Chery A series. Manual - part 69

REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF THE REAR SHOCK ABSORBER ASSY 

 

The structure of rear shock absorber assy is shown as the illustration: 

 

 

 

 

Illustration. Rear shock absorber assy 

1 Hexagon thin nut 15N·m       2 Rear strut upper cover      3 Belleville washer 

4 Hexagon thin nut 15N·m       5 Rubber bearing block II     6 Bearing sleeve 

7 Rear spring upper holder        8 Locating ring      9 Rear spring upper soft pad 

10 Rear bumper block      11 Dust cover      12 Valve cap      13 Rear shock absorber assy   

14 Rear coil spring    15 Rear spring bottom tray     16 Bottom tray bearing pad  

17 Bowl washer    18 Rubber bearing block I   19 Support disc  20 Hexagon thin nut 

25N·m            21 Bolt            22 Nut 70 N·m 

 

 

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Precaution: Before the procedure below, the 
careless pull may lead the disconnection of 
the harness if the ABS vehicle speed sensor 
is not removed first. Therefore, before the 
following procedure, remove the ABS 
vehicle speed sensor (the axle side) first and 
fix it in a proper position in order to keep the 
sensor untouched during the vehicle 
maintaining. 

Assemblage of the rear shock absorber 
(refer to the illustration of the rear shock 
absorber assy) 

----Cover the rear spring bottom tray 15 onto 

the rear shock absorber assy 13, fix it on 
the rear shock absorber with the pressure 
of 9.5~10kN, and then set the bottom 
tray bearing pad with the pressure of 
2~3kN. 

----Cover the rear coil spring 14 and the valve 

cap 12 onto the piston rod of the rear 
shock absorber in sequence, and then set 
into the rear bumper block 10 and the dust 
cover 11 which have been assembled 
together; 

----Press the rear coil spring 14 to 

280~300mm, and then fix the locating 
ring 8, the rear spring upper soft pad 9, 
the rear spring upper holder 7, the 
bearing sleeve 6, and the rubber bearing 
block II 5. Tighten the hexagon thin nut 4 
to the specified torque (15N·m); 

 

 

 

Installation position of the spring holder 

Installation of the shock absorber spring 

----As the illustration shows, aperture a must 

aim at the bush of the connecting sleeve 
2 when install the rear spring bottom tray, 
otherwise the spring tray 1 would hit the 
tire under extreme steering condition. 

----As the illustration shows, please pay 

attention to the installation position of 
the rear spring upper soft pad. 

Installation of the rear shock absorber 
assy (refer to the illustration of the rear 
shock absorber assy) 

 

 

Installation position of the spring bottom 

tray 

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----Install upward the rear shock absorber assy 

from the vehicle body bottom and extend 
the piston rod into the carriage through the 
rear shock absorber holder; 

----Inside the carriage, cover bowl washer 17, 

rubber bearing block 18 and support disc 
19 onto the piston rod in sequence, and 
then tighten the hexagon nut 20 with 
tightening torque of 20N·m. (shown as 
the assy picture above) 

 

 

 

 

 

----Lift the vehicle, and then put the 

connecting sleeve of the rear shock 
absorber into the corresponding 
installation position on the rear axle assy 
and then tighten the bolt 21 and the nut 
22 with the specified torque (70±7N·m) 

----Fix the tire, ground the vehicle and 

tighten the hexagon thin nut 20 with the 
specified torque (25 N·m) 

----Fix the belleville washer 3 and tighten the 

hexagon thin nut 1 with the specified 
torque (15 N·m) 

 

 

 

----Fix the rear shock absorber upper cover 2, 

in order to keep away from the dust and 
dirt which could lead to abnormal wear on 
the piston rod. (shown as the picture) 

 

 

 

 

 

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OVERHAUL OF THE FRONT AND REAR AXLE 

 

Trouble Causes 

Solutions 

Deflecting of 

vehicle running 

1.  Different tire pressure of both 

sides 

2.  Half way releasing of front 

braker 

3.  Invalidation of front spring or 

housing 

4.  Inaccurate alignment of front 

wheel 

5.  Invalidation of shock absorber 
6.  Invalidation of metal rubber 

bushes of suspension 

7.  Deformation of vehicle chassis, 

frame or control arm 

1. Adjust 
2. Overhaul, 

adjust 

3. Replace 
4. Check, 

adjust 

5. Replace 
6.  Check and replace the 

damaged bushes 

7.  Replace or align 

Abnormal wear 

on tire 

1.  Inaccurate alignment of wheel 
2.  Serious wear or loose of metal 

bushes of suspension system 

3.  Looseness of steering link ball 

joint 

4. Looseness of front wheel 

bearing 

1. Check, 

adjust 

2. Replace 
3. Replace 
4. Replace 

Oscillation of 

vehicle 

1.  Low or different tire pressure 
2.  Inaccurate alignment of front 

wheel 

3.  Invalidation of stabilizer bar 
4.  Unbalance of wheels 
5.  Looseness of hub bearing 
6.  Improper adjustment of steering 

gear or serious wear of 
components 

1.  Adjust tire pressure 
2. Check, 

adjust 

3. Replace 
4. Balance 
5. Adjust 
6. Adjust 

Abnormal noise 

of chassis 

1.  Too small tightening torque of 

chassis sub-frame bolt 

2.  Looseness of rear axle bracket 
3.  Abnormal noise of front and 

rear shock absorber 

4.  Looseness of rear axle rubber 

hinge bolt looses 

1.  Tighten according to the 

specified torque 

2. Tighten 
3. Check, 

replace 

4. Check, 

tighten 

 

 

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