Withdrawal
Using the blade of a screwdriver as a lever, remove the cap from the center of the wheel rim.
With the vehicle on wheels, loosen the bolts securing the drive shafts to the front wheel hubs.
Raise the front of the car and secure it on stands. Remove the front wheels.
Pic. 12–11. ABS sensor location (3), ABS sensor wire clamps (2) and brake pad wear (1), bolts (4) caliper mounts
Release from clamp 1 (pic. 12–11). brake pad wear sensor wire
Remove the ABS sensor 3 from the steering knuckle and disconnect the sensor wires from the clip 2.
Unscrew the bolts 4, remove the front brake caliper and tie the caliper to the body with soft wire. The caliper must not hang on the brake hose.
Remove the brake disc.
Pic. 12–4. Elements of the upper fastening of the steering knuckle: 1 - nut and bolt for fastening the ball joints of the upper arms of the front suspension; 2 - ball joints of the upper arms of the front suspension; 3 – a bolt of fastening of a tip of steering draft; 4 - a bolt with a four-sided head
Unscrew the bolts securing the tie rod end to the steering knuckle (see fig. 12–4).
Pic. 12–12. Nut location (1 and 3) fastening of ball joints of the lower arms of the front suspension and bolt (2) protective cover fastenings
Unscrew the bolts and remove the protective casing of the brake disc (pic. 12–12).
Using a ball joint remover, remove the lower control and control arm ball joints from the steering knuckle. At the same time, do not damage the protective cover of the constant velocity joint of the drive shaft.
Unscrew the bolt with shoulder securing the drive shaft.
Unscrew the nut, remove the bolt securing the ball joints of the upper arms of the front suspension to the steering knuckle (see fig. 12–4) and remove the ball joints from the steering knuckle. Do not expand the grooves in the steering knuckle when removing the upper transverse arms.
With the steering knuckle tilted away from the vehicle, remove the drive shaft from the front wheel hub and the ball end of the lower control arm from the steering knuckle.
Remove the steering knuckle from the vehicle.
Installation
Installation is carried out in the reverse order of removal, taking into account the following.
Screw in and tighten the bolts securing the outer CV joints to the front wheel hubs to a torque of 190 Nm, then further tighten them by an angle of 180°. Tighten bolts of fastening of shafts of a drive to naves of forward wheels only on the car standing on wheels.
Adjust front wheel alignment angles.
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