Repair Manual

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FRONT BEARING ELEMENTS
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UPPER ARM
SUSPENSION UPPER ARM
SPECIAL TOOLS
DENOMINATION CODE
Front axle support cross bars PF 509
Ball joints extractor PF 476
Dynamometric wrench MOT 50
DISMOUNTING
The operation that where performed on a half axle are identical to those performed
on the other one.
Suspend the vehicle on the elevator.
On the part where the upper arm is dismounted , the following operations are performed:
- dismount the wheel;
- loosen the lower lock nut of the shock absorber;
- detach the caster angle rod off the upper part of the arm;
- dismount the suspension upper ball joint and the steering ball joint by means of
the PF 476 extractor;
- dismount the lower joint shaft of the shock absorber;
- dismount the upper arm of the shaft;
- lift the arm and dismount the lower joint of the shock absorber;
- remove the arm.
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