1993 NISSAN SERENA ABS

AINUSTMENT
(Model
H19OA)
To avoid co.tusioh rtile calcllating beadng shlm.,
il is abso-
lutely n46ssary to stay wilh ihe melic srslem. ll you
m€surc
anylhing in
inch€s, tlE Buft3 MUST be @vqled io
dE nEr-
Drive Pinlon Heigh
1 Fi6l p€par€
Tool.lor pinion
h€qhtadjushenl
o N€ishr
sau@ (sB'04i0o)
o ounny
shdh (sB1o4m)
2. To simplily lhe job,
make a chan, like lhe one below, lo
organize your
€lculalions.
Wite the lollowing numbeE dow. in lhe chan.
O': Frglre ma*ed on dummY shan
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ON-VEHICLE
SERVICE
Frcnt Axle End Froni Susoension Parts
Check tonl ax€ and lrcnt
.!.p€nsion pad.
for loos€n6.6,
dacks, wear or olher damage.
. Shake each lrcnt wheel to check lof ex€ss ve olav.
. Make su@ ihal @lter oi. ol lower ball ioinl is insened.
. Botighlsn
all nuls and bolis lo th€ sp€cili€d loqu€,
'llghtening
torque:
Feter ro FFONT SUSPEiFTON.
Ch€ck strut (sho.k
absober) lor oilleakage or other dam-
Check lore. ball joinl
lor grease
l€akage and ball joint
dust
@v.f lof.Ecks or
olher damage.
FA4

FRONT
SUSPENSION -
Coil Spring and Slrul Assembly
Bemoval and Installation
. Bemovo
brak6 hos€ lock piale,
. Bemove
slrul assembly lixing bolls and nuls (to
hood-
Do not mow pbton
rod lek nur d Ehidq
Disass€mbly
1. S6l slrut assemb y
on vise wiih Tool, rhen loos€n pislon
rod
Do nor E|llos pl.ton
@d l@t nul
2. Comp€ss sp. ng witl
Tool $ lhat th6 slrul molnting in6!,
alor €n be lumed
by hand.
3. Romov€ pisron
@d lock
nur.
Inspection
SHOCK ABSOFBEF
ASSEMBLY
. check ior smoolh opeEtion
ihrcugh a lull stbke,
both @m-
p€ss on and enension.
r Check
aor oll leakage omdnq
on wetded of gtand
p.ck-
. Check pislon
bd lor cEcks,
delomalion orolherdanage.
Repla€ il ne@ssary.
FA.16

SEBVICE
DATA
AND
SPECIFICATIONS {S.D.S.)
Gene6l Soecificalions
SUSPENSION
COILSPRING
Inspec{on and Adiustmenl
WHEELBEAFING
SHOCK
ABSOFBER OR STRUT
STABILiZEF BAR
WHEEL AUGNilEl,lT lunla(hn'tl
LOWEF BALL JOINI
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ON-VEHICLE
SERVICE
Regr Axle
and Resr
Susoension Parls
Ch6ck axe and susD€nsion oans ior looseness. w6ar or dam-
Check 5hockabsoberlor ol eakage or olherdamage.
check wheelarch
height. Beter b seclion FA.
Check suspension ower and upper ball joinl
for excessive
Check suspensoi balltont lor
Arcas6 leakaqe
and ball
joinl dusl cover lor cracks orotherdamage
bo[s
lo lh6 sp€cii€d loque.
SUSPEI'lSlON.
Rear Wheel Bearing
. check lhat wheelbea ngs op.€16 sm6rhly.
. Check axtat end ptay.
lRs tyF: 0.05 nm (0,(x)20In)
or l@
Rigrd @r db ryF: 0.1 mm (O.OO4 l.)
or 14
llax a ond playis
nol within specitication
orwheelbeannq do6s
notluh sm6rhry, reprace
whee beaing assombly.
lvode s winr LR.S.: Wh€elHub
and Axe
Houslng
[,!ode s widr Figid F.ar Axl€i Drive
sha(
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ON-VEHICLE
SERVICE
Bear Wheel Alignment
Bero'e (he(r'ng
'ear whe6 aignfel, be s-'e lo Ta(e a p'6.
PFELIMINARY IIISPECTION
Make lollowinq.hecks. Adjusl,
Gpanor replace it necessary.
. Check ftes lor
wear and lor mprcper innaloi.
r Check rear
wh€6 b€. n$ lor looseness.
r Cheok wheel
rufout.
. Checklhat
rcar shock absobet works prop€rly.
. Cnecl 'ea
6^6 and rcrr suspen:ior pans
o' loose.€es
. Check vehicle
P6lute (Unad€n').
(') Fuer lank. Gdiator and engife oi lull. sp.€ t
rc, jack,
hand
lools and mals in desrqnaled positions
CAmAEF (l.F.S.
type only)
Measure camber ol borh
rghl and 16ft wheels wlh a sulabE
aignre-l gaJge
and aouer 'l
ac.ordan.€ wilh
rh€ lolowirg
Reler to s-D,s.
llcamberis nol
wilh n sp6cliclion, adjusl bylurniigfteadjus!
a Tun $e adjusring borr toadjlst.
Camber chrngB 6orn
5' wiih dch gradualio
ol the
b. Tighien to lhe speci,led loqu€.
" os -
9.0 kgm, 54 -
6s fitb)
rOEIN (l.F,s.
lyFe only)
1 Daw a bas6lin6 acrosslhe t€ad.
Alter loredng Hr
ol Ehicl€, nm ir up 5nd doM to elhhate
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FEAR
SUSPENSION -
Link and Ball Joi (l.B.S.
type)
Removal and Inslallation
. F.tlw€
and imrrll link one .r a fima.
UPPEF UNK
1. Remove ootler pin
and nu1lrcm balljoint.
2. Oi5anga96 knucke irom upper ink
usinq suiiab e lool.
3, Bemove nuls
and bolts secuing i.k
to suspeisioi hem-
ber and renove li.k.
LOWEF LINK
3.
2. Dlsengage
6hock
absober irom lower
link.
Femove cotier
oin and
nut tofr battiotni.
Dsengage knuckle iiom ower link lsing sulableloo.
B€mov6 nu|3 and bolts securng llntto
suspen6ion menber
TOE CONIROL FOD
1 Remove nlls
and boLls *cuing rod
lo knuokle
and sus
pens@n menDer, @nove @o.
, Inai.ll.tion
ia
.t ihe Ewe order ol rcmdd,
. Ore nul ot @ch te dnfttl rcd &d lffir link .B E€d lor
wrFl.lisnn.ir diu.tmst
Alt r dght nlng ih@ nurs, nake suE wh@l alignh.nt ig
drect and adjust il re8sry, Fd€r ro 'R€.r
wlFI
Alignnhr" in'ON-VEHICLESERVICE".
Inspection
LINK
. Replace
with new one il link is delomed, cracked or
dafraged, or rubber blshing is damaged.
TOE CONTROL FOD
r Replace wi$ 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
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.
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