Renault Scenic 3 Chassis. Manual - part 17

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REAR AXLE ASSEMBLIES

Rear axle assembly

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Remove the rear axle equipment.

REFITTING

Refit the rear axle equipment.

Strap the rear axle onto tool (Mot. 1390).

Position the axle underneath the vehicle.

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REAR AXLE ASSEMBLIES

Rear axle assembly

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Lower the lift.

Position the bearing locators opposite the centring
holes.

Refit the mountings, starting with the left bearing.

Insert the brake pipes into their housing.

Remove the strap.

Raise the lift.

Remove tool (Mot. 1390).

Torque tighten:

- the bearing mounting bolts (6.2 daNm),

- the brake hose bolts (1.4 daNm).

Reconnect the ABS connectors.

Refit the parking brake cables.

Check that the parking brake cable stops are proper-
ly inserted in their housing.

Refit:

- the supports on the springs,

- the springs in their housing.

Mount the bump stops on the axle assembly, with the
marking towards the rear and in the longitudinal axis
of the vehicle.

Reconnect the parking brake control unit wiring.

Refit the parking brake control unit support mounting
bolts.

1 - Left side

Mount the jack tool, with a shim, under the left spring
cup.

Compress the rear axle.

Refit the shock absorber lower mounting.

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J84, and AUTOMATIC PARKING BRAKE

WARNING

The shock absorber mountings are only to be
tightened with the vehicle wheels on the ground.

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REAR AXLE ASSEMBLIES

Rear axle assembly

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Remove the jack tool.

2 - Right side

Mount the jack tool, with a shim, under the left spring
cup.

Check the position of the bump stop on the axle as-
sembly.

Compress the rear axle.

Refit the shock absorber lower mounting.

Remove the jack tool.

Lower the lift.

Torque tighten the shock absorber lower moun-
tings (10.5 daNm).

Raise the lift again.

Refit the rear axle protective fairing, replacing dama-
ged plastic clips.

Refit the rear wheels.

Torque tighten the wheel bolts (13 daNm).

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REAR AXLE ASSEMBLIES

Locking the axle in position

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Mount the vehicle on a two post lift.

The operation is carried out with the shock absorber
lower mounting removed.

Adjust the height of the pads to obtain a centre-to-
centre distance between the shock absorber moun-
ting points (body mounting - (1) axle mounting (2)) of
402 mm.

Torque tighten the bush mounting bolts (12.5
daNm).

Equipment required

safety belt

Tightening torques

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bush mounting bolts

12.5 daNm

WARNING

Never grip the rear axle with a lifting system.

Note:

- During this operation, strap the vehicle to the lift

using a safety belt, to prevent it from unbalan-
cing.

- For the safety belt  fitting procedure, (see 02A

Underbody lift).

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402 mm

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