Lotus Esprit Series - Front Hub

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3.
Remove the carpet in the footwell which covers the access hole to the pivot
bolt.
4.
Remove the rtut securing the pivot bolt and withdraw the pivot bolt through
the hole in the bulkhead.
1.
Reverse the removal procedure taking care to ensure the washers are fitted
in the correct order. Before tightening the
bolts/nuts ensure the suspension
is under normal
Iwd conditions (upper wishbone and lower link horizontal).
This will ensure that the damper bushes in the front suspension are in an
almost tonionless state, when the front suspension
is normally loaded.
Ti
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hten all bolts/nuk to the torque loadings specified in the TECHNIUL
DATA.
To Remove
1. Remove the road wheel.
2.
Unscrew brake caliper and support the assembly ensuring that the flexible
hose is not kinked.
3.
Lever off hub cap and remove split pin from the castle nut.
4.
. Unscrew castle nut, remove together with washer.
5.
~i thdrawthe hub assembl y together with brake disc from the vertical link.
To Replace
1.
Fit a new sealing ring to the hub and apply onti - friction bearing grease to
all bearing races
and the friction surface of the sealing ring; also fill the
hub cavity.
2.
Reverse the removal procedure and tighter: all boltJnuts to the torque
loadings specified in the TECHNICAL DATA. Adjust the hub end float to
the figure also given in the TECHNICAL DATA.
3.
Rotate the hub while tightenin
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the hub spindle nut to bed - in the taper
rollers. Lock the hub nut with a new split pin
and fit the dust cover.
WARNING:
When fitting the brake caliper moke sure the flexible hose
is
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not twisted or kinked.
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