Dacia Solenza (engine E7J). Manual - part 86

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Power steering box pusher

When an excessive rack clearance,

followed by clattering in the steering box is
occurring, before replacing the steering box,
the pusher with rack is to be adjusted.

1. Noise (clattering) identification.
Lift the vehicle by means of a two-column

elevator;

On the pusher side:

- dismount the bellows attachment clip

on the steering box casing;

- push the bellow towards the steering

rod;

- hold by hand the rack rod and check

the transversal clearance (up- down).

A clearance followed by a noise (clattering)

is leading to a pusher noise, during driving.

2. Adjustment
Straighten the caulking (A) of the

adjustment nut bead (1).

By means of a 10 mm hexagonal wrench,

tighten the adjustment nut until there is no more
clearance.

ATTENTION !
Do  not tighten the nut more than 3

teeth.

Check if the rack is freely moving all the

length.

Bend the adjustment nut bead in the two

opposite slots of the steering box casing, ensuring
in this way its unscrewing.

Position the bellows on the steering box casing

and mount a new attachment clip.

Lower the vehicle from the elevator with

wheels on the ground.

Check, during driving if the steering wheel is

coming back to the steering center point.

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Power steering pump

SPECIAL TOOLS

MOT 453

Flexible piping pliers

DIR 1083-01 Device for PDA pul

ley remounting

PS 1094

Bearing extractor

TIGHTENING MOMENTS (daNm)

Screws for D.A. pump attachme

nt

5

Screws for D.A. pump pulley attachment

0.8

Place the  vehicle on a  two-column  elevator.

DISMOUNTING

Disconnect the battery.
Drain the oil from DA circuit
Loosen the attachment screws (S

1

) of the

tightening clamp.

Dismount the adjustment screw (S

2

)

allowing the tightening clamp lowering.

Dismount the accessories belt.

Dismount the three pulley attachment screws

to the hub and extract the pulley.

Disconnect from the power steering pump

the supply piping and the high pressure piping.

Dismount the power steering pump

attachment screws to the support:

-

four screws in case of the DA/CA pump.

-

Three screws in case of the DA pump

without CA

REMOUNTING

Perform the dismounting operations in the

reverse order, observing the following:

-

the screws tightening sequence, i.e. :
- 1-2-3-4- in case of the DA/CA

pump;

- 1-2-3- in case of the DA pump

without CA, as well as the tightening
moments.

Mount a new accessories belt.
Adjust the belt tension (see the method

described in chapter 07 – Tensioning, belts,
accessories).

Perform the filling of the DA unit, then

perform the unit purging (  method described
in chapter 05).

S

2

S

1

S

1

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Power steering pump

REMARK :
The replacement of the PDA hub is to

be performed at  working bench, by means
of the Special tools previously described.

PULLEY HUB REPLACEMENT

Catch the  pump in  the  working bench vice.
Attach the arms of the PS 1094 device on

the hub.

Depress the hub.

REMARK :
Insert a screw (1) between the pump

shaft  and the push ing rod of the
depressing device.

Place the new  hub on the pump shaft and

press it by  means of the DIR 1083-01 device.
Grease previously the shaft with a thin layer
of UM 185 Li2 M type grease to facilitate
the remounting.

REMARK :
Insert between DIR 1083-01 device and

the hub, one spacer (2) of about 25 mm.
length.

Dir. 1083-01

PS 1094

1

2

A – Hub
B – Power steering pump

Press the hub on the pump shaft, observing

the value  X = 49.67 ± 0.2 mm.

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Steering column

TIGHTENING 

MOMENTS

 (daNm)

Steering wheel attachment screw

4.4

Steering column attachment screw
on driving post

2.1

Connection screw steering column lower
shaft- steering box gear shaft

2.1

DISMOUNTING

Disconnect the battery.
Dismount:

- steering wheel cover, clips attached;
- steering wheel attachment screw on the

steering column upper shaft, by means of a Torx
wrench (T50);

- steering wheel  (1) not before ensuring

that that front wheels are straight line disposed
( steering at center point);

- half-cases (2) and (3) attached to the

steering column by means of three screws (4).

Disconnect the contacts:

- lights, windscreen wiper;
- anti-theft mechanism.

Loosen the screw (5) and dismount the

control under steering wheel  (6) from the
steering column upper shaft.

Dismount the side  attachment screws (7)

of the upper part dashboard, by means of a
Torx wrench (T20), “L” shaped.

Dismount the attachment screws (8) of the

upper part dashboard from the lower part
dashboard.

Detach from clips in points (9) the upper

part dashboard.

Detach from  clips  the  3  attachment points

(10) of the upper part dashboard from the
windscreen lower cross-beam.

Swing over the upper part dashboard

towards windscreen.

For the vehicles equipped with radio:

- dismount the radio from its support and

disconnect the connectors.

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