Great Wall Hover. Manual - part 47

5. Install the torsion bar spring

(Refer to “Torsion Bar Spring”)

6. Tighten the nut of front shaft of lower arm to

    specified torque

a. Install the wheel, remove the bracket and bounce the vehicle for

several times to make the vibration damper enters into the

stable status.

b.   Align the assembly mark and tighten the nut to specified torque.

Tightening force: 240

20N

m

7. Check the wheel alignment parameter

(Refer to 4-Wheel Alignment)

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Upper suspension arm

Disassembly of upper suspension arm

1. Disconnect the upper ball pin from the steering

    knuckle

     Remove the split pin and nut; use the special tools to disconnect

     the upper ball pin from the steering knuckle.

2. Remove the brake oil pipe on the upper arm shaft

a. Use the open-end wrench to screw off the oil pipe tight nut.

b. Pull out the brake oil pipe and plug it by the rubber plug.

Remarks: There are two two-way valves for rear brake oil pipe

beside the right upper arm shaft ; when remove the right

upper suspension arm, it must remove four oil pipe tight nuts

in the place and plug it by the rubber plug to prevent the brake

fluid from overflowing.

3. Disconnect the brake hose form the brake caliper

Remove the hollow bolt and disconnect the brake hose form the

brake caliper

Remarks: Must not lose the copper gasket seal.

4. Disconnect the brake hose from the upper arm oil

    pipe bracket.

Use the pliers to pull out the sheet steel spring clip and discon-

nect the brake hose from the upper arm oil pipe bracket.

5. Remove the upper suspension arm

Remove two bolts and remove the upper suspension from the

arm carriage.

Remarks: Keep the adjusting shim and don’t lose it. Record

the thickness of front and rear adjusting shim for convenience

of reinstalling them in the original position.

Replacement of upper arm bush

1. Remove the bush

a. Remove the bolt and washer

.

b. Use the special tools to push out the bush.

c. Remove the upper arm shaft; remove another bush in same proce-

dure

2. Install the bush

a. Use the special tools to press in the bush.

b. Install the upper arm shaft; use the special tools to press inanother

         bush.

3. Tighten the upper arm shaft to specified torque.

a. Coat the screw of both ends of upper arm shaft with the screw

lock sealant; install the washer and nut.

Remarks: Adjust the position of upper lower; make the installa-

tion plane of ball pin is vertical to the installation plane of upper

arm shaft.

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b. Tighten the upper arm shaft nut to specified torque.

Tightening force: 210

10N

m

Installation of upper suspension arm

1. Install the upper suspension arm on the carriage

a. Install the upper suspension arm and camber adjusting shim.

b. Tighten all bolts to the specified torque.

Tightening force: 200

10N

m

Remarks: Install the shim with same quantity and thickness to

the original position.

2. Connect the brake oil pipe of upper arm shaft

Tighten the oil pipe compression nut to specified torque.

     Tightening force: 15-17N

m

Remarks: It should tighten four connector of two two-way

valves to the specified torque if disassemble the right upper

arm.

3. Connect thebrakehosetotheupperarmoilpipebracket

a. Thread the brake hose from the hole on upper arm oil pipe

bracket.

b. Use the hand hammer to knock in the sheet steel spring clip to

fix the brake hose.

4. Connect the upper ball pin to the steering knuckle

a. Tighten the slotted nut according to the specified torque.

Tightening force: 145

15N

m

b. Install the new split pin.

Remarks: It should align the notch of nut with the pinhole

when install the split pin; the nut can be tightened but not

loosed during the alignment.