1993 NISSAN SERENA suspension

FROIIT
AXIE
&
FR0lrT SUSPENSt0l'l
SECTIO]'FA
CONTENTS
PRECAUTIONS AND PBEPARATION
ON VEH CLE SEFVICE
FRONT AXLE
FBONi AXIF -
WleelHub cro Knuck€ ..
rRoNTSUSPENSTON.................... .
FFONT SUSPFNSTON Coit Spft g
znd St'ut Asserbty
......... . ..
iFONT SUSPENSION Sbbil'z.. Bar .
FBONT SUSPENSION -Tfansverc€
Linkand Lower BattJo n
SEBVICE OATA ANO
SCECIFICATIONS {S D
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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

FRONT
SUSPENSION -
Coil Spring and Sl^n Aasembly
Inspeclion (Cor!td)
MOUNNNG NSULATOF AND FUBBEF PAFTS
. Check @m€nlBd rubb.rro-melal ponion
lof separalion or
cBcks. Checl rubber patu
tor d€lenoatun.
Fepra@ il necessary.
COILSPRING
. Ch€ck lor
c6cks. dofom.iion
or olhd damaq6. R.dae if
Assembly
r When lnslal ing co l sp ngonsirul,ilmuslbeposilionedas
shown in the liguG al left.
. When lnstaling sp ng seai and strut mounilnq nsulalor,
make su@lhalthey are positioned
as shown.
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F*-17

FRONT
SUSPENSION -
St biliE Bar
Refiroval and lfttallation
. Remm sr.bilizd bal
o WtEn
l.stalllng $6biliz€r, mdc su€ lhat
.lanp la@ in li6n 6r€cl diBclions.
Also the viEiblg
Dad ol
Dai.t mad(
.hould
siz€ et |€n rrld
oht sid..
Insr.ll si,abiliz€r
bar wif|
ball jolm
s@ker prop€dy
pl5ed.
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FRONT
SUSPENSION -
Tlansvefse Link
and Lower B9ll Jolnt
Removal and lnstallation
1. seoaGte lower ball ioinl slud
lom knlckle wlih Tool
F6l€flo FRONT AXLE -Wh€€lHub
ard Knuckle.
2. Remove bolts and nuts
as shown at left.
Insp€ction
. check bal joint
lor play.
s€e aso 'Frcnl
Axl€ and Frcnl
suspe.sio. Pans h 'oN-vEN
cLE sERvlcE. ll bal
slud is wom, play
in a aldireclion ls exc€s6ive orioint is
hard 10 swing,
€plac€ low.f ball joinl.
Before checking, rum ball joinr
al l6asr 10 €volutio.s s
lhal bal joinl
is pope
y
brcken in.
(mauring poim:
coti.r pin
hol6 ot ball3tud):
7.6 -
5Zg N (0,4 -
53 kg, La -
13,0 lb)
05 -
3.4 N.n (5 -
irs kgrcm, 43 -
3O,4 lFlb)
V.db5l€nd pl.y
C:
Check dusl cover lor
damaA€. F€pla€ il togolhor wlh
.over clamp il
nec66sary.
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FA.19

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
FA.2O

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
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