2004 DACIA SOLENZA engine

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Manual steering box
SPECIAL TOOLS
P. F. 476 Device for ball joints depressing
Wheels screws 7.5
St eering ball joint nut 4
St eering box attachment screws on crossbeam 5
Cardan joint connection screws with
column lower shaft 2.1
TIGHTENING MOMENTS (daNm)
Disconnect the battery.
Loosen the front wheels scr
ews.
Lift the vehicle by means of a two-column elevator.
Dismount the front wheels.
DISMOUNTIN G
In the engine compartment:
Cut the rubber bellows maintaining clip and push it towards cowl panel.
By means of the PF 476 device, depress the ball joints of the steering rods funnel from the
steering knuckle.
Dismo unt :
- connection screw between the cardan joint of the steering column lower shaft and the
steering rack gear shaft;
- steering box attachment screws on the crossbeam.
Detach the steering box assembled with the steering rods.
R EMOU NT I NG
Perform the dismounting operations in the reverse order, observing the required tightening
moments. In case a new steering box is mounted, the parallelism is obligatory to be adjusted, observing
the parallelism adjusting procedure described in chapter 31.
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General
CONSTANT POWER STEERING (CPS)
1. Power steering pump
2. Power steering box
3. High pressure piping
4. Low pressure piping
5. Oil reservoir
6. Rotary valve
7. Pressure controller
8. Accessories belt
9. Rigid ducts
10. Steering box working
chambers
The working principle of the Constant Power Steering (CPS ) system, consists in steering
hydraulic assistance by hydraulic fluid (oil) passing through a drawer (the two chambers ( 10)
from steering box) with double effect and through a rotary valve ( 6) that is distributing the fluid
through two pipes (9) towards the steering box ( 2) subject t o the full turni ng direction of the
directing wheels. The hydraulic assistance is ensured by a pressure controller ( 7) attached on the high pressure
pipe (3) and connected to the injection computer.
The injection computer is receiving information, during power steering operation, about the
pressure value in “high pressure circuit” ( which may be seen by means of the CLIP tester). The
pressure value in “high pressure circuit” is depending of the pomp conducted pressure as well as
of the used oil fluidity. The more pressure is high, the power steering pump is absorbing more additional energy.
The power steering pump ( 1) is continuously providing in the circuit a constant hydraulic fluid
(oil) flow, regardless the engine RPM, based on the fact t hat pump is driven by the accessories
belt (8). In this case, the system has the generic denomination of “ Open Center System “
REMARK:
The steering is not to be ful ly locked at maximum m ore than 45 seconds at an engine
RPM of 2500 rot/min (risk of power steering pump damaging).
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SPECIAL TOOLS
MOT 453 Flexible piping pliers
P. F. 476 Device for ball joi nt depressing
TIGHTENING MOMENTS (daNm)
Pow er steering box
DA-CA supply pipe attachment screw on power train 0.4
A ttachment screw of steering box high pressure pipe-pump 2.1
Wheels screws 9
St eering ball joint nut 4
St eering box attachment screws on cross-member 5
S crews for pipes clamps attachment on power train 0.77
S crews for clamps attachment on steering box supports 3
Con nection screws of the steering column lower shaft joint 1.4
DISMOUNTIN G
Dismount the battery.
Lift the ve hicle by means of a t wo-column
elevator.
PF 476
Dismo unt :
- engine shield;
- steering rods funnels ball joints by means
of the PF 476 device;
- connection screw between the steering
column lower shaft joint and the steering box gear
shaft, marking the joint position.
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R
EMARK :
It is forbidden to dismount from the power
st eering box the pipes between the rotary
valve and the steering box.
Whe n dismounti ng, the high and low
p ressure pipes are to be positioned with the
connection screws downward oriented, i n
order to avoid contaminants penetration.
R EMOU NT I NG
Mount :
-steering box
-s teering rods ball j oints in t he steeri ng
knuckle arms; - exhaust
-anti-rocking steering rod;
- cardan joint in the position marke d at
dismounting;
-high and low pressure pipes (remove
MOT 453 pliers), ob serving t he re qui re d
tightening moments; -piping attachment collars;
- wheels;
- battery.
Refill the circuit with oil ( full reservoir).
With stopped engine, easy a ct upon the
steering wheel in both directions, so that rack
is performing a complete double stroke.
Repeat the operation with started engine
(oil pump operatin g), then fill up to the MAXI
mark, the oil level in the reservoir.
Check and eventually adjust the
parallelism.
Pow er steering box
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Steering column
For vehi cle s e quippe d wi th central
locking:
-disconn ect the central locking
connector.
Dismount the anti-starting bushing ( 11).
Dismount the instrument panel attachment
screws. Disconnect the four connectors of the
instrument panel.
Dismount the instrument panel.
Dismoun t the aerating tube from the left side
aerator as well as from the centra l climate
maintenance unit. In the engine compartment:
Dismount the expansion vessel attachemnt
nuts, move in such way the vessel so that you
may access at the connection screw between the steering box gear shaft and the cardan end
of the steering column lower shaft.
Dismou nt the connection screw , marking the
joint position.
In the passenger compartment:
Dismoun t the 2 screws attaching the steerin g
column to the driving post upper part.
Di smount the 4 screws attaching the steering
column to the driving post lower part.
Remove the steeri ng column by pulling
previously the sealing bellows from the cowl
panel.
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Steering column
REMOU NT I NG
1. Manual steering column
Pass the cardan joint of the lower shaft
through the cowl panel whole.
2. Power steering column
Pass the cardan joint of the l ower shaft as
well as the protection bellows through the cowl
panel whole, having previously bound with a
piece of cord, both the cardan joint end and
the bellows eyes.
Cut the piece of cord, position the bellows
on the cowl panel. In both situatio ns, continue with:
In the engine compartment:
Position the cardan joint end of the steering
column lower shaft on the steering box gear
shaft. Fix in th e p o si tion marked when
dismounting, the connection screw between the
s teering column lower shaft and the steering
box gear shaft, without tightening to the required
moment.
In the passengers compartment :
Fix and tighten to the required moment the
six screws attaching the steering column to the
driving post. Return in the engine compart ment for
tight e ni ng t o t he re qui r e d m om e nt , t he
connection screw between the steering column
lower shaft and the steering box gear shaft. For the other parts, remounting is done by
performing the dismounting operations in the
reverse order. Take c are when mounting the i nstrument
panel , t o correct l y connect t he electri cal
connectors.
Characteristics of the steering column
mounting.
The straig ht in line driving position is ensured
by unique positioning of the steering wheel on
the column shaft. Replace the steeri ng wheel attachment
screw after each dismountin g.
Observe the required tightening moment for
the steering wheel attachment screw ( 4.4
daNm).
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ATTENTION !
The tightness of the servobrake is checked on t he vehicle, with t he hydraulic cir-
cuit under operation Connect the vacuum meter between the servobrake and the inlet manifold by means of a “
T ” type connector. The connecting hose of the vacuum meter shall be as long as possible.
Start the engine and let it idle run for 1min.
Block the air suction hose by means of the MOT 453 device.
Stop the engine.
If air suction lowers with more than 33 mbar (25 mm Hg) in a 15 seconds period, it means
there is a loss at t he retainer valve (replace the valve) or at the servobrake membrane (replace
the servobrake). Dismount the MOT 453 device.
Dismount the vacuum hose.
Reinstate the connection between the servobrake and the inlet manifold by means of
the vacuum hose. TIGHTNESS CHECKING
Servobra ke
SPECIAL TOOLS
MOT 453 Obturator
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GEARS CONTROL ADJUSTMENT
This is to be performed after mounting the engine-gearbox assembly and the assembly lever-
control case every time when : -dismounting of the engine-gearbox assembly, the control bar or the assembly lever-control
case;
- establishing of failures such as: gear change impossibility or unexpected gear uncoupling,
gears blocking.
For the gear control adjustment the CV 550 device i s to be used.
M ount the CV 550 device on the assembly lever- control case.
A ttach the control bar to the c ontrol lever end.
Place the gear lever in the device seat and fix it in this position by means of the device handle.
Tighten the attachment screw 1 of the bar to the lever at the required moment of 1.2 daNm.
Dismount the CV 550 device from the control box.
Check the gears coupling.
G ears control
SPECIAL TOOLS
CV 550 Linkage adjusting device
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