PEUGEOT 404 User Manual

lubricant
stain
and is
not detrimental.
When
rotating
the
bearings
to check
for
wear
or damage
apply
axial
pressure
to
bring
the
balls
firmly
into
contact with
the
races. Cleanliness
is
essential
during inspection
and
replacement
to
avoid
contamination
with
any
abrasrve
substance,
otherwise
the highly
polished
mating
surfaces
will
be
damaged, thus
increasing
the rate
of wear.
8:4 Front
hub
reassembly
and
refitting
1 Grease
the
hub
and the
bearings
with multi-purpose
g
rease.
2 DriÍt
the
outer.cup
oÍ the
outer bearing
into
position
rn the
hub
(see
FIG
8 :2).
3
DriÍt
the
outer
cup
of the inner
bearing into
the
nuD
and
note the
position
of
both cups when
installed
(see
FIG
8:2).
4 Liberally
grease
the
race
oÍ the inner
bearing, insert
the cup
of the
inner
bearing,
and
drift the
grease
Íetatner
into
position
with its lip facing
towards
the
inside
of the hub.
5 Place
the
cone of the
inner
bearing
on the stub
axle
in
position
against
the inner
shoulder.
6 lnstall
the
hub
on the
stub axle,
grease
and
install
the
outer
bearjng race
and
the flat D
washer.
7 Hold
the D
washer
against
the
bearing
cone, install
and tighten
the
srub
axle nut to
a torque
of
21.6 Ib Ít.
Release
the nut
and re-tighten
ïo 7.2
lb ft. Lock
rne
nut with
a new
solitoin.
B Install
the hub
cap smeared
with
grease.
9 Install
the
brake drum
and
wheels,
ensuring
that
the
marks
made when
dismantling
are aligned,
torque
Íhe
wheel nuts
to 45
lb Ít
and lower
the
car to
the
g
rou
nd.
8:5 Front
suspension
unit removal
1
Jack
up the Íront
of the
car
and
place
stands under
the
crossmember.
2
Remove
the
wheel,
the hub
(see
Section
8:3),
the
brake
drum
and the
brake backing
plate.
3
Disconnect
the steering
connecting
link
at the
steering
arm.
4 Unlock
and remove
the front
arm to
side rail
yoke
attaching
shaft.
5 Remove
the
three
upper screws
attaching
the
suspen
sion
unit to
the wing
valance
(see
FIG
8
:
3).
6 Remove
the
assembly
complete
and recover
the
rubber
washer
of the front
arm from
the
car.
8 :6 Front
suspension
unit dismantling
1 With
the suspension
unit removed from
the car
mount
rt in
a
vice.
2 Unlock
and remove
the rod
stop nut
at the
top of the
shock absorber
assembly.
3
Remove
from
the shock
absorber
unit the followrng
items:
saÍety
cup,
upper
support, coil
spring,
spring
lower
backing
cup
with rubber
protector
and
rne
shock
absorber
upper
protector
cup.
4
Remove
the ball
cage from
the
pivot
body.
and
the
shock
absorber
body
castellated
nut.
5 Withdraw
the
piston
rod
slowly
to avoid
oil splashing
and remove
the
piston
rod
assembly
together with
the
ringed
bearing
and
bearing
spacer. When
the
shocK
absorber
body
is replaced,
rene\/
the
nVlon spacer
ênd thrust
bearing
seal.
P404
FIG
8
:2
Front
hub
assembly
Key
to Fig
8:2 1
beanng
bearings
and
grease
retainer
Outer
hub bearing
2 Inner
nuo
FIG
8:3
Upper suspension
Íixing screws
on valance
FIG
8:4 Removing
the
ball head snap ring
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PEUGEOT 404 Specifications

General

Brand	PEUGEOT
Model	404
Category	Automobile
Language	English