Dacia Solenza (engine E7J). Manual - part 83

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WHEELS AND TIRES

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Characteristics

Some speed symbols:

Max speed

Kmh

R
S
T
U
H

V

ZR  more than

Kmh
170
180
190
200
210
240
240

Structure types :
Radial                                     :R

WHEELS -TIRES

Vehicle type

Wheel

Wheel

Wheel screws

Tires

Inflating pressure

axial/radial

tightening

at cold (bars)

runout

moment

Front

Rear

(mm)

(daNm)

Unloaded/

Unloaded/

Loaded

Loaded

SOLENZA

5.5J14*

0.2/0.8

7.5

165/65R14

2.0/2.2

2.0/2.1

5.5B13

0.2/0.8

7.5

165/70R13

2.0/2.2

2.0/2.1

* aluminum rim

The temperature raising during driving, leads to a pressure increase from 0.2 to 0.3

bars, compared to the prescribed values

In case temperature checking is performed immediately after vehicle driving, take into

account this pressure increase.

WHEELS AND TIRES

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Wheels balancing

BALANCING WEIGHTS

Use exclusively the weights delivered as spare parts, with attachment by means of mass

incorporated clamps.

A = balancing weights for steel rims
B = balancing weights for aluminum alloy rims.

A

B

36

STEERING ASSEMBLY

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  Steering connecting rods

SPECIAL TOOLS

DIR. 1306 Device for steering rack locking up

in regard to steering box casing.

P.F. 476

Device for ball joints depressing

DIR. 505

Wrench for dismounting/remounting
joint body on rack

Wheels screws                                                7.5
Steering ball joint nut                                     4
Joint body in rack                                           5

TIGHTENING MOMENTS (daNm)

Disconnect the battery.
Lift the vehicle by means of a two-column elevator.

DISMOUNTING

Depress the rod funnel ball joint from the steering knuckle arm by means of the PF 476

device.

Dismount the bellows maintaining clip from the steering box casing.
Turn the wheels hard over to the right, so that rack is moving towards left.
On the left side
Using the DIR 1306 device , lock up the rack in regard to the steering box casing.

In this position, dismount the joint body from the rack.
Remove the left steering rod.
On the right side, proceed in  the same way.

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STEERING ASSEMBLY

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  Steering connecting rods

REMOUNTING

At each dismounting, it is OBLIGATORY the replacement of the limiter washer(1) as well

as of the safety washer (2).

Mount in the rack : joint body (3), not before positioning the safety washer (2), the limiter

washer (1) and oiling the threaded part (4) of the joint body with FIXAMED R 58-C.S.1/82
(not excessively).

After tightening to the required moment of the axial ball joint on the rack, bend the safety

washer over one of the cuts made on the joint body.

By means of the DIR 1306, lock up the rack in regard to the steering box casing.
Tighten to the required moment of 5 daNm, the joint body in the rack by means of the

DIR 505 wrench.

Mount the funnel ball joint in the steering knuckle arm, then tighten the nut to the required

moment of  4 daNm.

Position the steering  at the  middle point ( wheels being in straight line position) in order to

balance the air  from  bellows.

Mount the bellows in its channel from the steering box casing and secure it using a clip.

CHECKING
Slightly tighten by hand one of the bellows in order to check the other one inflation, in this

way, the good air circulation inside the steering box is checked.

Check the steering geometry and adjust the parallelism if necessary.