CITROEN CX 1988 Service Manual

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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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M25/660
M25/648
M251659
M25/662
M25/666
M25/669 215 mm
228,6 mm 8 21 215 CP 450
215 CP 510
235 DBR 450
235 DBR 525
235 DBR 575
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