GEELY FC 2008 Workshop Manual

Front suspension - Front shock absorber and helical spring 90Front absorber and helical springOverhaulHint: the following overhaul procedures only aim at left side (FL), and the overhaul procedures
of another side (RL) are the same as FL.1. Remove front wheels.
2. Separate front left stabilizer link assembly
[64000097].Remove nuts, and disassemble stabilizer link from absorber.
Hint: if ball joint rotates with nuts, please fix bolts with
hexagonal wrench (6mm).3. Remove front absorber and helical spring.(a) Remove bolts, and disassemble brake hose and ABS speed
sensor wire harness bracket.
(b) Remove 2 nuts and bolts under absorber.
(c) Remove 3 nuts above absorber.
(d) Remove absorber and helical spring.

Front suspension - Front shock absorber and helical springSpecial tool
Special tool91 4. Fix front absorber and helical spring.Install 2 nuts and 1 bolt to absorber bracket, and then fix it on
jaw vice.5. Remove front left absorber assembly [61001036].(a) Compress helical spring with special tool.
Note: do not use pneumatic wrench, or the special tool
will be damaged.
(b) Remove cover from upper absorber bearing.
(c) Fix spring seat and remove nuts with special tool.
(d) Remove upper absorber bearing, dustproof seal ring, spring
seat, upper insulator, spring, limit block and lower insulator.6. Check front left absorber assembly [61001036].Press in and pull out absorber piston rod, and check there is
abnormal resistance or abnormal sound. If anything unusual
occurs, please replace absorber.
Note:When abandoning absorber, please refer to Page
86.7. Install front left absorber assembly [61001036].(a) Install lower insulator to absorber.
(b) Install limit block to piston rod.
(c) Compress helical spring with special tool.
Note: do not use pneumatic wrench, or the special tool
will be damaged.
(d) Install helical spring to absorber.
Hint:install lower end of helical spring into notch of
absorber spring seat.

Front suspension - Front shock absorber and helical spring(e) As shown in the diagram, install upper insulator.
(f) Install spring seat to absorber with mark toward outside of
vehicle.
(g) Install new dustproof seal ring and upper absorber bearing.
(h) Fix upper shock absorber bearing with special tool, and
install new nuts.
Torque: 475 N.m
(i) Remove special tool.
(j) Install dust cover.
(k) Coat upper absorber bearing with grease.
Note: do not coat grease on rubber surface of upper
shock absorber bearing.8. Install front shock absorber and helical spring.(a) Install 3 nuts above shock absorber.
Torque: 393 N.m
(b) Install 2 fixed bolts of shock absorber.Outside
Grease92Outside

Front suspension - Front shock absorber and helical springHandling1. Handle front left absorber assembly.(a) Completely pull out absorber piston rod.
(b) As shown in the diagram, drill a small hole on cylinder body
between two lines with electric drill to make inside gas flow
out
Notes:Iron chip may fly out during drilling, please be care-
ful in operating.The gas is colorless, odorless and nontoxic.93(c) Install 2 nuts to lower end of absorber.
Torque: 15310 N.m
Hint: coat oil on thread of nuts.
(d) Install brake hose and ABS speed sensor wire harness
bracket with bolts.
Torque: 19N.m9. Install front left stabilizer link assembly [64000097].Install stabilizer link with nuts.
Torque: 745 N.m
Hint: if ball joint rotates with nuts, please fix bolts with
hexagonal wrench (6mm).10. Install front wheels.Torque: 10310 N.m11. Check and adjust front wheel alignment
(see Page 87).

Front suspension - Lower left control arm assemblyLower left control arm assemblyReplacementHint: the replacement procedures of right side are the
same as that of left side.1. Remove front wheels.
2. Separate front left stabilizer link assembly
[64000097].Remove nuts, and disassemble stabilizer link from shock
absorber.
Hint: if ball joint rotates with nuts, please fix bolts with
hex wrench (6mm).3. Separate right side front stabilizer link assembly
[64000097].
4. Remove fixed nuts of front left drive shaft (see Page
123).
5. Separate front left wheel speed sensor assembly [67000020].
6. Separate front left brake wheel pump assembly (see Page 141).
7. Remove front left brake assembly [64000134] (see Page 142).
8. Separate left side transversal lever assembly.
9. Separate lower left control arm assembly [64000091].Remove bolts and 2 nuts, and separate lower control arm
from lower end ball joint.10. Remove front left shaft hub assembly (see Page
123).
11. Remove lower left control arm assembly
[64000091].Remove 2 bolts, nuts and lower control arm.12. Temporarily lock up lower left control arm as-
sembly [64000091].Install lower control arm, and temporarily lock up 2 bolts
and nuts.13. Install front left shaft hub assembly (see Page
123).
14. Install lower left control arm assembly [64000091].Connect lower control arm with ball joint with 2 bolts and nuts.
Torque: 14210 N.m15. Install left side transversal lever assembly. (See Page 123)
16. Install front left brake assembly. [64000134] (See Page 141)
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17. Install front left brake wheel pump bracket as-
sembly (see Page 141).
18. Install fixed nuts of front left drive shaft (see
Page 123).
19. Install front left stabilizer link assembly
[64000097].Install stabilizer link with nuts.
Torque: 745 N.m
Hint: if ball joint rotates with nuts, please fix bolts with
hex wrench (6mm).20. Install front right stabilizer link assembly
[64000097].Hint: the installation procedures of right side are the
same as that of left side.21. Align suspension.(a) Install front wheels and lay down vehicle from the lift.
Torque: 10310 N.m
(b) Align suspension components by means of lifting ve-
hicle several times.22. Completely lock up lower left control arm assem-
bly [64000091].Completely tighten 2 bolts and nuts.
Torque: 13710 N.m23. Check and adjust front wheel alignment
(see Page 87).
24. Check ABS sensor signal.Front suspension - Lower left control arm assembly95

Front suspension - Front stabilizer barFront stabilizer barOverhaul1. Remove dust cap inside steering column (see Page 194).
2. Separate steering sliding shaft assembly (see Page 205)
3. Remove front wheels.
4. Remove right engine bottom shield.
5. Remove left engine bottom shield.
6. Remove front left stabilizer link assembly
[64000097].Remove 2 nuts and take down stabilizer link.
Hint: if ball joint rotates with nuts, please fix bolts with
hexagonal wrench (6mm).7. Remove front right stabilizer link assembly
[64000097].Hint: the removal procedures of right side are the same
as that of left side.8. Check front left stabilizer link assembly.(a) As shown in the diagram, before installing nuts, shake joint
bolts forward and backward 5 times.
(b) Shake nuts continuously with torque wrench at the speed
of one circle per 24 s, and then read out torque value at
the 5th circle.
Rotating torque: 0.05~1.0 N.m9. Separate left side transversal lever assembly (see Page 113).
10. Separate right side transversal lever assembly (see Page 113).
11. Separate oil pipe assembly (see Page 205).
12. Separate steering gear oil return pipe (see Page 205).
13. Separate lower left control arm assembly [64000091] (see Page 94).
14. Separate lower right control arm assembly [64000092] (see Page 94).
15. Remove sub frame assembly [64000087] (see Page 205).
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16. Remove front stabilizer bar.(a) Remove 4 bolts, bracket and bush.
(b) Remove stabilizer bar.17. Install front stabilizer bar.(a) Install bracket and bush with 4 bolts.
Hint: install bush to bush stop ring outside of
stabilizer bar.18. Install sub frame assembly [64000087]
(see Page 205).Front suspension - Front stabilizer bar19. Connect lower left control arm assembly [64000091] (see Page 94).
20. Connect lower right control arm assembly [64000092] (see Page 94).
21. Connect power steering oil pipe assembly (see Page 205).
22. Connect steering oil return pipe (see Page 205).
23. Connect left side transversal lever assembly (see Page 113).
24. Connect right side transversal lever assembly (see Page 113).
25. Install front left stabilizer link assembly
[64000097].(a) Install front stabilizer link with 2 nuts.
Torque: 745 N.m
Hint: if ball joint rotates with nuts, please fix bolts with
hexagonal wrench (6mm).26. Install front right stabilizer link assembly
[64000097].Hint: the installation procedures of right side are the
same as that of left side.27. Install right engine bottom shield.
28. Install left engine bottom shield.
29. Install front wheels.Torque: 10310 N.m97Rear
side Bush stop ring Outside

30. Connect steering sliding shaft (see Page 205).
31. Check front wheel center line.
32. Install dust cover inside steering column.
33. Refill power steering oil (see Page 200).
34. Discharge air of power steering oil (see Page 200).
35. Check there is oil leakage.
36. Check and adjust front wheel alignment (see Page 87).Front suspension - Front stabilizer bar98

Front suspension - Front left lower control arm ball joint assemblyFront left lower control arm ball joint assemblyReplacementHint: the replacement procedures of right side are the same as that of left side.1. Remove front wheels.
2. Remove front left shaft hub nuts (see Page 123).
3. Disassemble front left speed sensor assembly [67000020] (see Page 123).
4. Disassemble front left brake wheel pump assembly and brake block (see Page 141).
5. Remove front left brake assembly [64000134] (see Page 141).
6. Disassemble left side transversal lever assembly (see Page 123).
7. Disassemble lower left control arm assembly [64000091] (see Page 94).
8. Remove front left shaft hub assembly (see Page 123).
9. Remove lower left control arm ball joint assembly [64000093] (see Page 123).
10. Check lower left control arm ball joint assembly [64000093].(a) As shown in the diagram, before installing nuts, shake
joint bolts forward and backward 5 times.
(b) Shake nuts continuously with torque wrench at the
speed of one circle per 2~4 s, and then read out torque
value at the 5th circle.
Rotating torque: 1.0~4.9 N.m11. Install lower left control arm ball joint assembly
[64000093] (see Page 123).
12. Install front left shaft hub assembly
(see Page 123).
13. Install lower left control arm assembly [64000091] (see Page 123).
14. Install left side transversal lever assembly (see Page 123).
15. Install front left brake assembly [64000134] (see Page 141).
16. Install front left brake wheel pump assembly and brake block (see Page 141).
17. Install front shaft hub nuts (see Page 123).
18. Install front wheels.Torque: 10310 N.m19. Check and adjust front wheel alignment (see Page 87).
20. Check ABS sensor signal.99