open hood DATSUN 510 1968 Service Repair Manual

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CHAPTER

THIRTEEN

Spring
and
StnJt

Assembly

Removal

nnd
Installation

1
Jack

up
the
front
of
the

car
and

support
it

on
stands

2
Remove

front
wheel

3
Detach
brake

hose
connector
at

frame
Re

move
lock

spnng
and
disconnect
brake
hose

from
brake

tube

Plug
up
end
of
tube

so
that

brake

f1wd
will
not
leak
out

4

D
etacb
tensiQn
rod
fi

g
bolts

lld
stabilizer

fixmg
nut
Remove
from
transverse
hnk

5
Detach
two
bolts

connectmg
strut

assembly

and
knuckle
arm
as
shown
in

Figure
10

6
Place

a

Jack
at
the

bottom
end
of
the

strut

assembly

7

Open
the
hood
and
remove
the

strut

fixing

nuts
Refer
to

Figure
11

8
Lower

the

Jack
slowly
The
strut

assembly

With

spnngs
attached
can

now
be

removed
from

the

body
frame

9
Install
strut

assembly
m
the
reverse
of

removal
10

Torque
fiXlng
bolts
as
follows

Strut

Assembly
to

Body
Nuts
282
to
37
6
fl
Ib

3
9

to
5
2

kg
m

434

to
578
fl
Ib

60

to
80

kg
m

35

4
to
45
6
flAb

49
to

6
3

kg
m

8
7
to
123
fl
Ib

12
to

17

kg
m

13
7
to
18
1
flAb

19
to
25

kg
m

TRANSVERSE
l
INK
REMOV
AL
AND

INSTALLATION

SEDAN
AND

WAGON

1
Jack

up
the
vehicle

and

supportIt
With
stands

2
Refer
to

Figure
12

Separate
the
tensIOn
rod

1
and
the
stabIlIzer

2
from
the
transverse

hnk
3
Remove

lower
ball

Jomt
fixmg
bolts

4
Knuckle
Ann
to
Strut
Bolts

TenSion
Rod
to
Transverse

L
mk
Nut

Transverse
Unk
Bracket
Bolts

Frame
Bracket

Bolts

3
Remove

nut
and
take
out
transverse
link

4

Inspect
transverse
hnk
and
rubber

parts
for

wear
and

damage
Replace
as

reqwred

5
Install
transverse
hnk

III
the

reverse
of

removal

6

Torque
bolts

as
follows

Transverse
L

mk
to
Cross

Member

L
ower
Ball
Jomt
882

to
976
fl
lb

122

to
13
5

kg
m

13
7
to
18
1
flAb

19
to
25

kg
m

TenSion
Rod

to
Transverse

354
to
45
6
fl
lb

L
lnk

49

to
63

kg
m

Stabilizer
to
Transverse
8
7

to
123
fl
lb

L
lnk

1
2
to
17

kg
m

LOWER

BALL
JOINT

REMOVAL

REPAIR

INSTALLATION

SEDAN
AND

WAGON

1

Separate
tensIOn

rod
and
stabilizer
from
the

transverse

hnk