Dacia Solenza (engine E7J). Manual - part 84

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Manual steering box

SPECIAL TOOLS

P.F. 476            Device for ball joints depressing

Wheels screws

7.5

Steering ball joint nut

4

Steering box attachment screws on crossbeam 5
Cardan joint connection screws with
column lower shaft

2.1

TIGHTENING MOMENTS (daNm)

Disconnect the battery.
Loosen the front wheels  screws.
Lift the vehicle by means of a two-column elevator.
Dismount the front wheels.

DISMOUNTING

In the engine compartment:
Cut the rubber bellows maintaining clip and push it towards cowl panel.
By means of the PF 476 device, depress the ball joints of the steering rods funnel from the

steering knuckle.

Dismount:

- connection screw between the cardan joint of the steering column lower shaft and the

steering rack gear shaft;

- steering box attachment screws on the crossbeam.

Detach the steering box assembled with the steering rods.

REMOUNTING

Perform the dismounting operations in the reverse order, observing the required tightening

moments.

In case a new steering box is mounted, the parallelism is obligatory to be adjusted, observing

the parallelism adjusting procedure described in  chapter 31.

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Steering box pusher

ADJUSTMENT

When a noise is found in the area of the

steering box pusher, it is obligatory to per-
form its correct adjustment.

1. Noise identification (clattering).
Hold by hand the rack in pusher’s side and

check the transversal clearance (up-down). A
noise in the pusher’s area might occur while driv-
ing, caused by a clearance  followed by a noise
(clattering).

If the clearance at the pusher is bigger than

0.31 mm, adjust the clearance and/or dismount
the steering box and eliminate the cause.

2. Checking and adjustment of the

pusher’s clearance.

The pusher adjustment is to be performed tak-

ing into consideration both the rack wear and the
pusher’s wear:

- bring the rack in the minimum radial

runout position;

- position the feeler of a comparative

gauge on the cylindrical part of the rack ( oppo-
site to the threaded part) in the area of rack exit
from casing ( gear side);

- rotate the gear on the whole rack length

and establish the minimal runout point, where the
value read on the gauge is minimal;

- adjust the comparing gauge to zero;
- by means of a 17 mm fixed wrench,

rotate the rack from the opposite end until the
pusher is in contact with the threaded plug( a
higher wrench effort may be noticed for a re-
duced movement red on the comparing gauge);

- read the value shown by the comparing

gauge which must be smaller than 0.31 mm.
The pusher clearance adjustment is performed in
the minimal runout point by rotating the threaded
plug (4) to a moment of 1± 0.2 daNm and un-

screwing ˘ rotations, then secure it by bead-
ing (caulking) in “S” area.

When mounting, put 23 ± 5 cm

3

 grease

UM 185 Li2M for : rack, gear, sealing ring
and pusher’s spring, inner surface of the
threaded plug.

Check the operation and check also during

driving if the steering wheel is returning at the
straight line driving position (steering central
point).

1. Pusher
2. “O” ring
3. Spring
4. Threaded plug

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Noise absorbant bushing

DISMOUNTING

Loosen the screws of  the right front wheel.
Lift the vehicle by means of a two-column elevator.
Dismount the right front wheel.
Dismount :

-steering box casing protection bellows-left steering rod end;
-the right steering connected rod.

Rotate the steering wheel to the right (complete turn), the rack is withdrawing towards left.
Remove, by means of a screwdriver the used noise absorber bearing.

REMOUNTING

Carefully clean the rack and the noise absorber bearing seat and grease with special grease

containing MoS2 and then mount the new noise absorber bearing.

Position the pins (A) in their casing seats.
Rotate the steering wheel to the left until the rack stands out the bearing.
Remount on the rack:

- the steering connecting rod (safety washer and limiter washer are to be obligatory

positioned on the threaded side of the joint body);

-

protection bellows.

Check and adjust the parallelism, if necessary.

A

A

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Bellows

REMARK :
A damaged bellows is to be obligatory replaced with a new one.

BELLOWS 

MOUNTING

Bellows mounting is performed by means of a con-shaped device that is positioned on the

connecting rod joint body (axial ball joint) for bellows easy sliding and avoid damaging.

Put some  UM 185 Li2M grease on  the bellows part in contact with the joint body (axial ball

joint), to easy the bellows sliding.

Mount a new collar for bellows maintaining on the steering box casing.

REMARK :
It is OBLIGATORY to bring the steering in the straight line driving position of the

front axle wheels (steering central point) in order to ensure the air balance inside the
steering box.