Specifications

10A-17
ENGINE AND CYLINDER BLOCK ASSEMBLY
Lower cover: Removal - Refitting
K4M
10A
REMOVAL
I - REMOVAL PREPARATION OPERATION
a Position the vehicle on a two-post lift (see Vehicle:
Towing and lifting) (02A, Lifting equipment).
a Remove the front bumper (see Front bumper as-
sembly: Exploded view) and (see Exterior body
front trim assembly: Exploded view) (55A, Exteri-
or protection).
a Remove:
- the engine undertray bolts,
- the engine undertray.
a Drain the engine oil (see 10A, Engine and cylinder
block assembly, Engine oil: Draining - Refilling,
page 10A-32) .
a Remove:
- the front wheels (see Wheel: Removal - Refitting)
(35A, Wheels and tyres),
- the front wheel arch side liners,
- the lower engine tie-bar (see 19D, Engine mount-
ing, Lower engine tie-bar: Removal - Refitting,
page 19D-8) .
a Extract the lower arm ball joints from the stub axle
carrier (see Front driveshaft lower arm: Removal
- Refitting) (31A, Front axle components).
a Unclip the downstream oxygen sensor wiring on the
heat shield on the steering box.
a Remove (see Steering box: Removal - Refitting)
(36A, Steering assembly):
- the heat shield bolts on the steering box,
- the steering box heat shield,
- the steering box bolts on the front axle subframe.
a Attach the steering rack to the body.
a Remove the power-assisted steering low pressure
pipe bolt (1) on the front axle subframe.
Special tooling required
Tav. 1747 Threaded rods for carrying
out subframe operations.
Tightening torquesm
sump bolts on the cylin-
der block
14 N.m
sump bolts on the gear-
box
44 N.m
sump bolt on the multi-
function support
25 N.m
bracket bolts 62 N.m
front axle subframe
bolts
110 N.m
relay bearing bolts 44 N.m
right-hand driveshaft
flange bolt(s) on the
relay bearing
21 N.m
front axle subframe tie-
rod upper bolts
21 N.m
power-assisted steering
low pressure pipe bolt
on the front axle sub-
frame
21 N.m
steering box bolts on the
front axle subframe
105 N.m
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