Opel Frontera

since 1992 of release


Fronter's Opel
+ Opel Frontera brand Cars
+ Current leaving and service
+ Engine
+ cooling and heating Systems
+ Power supply system and release
+ engine Electric equipment
+ Coupling
+ Manual box of gear shifting
+ Driveshafts, main transfer
+ Brake system
- Suspension bracket and steering
   + Suspension bracket of forward wheels and forward bridge
   - Suspension bracket of back wheels and back bridge
      Back suspension bracket on sheet springs
      Back suspension bracket on screw springs
   + the Steering with the hydraulic booster
+ Body
+ Onboard electric equipment
+ Governing bodies and operation
+ electric equipment Schemes



Back suspension bracket on sheet springs
GENERAL INFORMATION

Below all works which are carried out with considered type of a suspension bracket are described. At carrying out the majority of works the back part of the car should be lifted and put on supports. If necessary remove wheels.

REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF SHEET SPRINGS

Removal

PERFORMANCE ORDER
1. Bring the lift under the back bridge, lift the bridge so that shock-absorbers were compressed and unscrew nuts of their fastening from below.
2. Remove shock-absorbers from support.
3. Unscrew nuts, remove washers and a step-ladder.
4. Remove a lining of a step-ladder and raise the bridge so that it was possible to bring a support under the bridge outside of a spring.
5. Unscrew in a back part of a spring boltovy connection of a cheek of a spring and a suspension bracket and release springs.
6. Ask the assistant to take a spring, unscrew a nut and take out a support finger in a forward part of a spring.
7. Now it is possible to beat out a spring.

If necessary it is possible to replace the Rezinometallichesky plug of a forward eye of a spring. For this purpose the old plug выпрессовывается, and new is pressed. Can be also replaced and other rubber elements of fastening of a spring.

Installation

Installation of a spring is carried out as follows:

PERFORMANCE ORDER
1. Put a spring in front to the bridge and insert a finger.
2. Establish back fastening of a spring with new rubber plugs. Details of knot are shown on an illustration.
3. Plugs and a cheek grease with greasing for rubber.
4. Spring fastenings in front and behind tighten while by hand. The final inhaling is carried out after car lowering on wheels.
5. Lower the bridge on a spring and insert a center bolt.
6. Put a step-ladder and establish all details shown on an illustration.
7. Nuts tighten after car lowering on wheels.
8. Establish the shock-absorber on a step-ladder lining.
9. A nut tighten by hand.
10. Lower the car on wheels and tighten all connections by the moments specified below.
11. In summary tighten nuts of fastening of a wheel the established moment of an inhaling.

REMOVAL AND SHOCK-ABSORBER INSTALLATION

Removal and shock-absorber installation at sheet springs does not represent complexity. For this purpose it is necessary to raise the bridge the lift so that shock-absorbers were a little compressed. After that disconnect shock-absorbers in the top and lower part and remove it.

For check of the shock-absorber clamp it vertically for the bottom eye in a vice. Put forward and press the top part of the shock-absorber. Thus resistance should be felt. If in any places resistance is not felt, the shock-absorber should be replaced. In the presence of damages of the plug of the bottom eye of the shock-absorber the last can be replaced.

The shock-absorber in sequence is established, to return to its removal. Nuts of fastening tighten the moment of 40 Nanometers.

Assembly of the bottom knot of fastening of the shock-absorber is shown on an illustration.