ZICA

SUSPENSION

CONTENTS

5.1 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION AND TIGHTENING TORQUE............................................................ 1

5.1.1 SPECIFCICATIONS ....................................................................................................................... 1

5.1.2 TIGHTENING TORQUES ............................................................................................................... 2

5.2 SPECIAL TOOLS .............................................................................................................................. 4

5.3 DIAGNOSIS..................................................................................................................................... 10

5.4 PRECAUTION.................................................................................................................................. 11

5.5 SUSPENSION SYSTEM .................................................................................................................. 12

5.6 EXPLODED VIEWS FRONT SUSPENSION SYSTEM ..................................................................... 16

5.6.1. ASSEMBLY FRONT STRUT EXPLODED VIEW.......................................................................... 16

5.6.2. LOWER ARM LINK EXPLODED VIEW........................................................................................ 17

5.6.3. ANTI ROLL BAR MOUNTING EXPLODED VIEW ........................................................................ 19

5.6.4. FRONT AXLE ASSEMBLY EXPLODED VIEW............................................................................. 20

5.7 ON VEHICLE REPAIRS FRONT SUSPENSION .............................................................................. 21

5.7.1 REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF STRUT ASSEMBLY............................................................ 21

5.7.2 DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY OF FRONT STRUT ................................................................. 22

5.7.3 REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF WHEEL HUB ...................................................................... 25

5.7.4 REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF ANTI ROLL BAR................................................................. 28

5.7.5 REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF LOWER ARM ASSEMBLY.................................................. 30

5.7.6 REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF LOWER ARM BALL JOINT ................................................. 31

5.7.7 REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF LOWER ARM RUBBER BUSHES....................................... 33

5.7.8 PROCEDURE FOR CHECKING BALL JOINT PLAY ON LOWER ARM ........................................ 34

5.8 EXPLODED VIEWS REAR SUSPENSION SYSTEM ....................................................................... 35

5.8.1. REAR SHOCK ABSORBER EXPLODED VIEW........................................................................... 35

5.8.2. REAR HUB ASSEMBLY EXPLODED VIEW ................................................................................ 36

5.8.3. PIVOT MOUNTING BRACKET AND BUSH EXPLODED VIEW ................................................... 37

5.9 ON VEHICLE REPAIRS REAR SUSPENSION ................................................................................ 38

5.9.1. DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY OF REAR SHOCK ABSORBER FROM VEHICLE .................. 38

5.9.2. DISASSEMBLY AND ASSEMBLY OF REAR SHOCK ABSORBER ............................................. 38

5.9.3. REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF TORSION BEAM ............................................................... 41

5.8.4. TWIST BEAM BUSH REMOVAL.................................................................................................. 44