Chery A15. Manual - part 67

Removal of the front shock absorber assy 

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. 

----Remove the wheel. Then loosen the joint 

bolt of the propeller shaft and the brake 
disc. 

----Use the special socket wrench to remove the 

joint bolt of the shock absorber strut and 
the steering knuckle arm. (shown as the 
illustration) 

 

----Use special purpose tools to remove and 

install the shock absorber coil spring. 
(shown as the illustration) During the 
removal, push down the vibration isolator 
assy of the coil spring by puller first, 
compress the coil spring, and then loosen 
the piston rod nut to release the tension of 
the coil spring. 

Caution: The removal of the piston rod nut is 
extremely dangerous, because the shock 
absorber and the spring will burst out under 
tremendous pressure which could cause 
injury  or  even  death.  Please  make  sure  the 
shock absorber is fixed properly before the 
removal of the piston rod nut. 

 

 

Installation of the front shock absorber 
(refer to the installation illustration of the 
front strut assy) 

----Assemble the front cover dust 2 with the 

front bumper block 3, and then cover them 
onto the piston rod of the front shock 
absorber 1. 

 

 

Illustration. The installation

 

of front

strut assy   
1-Front shock absorber assy 
2-Front dust cover 
3-Front bumper block 
4-Slotted nut 40N•m 
5-Bearing and vibration isolator assy 
6-Front spring top tray     
7-Washer    8-Front coil spring 

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----Set on the front coil spring 8 and compress it 

less than 200~220mm. 

 

----Amount the washer 7, the front spring top 

tray 6, the bearing and vibration isolator 
assy 5 in sequence, and tighten the slotted 
nut 4 to the specified torque (40N•m), then 
loosen the compressing tools on the coil 
spring. 

Precaution: Please note that the two ends of the 

front coil spring should reach the corresponding   

locating positions of the spring trays. 

Inspection of the shock absorber: The 
methods for checking the shock absorber are 
as following: 

----Method of hand pressing the vehicle body. 

Shake the vehicle body for times on the 
side of the shock absorber which required 
to be checked and feel whether it is 
available. After the pressing, the vehicle 
will shake 2-3 times and then stop, which 
means the shock absorber works well. 

----Method of observation. The shock absorber 

should not leak oil at outside appearance. 
A little oil stain is normal. If there is 
serious leakage, the shock absorber should 
be replaced. 

 

----Method of touch. After long time running, 

touch the exterior of the shock absorber to 
check whether it is hot. If not hot, the 
shock absorber is in trouble. 

 

----Method of pulling and pressing. Place the 

piston rod of the shock absorber upwards, 
then pull and press it by hand for times and 
check: 

 

a whether there is a force during pulling and 

pressing which means the force is large 
while pulling up and small while pressing 
down. 

 

b whether there is idle stoke during pulling and   

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pressing which means there is a force in 
lower part and not abruptly in upper part 
while pulling; there is a force in lower part 
and not in upper part while pressing. 

c whether the shock absorber is locked and 

unable to pull. 

 

d whether the piston rod of shock absorber is 

severely loose. 

 

Note: The above phenomenons indicate the 

failures of the shock absorber. 

Deal with the front shock absorber 

Caution: 

 

Whenever drilling on the shock absorber, 
please wear the goggles. The air pressure 
in the shock absorber could probably blow 
the metal flakes into eyes or face. 

----Clamp the shock absorber on flat ground or 

point the piston downwards to the clamped 
absorber. 

----Drill a hole of 2-3mm diameter at a distance 

of 20-30mm to the bottom of the tube in 
order to emit the air of the tube. 

----Turn the shock absorber to make the hole 

downwards. 

----Move the piston rod up and down for times 

to concentrate the oil, then cut the tube at 
the end. 

----Process the waste oil according to the waste 

disposal method. 

Note: 

 The shock absorber air is nitrogen. 

 The shock absorber oil is mineral oil. 

 

 

 

 

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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF THE FRONT WHEEL BEARING 

Removal: 

----Remove the front brake disc and the dust 

plate, and then extrude the hub. 

----Remove the spring retainer of both sides and 

extrude the wheel bearing. (shown as the 
illustration) 

----Pull out the bearing inner race. Use the puller 

with hoop to pull the wheel bearing inner 
race out of the wheel hub. (shown as the 
illustration) 

 

Inspection: 

----After all the components are disassembled, 

please clean and check them, and replace 
them with new ones if necessary. 

----If the working surface of the brake disc wears 

severely beyond the specified value (wearing 
limit: 10.0mm), please replace it with a new 
one. 

Caution: Do not exceed the wearing limit. 

----If the dust plate is severely deformed, please 

replace it with a new one. 

----If the hub spline wears severely and looses, 

please replace it with a new one. 

----If the spring retainer is not available, please 

replace it with a new one. 

----If the wheel bearing is damaged, please 

replace it with a new one. 

Installation and adjustment 

----Set the outer spring retainer first, apply the 

lubricating grease onto the wheel bearing 
holder and then press the bearing down to the 
limit position, as shown in the illustration, 
and fix the inner spring retainer last. 

----Adjust the split positions of the inner and 

outer spring retainer so as to make their 
difference 180°. Then rotate the bearing inner 

 

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