CITROEN CX 1988 Service Manual

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FRONT AXLE
TOOLS TO BE USED
631 O-T.
3312-T.
or 6323-T.
Hub locking tool
Lower arm ball-joint extractor, with bosses
Lower arm ball-joint extractor, with or without bosses
Torque wrench (40 mdaN) Sleeve 35
mm A/F
REMOVING AND REFITTING A SWIVEL
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REMOVlNG AND REFlTTlNG A SWIVEL
REMOVAL
Support the front of the vehicle on stands.
Depressurize the hydraulic systems.
Remove:
- the road wheel,
- the pin,
- the nut lock,
- the nut (35 mm A/F)
Lock the wheel hub with tool. 6316-T, Fig. I.
Fig. II :
- nut (1) and its washer ; disengage the bail-joint from
the swivel,
- lock nut (6),
- nut (5).
Uncouple, Fig. II and Ill :
- cable (2) from the control lever,
- spring (31,
- cup (41,
- connection (7).
Take off, Fig. Ill, nut (8) together with its washer.
Liberate flexible pipe (9) from its fixing bracket,
Fig. Ill. ABS vehicles, Fig. IV
Extract the screw (I 0) securing the sensor.
Disconnect the brake pad wear warning lamp
harness.
Withdraw:
- the brake disc cooling plate,
- the harness screw and fixing bracket; release the
harness.
Remove the lower ball-joint nut.
Uncouple the swivel lower ball-joint using extractor
3312 T or 6323 T, Fig. V,
(avoid damage to the ball-joint protection rubber).
Pull out the drive-shaft.
Take off nut (I I) from the upper ball-joint, Fig. VI.
Uncouple the upper ball-joint.
Remove the swivel.

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