1969 DATSUN 610 tyre pressure

Removal
from
the
vehicle
can
be
carried
out
in
the

following

manner

Jack

up
the
front
of
the

vehicle
and
support
it
on
stands

2
Remove
the
stabilizer
bar
and
tension
rod
from

the

transverse
link
as

previously
described
Remove
the
knuckle

arm

fixing
bolts
and

separate
the
ball

joint
from

the
strut

asse
m

bly

3
Remove
the
transverse
link

mounting
bolt

Fig
J
16
and

detach
the
transverse

link
from

the
suspension
member

Remove
the
cotter

pin
from
the
knuckle
arm
castle
nut

and
remove
the
knuckle
arm
from
the
ban

joint
Unfasten
the

ball

joint
securing
nut
and
withdraw
the
ball

joint
from
the

transverse
link

r
The

bushing
can

be
withdrawn
from
the
transverse
link

using
a

press
and
the

special
tools
shown
in

Fig
J
17

TRANSVERSE
LINK
AND
LOWER
BALL
JOINT

Inspection

The
transverse
link

bushing
is
shown
in
Fig
J
18
If
the

rubber
and
inner
tube

joints
are
melted
or
cracked
the

complete

transverse
link

assembly
must
be

replaced

The
ban

joint
cannot
be
dismantled
and
should
be

replaced

if
the
dust
cover

is

split
or
if
the
axial

play
of
the

joint
exceeds

1
0
mm
0
039
in
Oleck
the
axial

play
with
a

spring
balance

The
force

required
at

the

cotterpin
hole
pOsition
is
between

6
6
1
I
3

kg
15
25
lb

Lubricate
the
ball

joint
with
multi

purpose
grease
every

50
000
km
30
000
miles
or
two

year
whichever
comes
first

A
grease

nipple
must

be
installed
in

place
of
the

plug
See

Fig
J
19
and
the
old

grease
completely
replaced
If
a

high

pressure
grease
gun
j
used
make
sure
that
the

grease
is

injected

slowly
and
is
not
forced
out

through
the

joint
clamp

Remove
the
grease

nipple
and

replace
the

plug

TRANSVERSE
LINK
AND
BALL
JOINT
Installation

Installation
is
a
reversal
of

the
removal

procedure
noting

the
following
points

Remove
all
rust
from
the
transverse
link

bushing
interior

with
a

piece
of

emery
cloth
The

bushing
and
transverse
link

bore
should
be
wetted
with

soapy
water
so
that
the

bushing

can
be
more

easily
inserted

Fit
the

bushing
into
the
transverse

link

using
the

special

tool
ST
36700000

Adjust
the

bushing
inner
tubes
so
that
the

distances
from
the
transverse
link
collar
ends
are

equal
at
both

sides

88
Install
the
lower

ball

joint
on
the
transverse
link
and

tighten
the
installation
bolt
to
a

torque
reading
of
1
9

5kgm

14
18Ib
ft

Oean
the
knuckle
arm
and
the
ball

joint
stud
install
the

knuckle
arm
on
the
ball

joint
and

tighten
the
castle
nut
to
a

torque
reading
of
5
5
74

kgm
4o
53Ib
ft
fit
the

cotterpin

and
bend
it
over

Apply
sealing
agent
over
the
ball

joint
castle

nut
to

prevent
the
formation
of
rust

Locate
the
knuckle
arm
beneath
the
strut

assembly
and

tighten
the

mounting
bolts
to
a

torque
reading
of
4
9

63kgm

35
46Ib
ft
Make
sure
that
the
shorter
of
the
bolts
is
fitted

at
the
front

Install
the
transverse
link
on
the

suspension
crossrnember

and

temporarily
tighten
the
mounting
bolts
Make
sure
that
the

nut

faces
the
front
of

the
car
and
not

the
bolt
head
Fit
the

tension
rod
and
stabilizer
bar

Lower
the
vehicle
and
remove
the

jack
Tighten
the
trans

verse

link

mounting
bolts
to
a

torque
reading
of
9
0
10
0

kgm

65
72
Ib
ft
with
the
vehicle
unladen

FRONT
WHEEL
ALIGNMENT

The
castor

and
camber

angles
are

preset
and
cannot

be

adjusted
If
the

angles
do
not

conform
with
the

fIgures
in

Techni
al
Data
then
a
check
must
be
made
for

damage
to
the

uspenSlon
system
Wheel

alignment
is
carried
out
with
the

tyres

mflated
to
the
correct

pressures
and
with
the
vehicle
on
a
level

surface
The
toe

in
should
be
checked
and

adjusted
if

necessary

by
slackening
the
locknuts

FigJ
20

and

turning
the

track
rods

by
an

equal
amount

until
the
correct
toe
in
is
achieved
The

standard

length
between
the
ball

joints
is
309
5
mm

12
19
in

for
the
1400
and
1600
cc
models
and
105
5
mm
4
14
in
for

the
1800
cc

models

ADJ
USTING
THE
STEERING
ANGLE

The

steering
angle
at
the
full
lock

positions
must
be

checked
with
the
front
wheels

placed
on
a
turntable

Adjust

ment
can
be
made

changing
the

length
of

the
stopper
bolt

shown
arrowed
in

FigJ
21
The
clearance
between
the

tyre

and
tension
rod
should
be
30
mm

1
181
in
or
more
and
can

be
increased
if

necessary
by
extending
the
length
of
the

stopper

bolt
The
bolt

length
should
not
exceed
27
5
mm
1
083
in

when
the
adjustment
is

completed

Steering
angle
figures
are

given
in
Technical
Data

at
the

end
of
this
section