2004 DACIA SOLENZA dashboard

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STEERING ASSEMBLY
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Steering column
TIGHTENING MOMENTS (d aNm)
Steering wheel attachment screw 4.4
Steering column attachment screw
on driving post 2.1
Connection screw steering column lower
s haft- steering box gear s haft 2.1
DISMOUNTIN G
Disconnect the battery.
Dismount :
- steering wheel cover, clips attached;
- steering wheel attachme nt screw on the
steering column upper shaft, by means of a Torx
wrench (T50);
- steering wheel ( 1) not before ensuring
that that front wheels are straight line disposed
( steering at center point); -half-cases (2) and ( 3) attached t o the
steering column by means of three screws ( 4).
Disconnect the contacts:
- lights, windscreen wiper;
- anti-theft mechanism.
Loosen the screw (5) and dismount the
control under steeri ng wheel ( 6) from the
steering column upper shaft.
Di smount the side attachment screws ( 7)
of the upper part dashboard, by means of a
Torx wrench (T20), “L” shaped.
Dismount the attachment screws (8) of the
upper part dashboard from the l ower part
dashboard. Detach from clips in points ( 9) the upper
part dashboard.
Detach from clips the 3 attachment points
(10) of t he upper pa rt dashboard from the
windscreen lower cross-beam. Sw ing over the upper part dashboard
towards windscreen. For the vehicles equipped with radio:
-d ismount the radio from its support and
disconnect the connectors.
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FRONT U PPER STRUCTURE
Windscreen lower cross member
DISMOUNTIN G
Dismount the elements, which are in con-
tact with the windscreen lower cross member
(front bonnet, windscreen, dashboard, driving
post cross member).
Detach the welding points of the windscreen
lower cross member (1), which are in contact
with :
-windscreen frame in the area (2 );
- side frame lining (left/ right) in the area (3);
- climate c ontrol box in the area (4);
D etach the welding poi nts between the
column support a ssembly and t he c limate
control box in the area (5).
Restore and straighten the outlines resulted
from dismounting. Grin d the outlines resulted from dismounting.
REMOU NT I NG
Position and attach the new element.
Pe rform a spot welding and under
protection gas (SE CO
2), in the connection
areas of the windscreen lower cross member
with : -windscreen frame in the area (2 );
- right/left side frame lining in the area (3);
- climate control box in the area (4).
W eld the column support assembly on the
climate control box in the area (5).
Check and straighten the windscreen frame.
Grind the performed welding.
A ppl y a seal ant materi al laye r in t he
connection area of the windscreen lower cross
member with the right/left side frame lining and
the climate control box.
Mo u n t the connection elements by
performing the dismounting operations in the
reverse order.
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FRONT U PPER STRUCTURE
Driving post cross member
DISMOUNTIN G
The dismounting operatio n of the driving post
cross member is usually an additional operation
in case of replacin g such carriage body elements
as:
-windscreen lower cross member;
- cow panel;
- climate control box.
This operation is requiring the previous
dismounting of the dashboard.
Dismount the 8 Embase attachment screws
(2) M8 –20 of the driving post c ross member
(1) on the carriage body.
Dismount the driving post cross member.
REMOU NT I NG
Mount by perfor ming the dism ounting
operations in the reverse order.
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INSIDE ACCESSORIES
TIGHTENING MOMENTS(daNm)
Steering wheel attachment screw 4.4
Attachment screw steering wheel airbag 0.65
IMP ORTANT !
All interventions at the airbag system
must be pe rform e d onl y by qual i fi ed
s taff.
DISMOUNTING
IMP ORTANT !
Before dismounting the airbag, block
the UCE airbag by means of the CLIP
tester (see chapter 88 “ UCE ai rbag
blocking”). T he airbag indicato r from
the instrument panel is on. Disconnect the battery.
Dismount the two attachment screws of the
s teering wheel airbag on the steering wheel by
means of a T20 (TORX) head screwdriver.
upper part dashboard
lower part dashboard
Disconnect the steering wheel airbag connec-
tor.
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INSIDE ACCESSORIES
DISMOUNTIN G
Dismount :
-s teering attachment screw ( 1) on the
steering column, by means of a screwdriver pro-
vided with TORX T50 head;
- steering wheel (2) not before bringing the
steering to the middle point (wheels are in a di-
rect line); - half-cases (3) and (4) connected be-
tween them by three screws (5) to the steering
column.
In order to dismount the under steering wheel
control from the upper shaft of the steering
w heel, loosen the screw (6) and extract the
under steering wheel control (7).
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4
3
5
Disconnect the connectors of :
- lights, windscreen wiper;
- anti-theft mechanism;
- rotating contact.
AT T E N T I ON !
It is forbidden the handling of the pyro-
technic system near heating sources or open
fire, because there is the risk of undesirable
s tarting of the system.
IMP ORTANT !
Anytime when dismounting the steering
wheel, it is necessary to dismount the airbag
connector (1). The airbag is provided wi th
a connector who is short-circuited aft er dis-
connecting the wiring connector, avoiding
in this way all undesirable starting.
AT T E N T I ON !
It is forbidden the change of the rota-
tion c ontact position after di smounting
the under-steering wheel control assem-
bly, because there is the risk of i ts dam-
aging.
The under steering wheel control it is pro-
vided with a pre -cut self-a dhe sive tape
stacked on the rotating contact and on the
under steering wheel control body that is not
allowing the undesirable rotation of the rotat-
ing contact until its mounting on the attach-
ment cone of the steering column. In case the position of the rotating contact
is changed, then this one, is to be rotated
clockwise 2.5 complete rotations (or until it
gets blocked), then is to be rotated a nti-
clockwise 2.5 complete rotations.
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INSIDE ACCESSORIES
Dismo unt :
-t wo side attachment screws (8) of the
upper part dashboard by means of a wrench T
20(“L” shape);
-screws (9) attaching the upper part
dashboard with the l ower part on the driving
post cross member, by means of a screwdriver
with T20 head. Detach from clips placed in points (10) the
upper part dashboard. Sw ing over the windscreen the upper part
dashboard and de tach from c lips poi nts (11)
of the windscreen lower cross beam. Detach from clips the radio from i ts sup-
port.
Disconnect the connectors and the ra dio
antenna (for the vehicle provided with radio-
cassettes player). Disconnect the central l ocking connector
(for the vehicle provided with central locking).
Take out the upper part dashboard from the
cockpit.
REMARK :
Dismounting of the upper part dash-
board, does not imply steering wheel dis-
mounting.
Disconn ect the anti-star ting bushing connec-
tor.
Detach from clips the anti-starting bushing
(12).
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13
13 Dismount
the attachme nt screws (13) of the
instrument panel and disconnect the four con-
nectors.
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INSIDE ACCESSORIES
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18
Remove the access cover of the fuse box.
Di
smount the three a ttachment screws (14)
of the fuse box.
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Remove the access cover to the fuse box.
Swing over the little caps from the dashboard
lower part and dismount the attachment screws
(15) on the driving post cross member.
Dismou nt :
- attachment scre ws (16) of the climate
maintenance p anel on the lower part dashboard;
- attachment screw (17) of the lower part
dashboard on the vent-AC distributor (RACV);
- attachment screws (18) of the lower part
dashboard on the driving post cross member;
-upper attachment screws (19) of the
lower part dashboard on the driving post cross
member.
Extract :- headlamps adjustment knob;
-cigarette lighter.
Detach from clips the connectors: - hazard;
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ear window defrosting.
Disconnect the connectors:
- cigarette lighter;
-r ear window defrosting.
Di smount the attachment nut (21) of the
headlamps adjustment control.
Disconnect the connectors:
- hazard;
- climate maintenance control.
D etach from clips the l eft a nd right side
aeration ducts.
Take out t he dashboard from cockpit.
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INSIDE ACCESSORIES
REMOU NT I NG
Perform the dismounting operations in the reverse order, taking into consideration the follow-
ing recommendations:
-ensure that steering is at middle point (wheels are in a direct line);
- mounting of the lower part dashboard is to be performed by guiding it on a centering part
placed on the driving post cross beam; -steering wheel must freely enter in grooves;
- check the operation of the dashboard instruments and switches.
AT T E N T I O N :
After each steering wheel dismounting, its attachment screw is to be replaced, ob-
s erving the required tightening moment of 4.4 daNm.
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