Renault Clio: Hydraulic distributor: Removal - Refitting

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REMOVAL

I - REMOVAL PREPARATION OPERATION

• Position the vehicle on a two-post lift (see Vehicle: Towing and lifting) (MR 392, 02A, Lifting equipment).
• Shift the selector lever to Neutral.
• Disconnect the battery (see Battery: Removal - Refitting) (MR 392, 80A, Battery).
• Remove:
  • the front left-hand wheel (see Wheel: Removal - Refitting) (MR 392, 35A, Wheels and tyres),
  • the front left-hand wheel arch liner (see Front wheel arch liner: Removal - Refitting) (MR 393, 55A, Exterior protection),
  • the engine undertray.
• Drain the automatic transmission (see 23A, Automatic gearbox, Automatic gearbox oil: Draining - Filling, 23A-2) (MR 392, 23A, Automatic transmission).
• Remove:
  • the battery tray (see ) (MR 392, 80A, Battery),
  • the air filter unit (see Air filter unit: Removal - Refitting) (MR 392, 12A, Fuel mixture).

• Disconnect the modular connector by pulling the sliding latch (1).

• Remove:
  • the multifunction switch control cable by pressing at (A).
  • the control cable sleeve stop from the gearbox support by pulling the catch at (B).
• Drain the cooling system (see Cooling system: Draining - Refilling) (MR 392, 19A, Cooling).
• Remove the expansion bottle hose at the radiator end
• Remove the front bumper (see Front bumper: Removal - Refitting) (MR 393, 55A, Exterior protection)
• Remove the plastic rivet of the expansion bottle.

• Remove:
  • the expansion bottle (2) in the direction of the arrow,
  • the resonator.
• Remove:
  • the cooling hoses at the automatic transmission side,
  • the bottom cooling hose, to provide free access to the radiator.
  • the fan assembly (see Engine cooling fan assembly: Removal - Refitting) (MR 392, 19A, Cooling).
• Attach the radiator to the upper cross member.

• Remove:
  • the tie-rod mounting bolts (3),
  • the mounting bolts (4) of the side stiffener,
  • the radiator mounting lower cross member mounting bolts (5),
  • the lower radiator cross member.

II - OPERATION FOR REMOVAL OF PART CONCERNED

• Remove the hydraulic distributor cover mounting bolts (6) (oil may flow out).

• Remove the hydraulic distributor mounting bolts (7).
• Disconnect the hydraulic distributor solenoid valve connectors (8).

REFITTING

I - REFITTING OPERATION FOR PART CONCERNED

• Fit the distributor with its protection plate, centring it using the bolts (4) and (5).

WARNING

Check that the distributor slide is properly engaged with the notched sector lug (9).

• Refit the other bolts on the distributor.
• Tighten to torque and in order the distributor mounting bolts (7.5 Nm).

ADJUSTING THE LEAF SPRING LEVER

• Hold the multifunction switch lever in the end position (first selected) using a hose clip and a bolt (13) in the mechanism housing.
• Remove the bolt (14).
• Fit the locating ball spring by fitting the bearing (10) into the groove (11) for the notched sector (12) corresponding to first selected.
• Fit the locating ball spring bracket mounting bolt (15) without tightening it.
• Fit the (Bvi. 1462) (16) in place of the bolt (14).
• Screw the tool in fully whilst holding the locating ball spring.
• Torque tighten the locating ball spring bracket mounting bolt (9 Nm) (15).
• Remove the (Bvi. 1462).
• Refit the locating ball spring mounting bolt (14).
• Torque tighten the locating ball spring mounting bolt (8 Nm).
• Remove the hose clip and the bolt (13).
• If the oil distributor is replaced, the auto-adapatives must be reset to zero using command RZ005 " Clear auto-adaptives " and reset the oil age counter on the automatic transmission computer using the Diagnostic tool, run command CF074 " Enter date of gearbox oil change ".

  After running command RZ005, it is essential to carry out a test drive performing all gear changes, both up and down, several times to store the new values.

• Torque tighten:
  • the cover mounting bolts (10 Nm),
  • the reinforcement plate mounting bolts (21 Nm).

II - FINAL OPERATION

• Refit:
  • the radiator lower cross member,
  • the side reinforcement,
  • the tie-rod,
  • the fan assembly (see Engine cooling fan assembly: Removal - Refitting) (MR 392, 19A, Cooling),
  • the bottom cooling hose,
  • the cooling hoses at the automatic transmission side,
  • the resonator,
  • the expansion bottle,
  • a new expansion bottle plastic attachment rivet,
  • the expansion bottle hose,
  • the multifunction switch control cable.
• Connect the modular connector.
• Refit:
  • the air filter unit (see Air filter unit: Removal - Refitting) (MR 392, 12A, Fuel mixture),
  • the battery tray (see ) (MR 392, 80A, Battery),
• Fill the automatic transmission (see 23A, Automatic gearbox, Automatic gearbox oil: Draining - Filling, 23A-2) (MR 392, 23A, Automatic transmission).
• Refit:
  • the engine undertray,
  • the front left-hand wheel arch liner (see Front wheel arch liner: Removal - Refitting) (MR 393, 55A, Exterior protection),
  • the front left-hand wheel (see Wheel: Removal - Refitting) (MR 392, 35A, Wheels and tyres).
• Connect the battery (see Battery: Removal - Refitting) (MR 392, 80A, Battery).

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