Data
- Make
- Peugeot
- Model
- J5 Factory Workshop Manual
- Year
- 1982–1994
- Section
- Rear suspension – checking - adjusting › Data
DATA
PRIOR REQUIREMENTS FOR CHECKING AND ADJUSTING THE SUSPENSION
The tyre pressures are to be correct.
Toe-in/out (not adjustable) : … ± 1 mm
SPECIAL FEATURES
The rear axle is of the lower type : Fig. I and III
The centreline « A » of the stub axles is higher than the centre of the axle tube B.
Wheel hubs : Fig. II
Bearing operating play : … 0.025 to 0.10 mm
Tightening the hub nuts : See Operation (5) E4.006 - 4.007
NOTE : the stub axle on the right hand side has a left hand thread on it. It is identified by a drill point mark on the edge of the base plate flange.
the stub axle on the left hand side has a right hand thread.
REPLACEMENT
only the stub axle with the right hand thread is supplied as a replacement part.
1800 kg vehicles are equipped with hubs and stub axles on which the bearings are wider.
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