Dnepr MT10 - Page 22

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Trouble
K:nocks during shock ab·
sorber operation
Upper casing of shock
absorber misaligned
Squeaking during opera·
tiOJI of shock absorber
Hard operation of suspen·
sion (shaking)
Cause
d) lower valve seats loose·
ly;
e) piston, rod
and lube
worn
a) rubber bushings or si·
lent-blocks secu ring the end
pieces
are damaged;
b) bolts securing the shock
absorber become loose
a)
carrying spring bent;
b) rod bent;
c)
carrying spring broken
a)
carrying spring bent ,
rod bent
a)
sp ring sunk ;
b) thick fluid filled in;
c) too
great an effort re·
quired by shock absorber to
perform expansion stroke
(being sucked in) or compres·
sian stroke (dosing grooves
of the piston or lower valve
are clogged)
Symptoms and fau lt tracing
Continued
Remedy
d) overhaul and wash the
shock absorber,
grind the va 1-
ve and· piston end face, if ne-
cessary;
e) overhaul the shock absor-
ber, replace worn parts with
new
ones
a) replace the rubb
er bu-
shings or silent-blocks with
new ones;
b)
tighten up the bolts
a) replace the
spring
b) replace the rod;
c) replace the spring
a) replace the
sr ring,
re-
pIa ce the rod
a) replace
the spring;
b) overhaul the shock ab-
sorber and fill it with suitable
fluid;
c)
overhaul the shock ab-
sorber, wash the compon ent
parts