1993 NISSAN SERENA Service Repair Manual

FEAR
SUSPENSION -
Link and Ball Joi (l.B.S.
type)
Removal and Inslallation
. F.tlw€
and imrrll link one .r a fima.
UPPEF UNK
1. Remove ootler pin
and nu1lrcm balljoint.
2. Oi5anga96 knucke irom upper ink
usinq suiiab e lool.
3, Bemove nuls
and bolts secuing i.k
to suspeisioi hem-
ber and renove li.k.
LOWEF LINK
3.
2. Dlsengage
6hock
absober irom lower
link.
Femove cotier
oin and
nut tofr battiotni.
Dsengage knuckle iiom ower link lsing sulableloo.
B€mov6 nu|3 and bolts securng llntto
suspen6ion menber
TOE CONIROL FOD
1 Remove nlls
and boLls *cuing rod
lo knuokle
and sus
pens@n menDer, @nove @o.
, Inai.ll.tion
ia
.t ihe Ewe order ol rcmdd,
. Ore nul ot @ch te dnfttl rcd &d lffir link .B E€d lor
wrFl.lisnn.ir diu.tmst
Alt r dght nlng ih@ nurs, nake suE wh@l alignh.nt ig
drect and adjust il re8sry, Fd€r ro 'R€.r
wlFI
Alignnhr" in'ON-VEHICLESERVICE".
Inspection
LINK
. Replace
with new one il link is delomed, cracked or
dafraged, or rubber blshing is damaged.
TOE CONTROL FOD
r Replace wi$ newbecontolrod assembly il1@ 6nlb bd
i> debrned. c acred o dardged or .,bb€r
buqh ng 's
BALL JOINT
r Check ba||
lonl lor
play.
lf balstud s wom pay
in dial
d re.tion is
excessive orjoinl s had to swing, €p.ce link
and ball joid
assembly.
aebG checking, tum bal
tont al
€asl 10 r€volulions
60
lhat balljoi.l is propcny
brok€n in.
7.a -
54,9 N (0,4 -
5.6
05 -
3,4 N.m (5,0 -
3s 13.123tb)
Check dusl cov€rior damaqe. Fepla€ Ink il ne@ssary.
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RA-23

REAR
AXLE -
Axle Shan (Rigid
Rear Axle type)
&E
'&)
Disass€mbly
1. Oisconned brake tube and palkng
b€k. cabl€.
2. Aemove nuls sour ng baJtlo plal6
lo rcar ax €.
3. Oaw
oul axle shall wilh suliable too Remove ax e shail
When clwlng oll €1, .lway8 €d* sith E |lg
oE,
8,4.24

REAR
AXLE -
Axle Shaft (Rigid
Re€r A16 typ€)
Disassembly (Cont'd)
4. Cul6llar wirh a chisel.
B€ @E Ul not lo d.m.ge dle
shall
Femove wheel beaiig aid coilar,
whee beadne has been r€mov€d,
Once oll
cuner hG been renowd Ed@ whh. tw
one,
Inspec{on
A(LE SHAFT
r Check axl6 shafi straighlness,
cracks, damage, wear of
di$onon. Raplace I necessary.
WHEEL BEAFING
. Make sucwh@ b6arng rolls lreely
and is f@e lrcm no se,
c6cks, p
ning ol w€ar.
Fepla.e it necessary.
AXLE CASE
. Ch€ck
axle case lor the existence ol cracks .nd
deloma-
rions Fepla@
it necessary.
8A.25

REAR
AILE -
Ax|e Shaft (Rigid
Re€r Axle type)
Aesembly 1. Inslalloilcun€rin Ihe posito.
as shown in ittuslrsriona ert.
. M.k€
5!F oil 4l|er ii pchloned
pbpedy.
. Apply
muiipurpo* g|e@
lo sid. srlaca
2. Inslalrcmaining pans
io
B6arn9 spacer (Make
lldk€ 8uE rhdr
oll d grea$
srlae ol axle 3haft, bcadng axl€
shalt n
the lolowrng oder
sure chamiercde is lacng
axle
dc nor @me into
siact will
3 Posilion axe shafi 6ssmby
pans, menlionod above. onto
lo 44.1 KN (4lo
4.5lon,394 under
a p€ss
and press
al
axle shali al a load o139.2
el, coat sling lip with mltl-purD@
5. rn.elr
axle shaft assmby into
axte ese using
special
Removd Toolwhen
dislance'A b€lween
axte fiango ol
axr€ c.s6
beaing s 70,90 mm (2.76
!o 3.54 in).
RA.26

REAB
AXLE -
Arle Shaft (Rigid
Re€r Axle type)
Assembly (Cont'd)
6. Choos€ adiusijng sh ms lo
adiusl distance
"Oi beiveen
wh€€lb€ainq and axl6 hou6ing.
Di.r.ne '!D'
: 0 -
o.1 mm (0 -
0.004 In)
To c. culate d
stance D",
lse lor ow ng fomuta:
A -
Distanc6 benr€en nolch
oi beadnq and axte housing
Forselecling prcpefshim
thickn€$, r€ler to S DS
7 Check axiaLend play
ol dl€ shafi by !sng
a dialgauqe.
Alhle.d play:
0.1 mm (0.004
in) d l*3
It dlal @d play
i5 nol sithin 8p€ciferionB,
ep.at peedue
Ao @€tu| nor ro dEnEgE oil sl shen .dtustlng
dlat 6d
Ftay.
a, Connect pa*ing
b6ke cable and b6ke lube
9. Bleed an oul ol bhkino. rcuir.
AA-27

REAR
SUSPENSION (Rigid
Rear Axle type)
nn s .
Frr, dh dn d
@h d,
totr sFn d4
Fd{
g Shock Absorber
FEiIOVAL ANO INSIALLAION
. Loo*n upperand low€r bolls and rcmove shock
absober.
INSPECTION
. Check .ho.k 5bsolb6r
for o I leak6,
cracks or delomano's.
Fepla@ it ne@ssary.
. Ch€ck rubber bushings lor twisling or defomalions.
Feplae il
ne@$ary.
RA-28

REAR
SUSPENSION (Rigid
Rear Axle type)
Leaf Spring
. Pac.
wh€6lblock6
at I'onl
and 'edr
p41ollrc1ls-eets.
. Rai6e
rcar end oivehicle and suppon wllh sal€ly 6tands.
. Remov€ nur socudno lower part
olsh@k absober
. Loos
nut6 ol
U-bolis a.d efrove lhem.
. Oisconnecl
sptng shackle.
ll-
I Dsconieol
to|l pin.
INSPECNON
r Ch6ck eal spr n9 for
cracks. Beplaco il n66ssary.
. Ch6ck ircnt bE.kel
a^d pn,
shackte, U-bors and
spring
pad ror wear, c6cks,
slraighrness or damaged
threads.
F€pla.6 il necessary
INSTALLATION
. Apply scpslds
!o rubbeibushing
. nsiallsp
ng
shackle and l@nl pln,.nd
tghten nlls by
. Insbl
spdng pad
and nuE
lnder leal
sp ng
. Tighle.
U.bolls mounlinq nurs d'aqon.ly
'lighl€n
U{ons $ $n $E lmgrhs of .ll t}$olts
undsr spdng
t Inslarl
lower pan
ol shock absolber and
tghlen nul by
8A.29

REAF
SUSPENSION (Rigid
Rerr Axle type)
L€l Spring (Conl'd)
I Tak€
away *f6ty siands and boun€ lh6 v€hicla lo s€t
sl3biliz€ lh€ susp.nsion (Unlad€n
vehicl€).
Ighle. .uls ot sprng shackle, lront pn
and shock
RA€O