Vanden Plas L6-42L (1982) Maintenance: Wheel Hub Service and Repair
Removing
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Jack up front of car and place stand beneath spring seat pan
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Lower car to firmly locate on stand and remove road wheel.
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Remove self-locking nut and washer securing steering tie-rod ball joint (1).
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Separate rod from steering arm using tool JD 24
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Suspend brake caliper by wires or strong cord from damper top mounting to prevent damage to hoses when ball-joints are disconnected.
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Break locking wire and remove two bolts and spring washers (2) securing steering arm and brake caliper to stub axle carrier.
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Swing caliper aside.
NOTE:Record number of shims fitted between steering arm and brake caliper.
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Recover large plain washer from between disc shield and caliper.
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Remove two nuts. bolts and plain washers (3) securing upper ball Joint to upper wishbone levers.
NOTE:Take careful note of fitted position of bolts and also position of packing piece and shims. these control castor angle.
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Remove self-locking nut and washer (4) and separate lower ball-joint from wishbone. draw assembly from car.
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Remove grease cap. split pin and castellated nut securing hub assembly to stub axle; draw assembly clear
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Remove nyloc nut and plain washer (5) securing stub axle to stub axle carrier.
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Support stub axle carrier and drift out stub axle (6).
Refitting
CAUTION: Bolts securing upper ball joint in upper wishbone must be fitted from front of car towards rear.
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Reverse removal operations. ensuring that all shims are correctly replaced.
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Tighten bolts and nuts to correct torque figures. wire lock caliper bolts and check wheel alignment castor and camber angles.
FRONT HUB STUB CARRIER
Remove and refit
Service tool: Steering joint taper separator JD 24
Removing
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Remove front hub stub axle.
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Remove two nyloc nuts (1) securing clamps at bottom of disc shields. remove attachment plate and rear disc shield.
