Geely FC. Manual part - 23
Geely FC. Manual part - 23
Front suspension - Front wheel alignment
7. Adjustment of camber
Note: after adjusting the camber, please check toe-in.
(a) Remove front wheels.
(b) Remove 2 nuts under absorber.
If it is necessary to repeat using bolts or nuts, please coat
oil to thread of nuts.
(c) Clean nut absorber and attachment face of steering knucle.
(d) Temporarily install 2 nuts.
(e) Push or pull lower end of absorber in the direction that cam-
ber requires adjustment to adjust the camber.
(f) Tighten nut.
Torque: 153
10 N.m
(g) Install front wheels.
Torque: 103
10 N.m
(h) Check camber.
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Front suspension - Front shock absorber and helical spring
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Front absorber and helical spring
Overhaul
Hint: the following overhaul procedures only aim at left side (FL), and the overhaul procedures
of another side (RL) are the same as FL.
1. Remove front wheels.
2. Separate front left stabilizer link assembly
[64000097].
Remove nuts, and disassemble stabilizer link from absorber.
Hint: if ball joint rotates with nuts, please fix bolts with
hexagonal wrench (6mm).
3. Remove front absorber and helical spring.
(a) Remove bolts, and disassemble brake hose and ABS speed
sensor wire harness bracket.
(b) Remove 2 nuts and bolts under absorber.
(c) Remove 3 nuts above absorber.
(d) Remove absorber and helical spring.
Front suspension - Front shock absorber and helical spring
Special tool
Special tool
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4. Fix front absorber and helical spring.
Install 2 nuts and 1 bolt to absorber bracket, and then fix it on
jaw vice.
5. Remove front left absorber assembly [61001036].
(a) Compress helical spring with special tool.
Note: do not use pneumatic wrench, or the special tool
will be damaged.
(b) Remove cover from upper absorber bearing.
(c) Fix spring seat and remove nuts with special tool.
(d) Remove upper absorber bearing, dustproof seal ring, spring
seat, upper insulator, spring, limit block and lower insulator.
6. Check front left absorber assembly [61001036].
Press in and pull out absorber piston rod, and check there is
abnormal resistance or abnormal sound. If anything unusual
occurs, please replace absorber.
Note: When abandoning absorber, please refer to Page
86.
7. Install front left absorber assembly [61001036].
(a) Install lower insulator to absorber.
(b) Install limit block to piston rod.
(c) Compress helical spring with special tool.
Note: do not use pneumatic wrench, or the special tool
will be damaged.
(d) Install helical spring to absorber.
Hint:
install lower end of helical spring into notch of
absorber spring seat.
Front suspension - Front shock absorber and helical spring
(e) As shown in the diagram, install upper insulator.
(f) Install spring seat to absorber with mark toward outside of
vehicle.
(g) Install new dustproof seal ring and upper absorber bearing.
(h) Fix upper shock absorber bearing with special tool, and
install new nuts.
Torque: 47
5 N.m
(i) Remove special tool.
(j) Install dust cover.
(k) Coat upper absorber bearing with grease.
Note: do not coat grease on rubber surface of upper
shock absorber bearing.
8. Install front shock absorber and helical spring.
(a) Install 3 nuts above shock absorber.
Torque: 39
3 N.m
(b) Install 2 fixed bolts of shock absorber.
Outside
Grease
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Outside