Great Wall service chassis and body Manual - part 34

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(h)

Bend one tooth of the lock plate inside and other teeth

outside to lock the steering knuckle nut.

5.

Mount on the liner and the steering knuckle outer flange

cap.

Fastening torque

(23-29)N
m

6.

Mount the brake caliper

(a)

Mount the brake caliper on the steering knuckle and

screw up the bolts according to the specified torque.

Fastening torque

123N
m

(b)

Connect the Bundy tube.

Fastening torque

(20-22)N
m

7.

Check the height of the brake liquid level and add the

brake liquid as requirement, exhaust the gas in the

braking system.

Steering knuckle

Dismantle of Steering Knuckle

1.

Tear down the brake caliper, front wheel and the front

brake disc.

2.

Tear down the dust cover, and the brake shell.

3.

Tear down the steering knuckle arm from the steering

knuckle.

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4.

Tear down the vibration damper from the lower arm.

5.

Tear down the transverse stabilizer rod from the lower

arm.

6.

Tear down the steering knuckle;

(a)

Tear down the split pin and groove nut of upper ball stud.

(b)

Take apart the steering knuckle from the upper ball stud

with special service tool.

(c)

Tear down the split pin and groove of the lower ball stud.

(d)

Take apart the steering knuckle from the lower ball stud

with special service tool.

(e)

Press down the lower arm to tear down the steering

knuckle.

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 Front Wheel Hub and Steering Knuckle (Steering Knuckle)

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7.

Tear down the lower ball stud assembly from the steering

knuckle.

Inspection on and Change of Steering

Knuckle

1.

Check the steering knuckle.

Check the steering knuckle with the dye penetration agent to

see whether there is crack or not.

If crack is found, the steering knuckle is required to be changed.

Mount of Steering Knuckle

1.

Mount the lower ball stud on the steering knuckle.

Connect the lower ball stud and steering knuckle with bolts,

which are tightened according to the specified torque.

Fastening torque

(70-90)N
m

2.

Mount on the steering knuckle

(a)

Press down the lower arm to mount on the steering

knuckle.

(b)

Mount on the lower ball stud, groove nut and screw up the

nuts according to the specified torque and then mount on

the split pin.

Fastening torque

(132-152)N
m

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 Front Wheel Hub and Steering Knuckle (Steering Knuckle)

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(c)

Mount on the upper ball stud and the groove nut that are

screwed up according to the specified torque, and then

split pin.

Fastening torque

(132-152)N
m

3.

Mount the stabilizer rod on the lower arm.

Fastening torque

(20-26)N
m

4.

Mount the vibration damper on the lower arm.

Fastening torque

(127-147)N
m

5.

Mount the steering knuckle arm and the brake oil pipe

bracket on the steering knuckle.

Coat the sealing agent 1271 on the bolt thread.

Fastening torque

180N
m

6.

Mount the dust cover and brake shell, and align the

locating hole of the dust cover with the groove of the

steering knuckle to ensure that the dust cover is concen-

tric with the steering knuckle.

Fastening torque

(25-29)N
m

7.

Mount the front wheel hub and the front brake disc as well

as the brake caliper.

8.

Check the height of brake liquid level and add the brake

liquid as requirement, then exhaust the gas in the brak-

ing system.

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 Front Wheel Hub and Steering Knuckle (Steering Knuckle)