MG MG6 Series 2011 - Service Procedures; Lower Arm-Front

FrontSuspension
SuspensionSystem
ServiceProcedures
LowerArm-Front
Remove
1.Raisethevehicleonalift.
2.Removeundertray.
Undertray-Assembly Undertray-Assembly
Undertray-Assembly
Remove Remove
Remove
3.Removefrontroadwheels.
4.Useanopenendedspannerontheatsmachinedon
theanti-rollbarlinkstopreventballstudrotation.
5.Removenutssecuringbothantirollbarlinkstoanti
rollbar.
6.Releaselinksfromanti-rollbar.
7.Removenutandboltsecuringlowerarmouterball
jointtohub.
8.UsingT32011releaselowerarmouterballjointfrom
swivelhub.
Warning:Donotjackthevehicleunderthefrontorrear
lowerarmasdamageormisalignmentmayoccur.
9.FitlowerarmouterballjointprotectorT32003.
10.Moveanti-rollbarasideforaccesstolowerarmbush
housingbolts.
11.Remove2boltssecuringlowerarmbushhousingto
subframe.
12.Removenutsecuringlowerarminnerballjointto
subframe.
13.Releaseballjointtaperfromsubframe.Ifnecessary,
replacenutanduseasoftmallettoreleasejointtaper
andremovelowerarm.
14.Pullfronthubasidetomakesurehaveenoughspaceto
removelowerarminnerballjoint,andensureinnerball
jointnotoverMaxswinglimit.
15.Removethefrontlowerarm.
Ret
1.Movefronthubasideforaccesstotlowerarm
bushandinsurethattheballjointdoesnotexeedthe
maximumswinginglimit.
2.Alignlowerarmbushhousingtosubframe,tbutdo
nottightenfullyatthisstage.
3.Fitlowerarminnerballjointnutandtightento
75–90Nm.
4.Tightenlowerarmbushsubframeboltsto
140–170Nm.
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