.
22. Tighten the wheel nuts (see «Wheel replacement»).
23. Install the wheel trim (see ««Wheel replacement»).
To remove the right front wheel drive perform the following operations.
1. Perform operations 1-12 on the right side of the vehicle that were performed on the left side to remove the left front wheel drive (see above).
2. Turn away two nuts of fastening of bracket of an intermediate support..
3.... remove the inner joint shank from the side gear..
4.... and remove the drive of the right front wheel, removing it from the intermediate support.
Note. If necessary, remove the intermediate support..
Note.... remove the three bolts securing the intermediate support bracket to the engine block..
Note.... and remove the bracket.
5. To install the drive, first insert the splined shank of the outer joint housing into the wheel hub and tighten the hub nut to 45 Nm (4.5 kgf·m).
6. Then insert the splined shank of the inner joint housing into the axle shaft seal and turn the drive shaft slightly to match the splines of the joint shank and the axle gear. By moving the shock absorber strut with the steering knuckle, enter the drive into the axle gear until it stops.
7. Install and nut the intermediate support bracket.
8. After installing all the parts, fill the gearbox with oil (see «Changing the oil in the gearbox»).
9. Install the wheel and tighten the wheel nuts until they stop, without completely tightening them.
10. Install the car on the wheels, removing it from the supports, and tighten the hub nut.
Attention! Completely tighten the hub nut with the vehicle on the ground. Tighten the nut to a torque of 100 Nm (10 kgf·m). It is strictly forbidden to move the car with a loose hub nut in order to avoid damage to the hub bearing separator.
11. Tighten the wheel nuts (see «Wheel replacement»).
12. Install the wheel trim (see «Wheel replacement»).
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