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Removing and installing the steering knuckle
| Fig. 211. Removing and installing front wheel hub: 1 - Strut; 2 - a bolt, 300-320 Nm; 3 - knuckle; 4 - hex nut, 120-130 Nm; 5 - Tie Rod; 6 - hex nut, 280-300 Nm; 7 - wishbone
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To remove the knuckle, you must first dismantle the hub. Relevant work is described below. Appearance knuckle shown in Fig. 211. To work needed puller for pulling out ball fingers tie rod and ball joint. Removing the knuckle should be carried out in the following order: - Unscrew the tie rod nut and pull it to the side, press out ball pin; - To substitute the jack under the wishbone, and raise it to 10 mm for the discharge of the spring force;
| Fig. 208. Suspension Strut Bottom
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- Remove the four bolts on the strut knuckle (see. Fig. 208) and separate the parts; - The underside of the arm unscrew the nut finger and press out the ball joint puller ball pin of the lever; - Remove the wishbone; - Assembly is carried out in reverse order. Tightening torques are given in Sect. "Installing the arm."
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