Rod CITROEN CX 1988 Owner's Manual

REMOVING AND REFITTING A SWIVEL
REFITTING Replace, Fig. IV:
Wipe the ball-joint fixings and location, do not use - flexible pipe (I I) into its fixing bracket,
solvent. - washer (I 0).
Recouple the upper ball-joint with the swivel. Tighten nut (9) to 2.2 mdaN.
Refit, Fig. I: Recouple:
- washer (I),
- Fig. IV, connection (I 2) provided with a new sea/.
- nut (2).
- Fig. V, the steering ball-joint.
Tighten to 7 mdaN (New NYLSTOP nut).
Refit:
Introduce the drive-shaft end into the wheel hub - washer (I 31,
(lubricate the hub seal lips). - nut (14) (New NYLSTOP one).
Couple up the lower ball-joint. Tighten to 6 mdaN.
Tighten to 6 mdaN the new NYLSTOP nut. Reconnect:
-cup (171,
Reconnect the brake pad wear warning lamp harness. - spring (I 61,
-cable (15).
Refit, Fig. II and Ill:
Adjust the handbrake (as indicated in @ 454.011).
- electrical harness fixing bracket (4).
- earth lead (5).
- screw (3). Put the drive-shaft nut into place.
- metal panel (6). (Faces and threads lubricated).
Lock the hub, utilizing tool 6310-T Fig. VI.
ABS vehicles, Fig. Ill:
Tighten to 37.5 mdaN.
Reinstall sensor (7) (spread MOB/L TEMP No. 1
grease over the outside of the sensor.
Bleed the front brakes (see @ 453.0/l/.
Tighten screw (8) to 1 mdaN.
Fit the wheel.
Lower the vehicle to the ground.
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REMOVING AND REFlTTlNG A FRONT
WHEEL HUB
REMOVAL
Support the front of the vehicle on stands
Take off the road wheel.
Withdraw, Fig. I
- the pin,
- the nut lock,
- the 35 mm A/F nut.
Lock the hub with tool 6310-T.
Remove the brake disc fas stated in chapter 0, op.
MA 45 1. l/3/.
Extract the swivel lower ball-joint nut
Uncouple the swivel lower ball-joint, Fig. II, using
either puller 3312-T or puller 6323-T (be careful
not to damage the ball-joint protection rubber).
Liberate the drive-shaft.
Take out, Fig. Ill :
- the screws,
- the hub. REFITTING
Introduce the wheel hub into the swivel.
Position the screws previously fitted with lugged
contact washers, Fig. Ill. Tighten to 2.7 mdaN.
Insert the drive-shaft end into the wheel hub (grease
the seal contact face).
Couple up the lower ball-joint.
Tighten the new NYSLTOP nut to 6 mdaN. (Wipe
the ball-joint fixing and recess, do not use solvent).
Refit the brake disc (Refer to @ MA 451. l/31.
Relocate, Fig. IV :
- the nut, use tool 6310-T to hold the hub in posi-
tion, tighten to 37.5 mdaN,
- the nut lock,
- the pin.
Bleed the front brakes
(See @ MA 453.0/l).
Reassemble the road wheel.
Lower the vehicle to the ground.

RECOMMENDED TOOLS
3312-T
or 6323-T
Lower arm ball-joint extractor with bosses
Lower arm ball-joint extractor with or without bosses 6310-T
Hub locking tool 6320-T
Anti-roll bar link rod extractor 6602-T
Set of three stands
-- Torque wrench (40 mdaN)
- Socket 35 mm A/F \/,
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REMOVING AND REFITTING
THE DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLIES
Support the front of the vehicle on stands 6602-T.
Release the pressure in the hydraulic system.
Set the height control to the “low” position.
Remove: Fig. I:
- the road wheel,
- the pin and nut lock,
- the nut (35 mm A/F). Retain the wheel hub using
tool 6310-T, Fig. I.
Fig. II,
- suspension cylinder swivel ball maintaining pin (I 1,
- anti-roll bar link-rod nut (2).
Uncouple spherical ball (3) from the anti-roll bar link-
rod by means of puller 6320-T, Fig. Ill: (Screw up
the tool nut to the ball-joint stem and fit the tool “U”
part and spindle).
Disconnect the brake pad wear warning lamp electri-
cal harness.
Take off the brake disc cooling plate securing screws. Extract the nut of the swivel lower ball pin.
Uncouple the swivel lower ball pin with extractor
3312-T or 6323-T (Avoid damaging the ball joint
protection rubber).
Removing the LH drive-shaft assembly:
Push the LH drive shaft (5) aside with a chisel (6),
bearing against the heads of the gearbox flange
screws, Fig. V.
Important : If a few hammer strokes are not enough
to push aside drive shaft (51, the circlip is probably
blocked inside the sun gear. In that case, undo
clamp (4) and remove the transmission without its
drive-shaft, (retrieve the rollerl.
Turn the steering through full lock to the left.
Leave the swivel hanging.
Liberate the LH transmission from the hub and remove
it.
Removing the RH drive-shaft assembly:
Slacken the drive-shaft bearing support nuts (71,
Fig. VI.
Swing through a half turn tie rods (81, so as to release
the bearing outer track.
Withdraw drive shaft (9) from the sun gear. (Remove
the shaft, the o’ring seal, bush, and dust seal).
Turn the steering to full right lock; leave the swivel
hanging.
Disengage the RH transmission from the wheel hub
and remove it.

REMOVING AND REFITTING THE
DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLIES
REFITTING
Lubricate the wheel hub seal lips.
Fitting the LH drive-shaft assembly:
install:
- a NEW circlip (21,
- O’ring seal (I).
on the shaft, Fig. I.
Turn the steering through full lock to the left.
Insert the shaft splines home in the sun gear.
Make sure that the circlip is fully entered into its
location within the sun gear by pulling the shaft.
Engage the drive-shaft into the wheel hub.
Fitting the RH drive-shaft assembly:
Turn the steering through full right lock.
Slide the shaft into bearing (3).
Install:
the dust cover (5)
- ring (41,
- o’ring seal (3).
on the drive shaft, Fig. II
Slightly grease the bearing outer ring (7) before ente-
ring it into bearing (8). Fig. Ill.
Introduce the drive-shaft into the hub.
Swivel tie rods (6) by a half turn so that they can grip
the bearing outer ring.
Tighten nuts (9) to 1 mdaN. Couple up the lower ball-joint, (Wipe the ball-joint
fixing but do not use solvent).
Tighten to 6 mdaN the (NEW NYLSTOP) nut.
Recouple link rod (IO) with the anti-roll bar. (Wipe
the ball-joint fixing, do not use solvent).
Tighten to 4.7 mdaN the NEW NYLSTOP type nut.
Refit the suspension cylinder swivel ball and pin (14).
Reconnect the electrical harness to the brake pad
wear warning lamp (I I).
Reinstall the brake disc cooling plate (I 3)
Fit the drive-shaft nut (with faces and threads
lubricatedl.
Clamp the wheel hub with tool 6310-T.
Tighten to: 37.5 mdaN.
Replace:
- nut lock (121,
- the pin,
- the road wheel
Lower the vehicle to the ground
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