Renault Clio: Front axle subframe: Removal - Refitting
EQUIPMENT LEVEL E3 LEISURE or EQUIPMENT LEVEL EA1 or EQUIPMENT LEVEL EA2
or EQUIPMENT
LEVEL EA3 or EQUIPMENT LEVEL EA4 or EQUIPMENT LEVEL EA5 or EQUIPMENT LEVEL EAG
WARNING
Do not use the lower arm for support with a lifting
system.
REMOVAL
I - REMOVAL PREPARATION OPERATION
- Position the vehicle on a two-post lift (see Vehicle:
Towing and lifting) (02A, Lifting equipment).
- Remove the front wheels (see 35A, Wheels and tyres,
Wheel: Removal - Refitting, 35A-1).
- Strap the cooling radiator by the cooling radiator top
hose and the bonnet opening striker plate.
II - OPERATION FOR REMOVAL OF PART
CONCERNED
- Lift the floor carpet to access the universal joint bolt.
- Remove the universal joint cover (1) (do not keep).
- Set the wheels straight ahead.
- Position the flywheel immobiliser.
- Remove the universal joint bolt (2) (do not keep),
WARNING
Tilt the universal joint to detach it from the pinion;
do not pull out the intermediate shaft.
- Remove the universal joint from the steering rack.
- Remove:
- the wheel arch (see Front wheel arch liner: Removal
- Refitting) protectors (3) (55A, Exterior
protection),
- the engine undertray.
- Unclip the wheel speed sensors (4) in the hub carrier.
- Remove:
- the track rod end nuts (5),
- the anti-roll bar tie-rod upper ball joint nuts (6).
- Remove:
- the lower bumper bolts (7),
- the side stiffener lower bolts (8),
- the radiator cross member bolts (9),
- the radiator cross member,
- the lower ball joint stud (10).
JH3 or JR5
- Remove the bolt (11) from the engine tie-bar on the
gearbox.
- Loosen the bolt (12) on the engine tie-bar retaining
bracket in order to be able to turn the retaining
bracket.
DP0
- Remove the mounting bolt (11) from the engine tie-bar
on the gearbox.
- Loosen the bolt (12) on the engine tie-bar retaining
bracket in order to be able to turn the tie-bar.
TL4
- Remove the engine tie-bar bolt (11).
- Fit the component jack underneath the subframe.
- Strap the subframe to the component jack.
- Remove the lower arm ball joints.
- Remove:
- the rear cross member bolts (13),
- the rear cross member,
- the subframe bolts (14) on the body,
- the side reinforcements (15).
- Lower the subframe by approximately 5 cm using
the component jack.
- Disconnect the oxygen sensor connector (16).
- Unclip the wiring (17) from the oxygen sensor.
- Disconnect (if fitted to the vehicle):
- the connector on the xenon bulb position sensor,
- the xenon bulb position sensor wiring harness connector
under the wheel arch.
- Unclip the xenon bulb position sensor wiring (if fitted
to the vehicle).
- Remove the sub-frame.
Subframe without xenon bulb
Subframe with xenon bulb
- Remove the subframe fittings.
REFITTING
I - REFITTING PREPARATION OPERATION
- Always replace the following after each removal
operation:
- the anti-roll bar link rod brake nuts,
- the universal joint bolt and cam nut.
- Degrease the contact surface areas of the subframe
and the body using SURFACE CLEANER (see Vehicle:
Parts and consumables for the repair)
(04B, Consumables - Products).
II - REFITTING OPERATION FOR PART
CONCERNED
- Refit the subframe equipment.
- Degrease the surfaces of the body which are in contact
with the sub-frame and the cross member using
surface cleaner.
- Position the subframe using component jack.
- Clip on the xenon bulb position sensor wiring harness
(if fitted to the vehicle).
- Connect (if fitted to the vehicle):
- the connector on the xenon bulb position sensor,
- the xenon bulb position sensor wiring connector
under the wheel arch.
- Clip the wiring to the oxygen sensor.
- Connect the oxygen sensor connector.
- Fit the sub-frame to the body.
- Refit:
- the rear cross member,
- the subframe and cross member bolts to the body,
- the subframe tie-rod bolts with the side reinforcements.
WARNING
Be sure to follow the subframe tightening order.
- Tighten to torque and in order:
- the sub-frame linkage bolt (105 Nm),
- the rear cross member bolt (105 Nm),
- the bolts to the subframe tie-rod (105 Nm).
- Remove the safety strap(s) and the component
jack.
WARNING
Check that the bush is correctly positioned on the
lower arm ball joint.
- Refit:
- the engine tie-bar bolt on the gearbox,
- the lower ball joints in the hub carrier,
- the lower ball joint bolts.
- Tighten to torque:
- the engine tie-bar bolt on the gearbox (105 Nm),
- the lower ball joint studs (60 Nm).
WARNING
When refitting, position the lower arm below the
sub-frame rear mounting bolt head (H) = 6 mm
to tighten the rubber bushes freely.
- Place the component jack against the subframe
rear bolt head.
- Lower the component jack by (H) = 6 mm.
- Rest the lower arm ball joint (18) on the component
jack without adjusting the settings.
- In this position, tighten to torque:
- the front bolts mounting the lower arm on the
subframe (70 Nm)
- the rear bolt mounting the lower arm on the
subframe (105 Nm).
- Remove the component jack.
WARNING
A shim 10 mm thick must be placed between the
radiator cross member and the sub-frame. Centre
the pin of the radiator cross member in the
sub-frame opening at the level of the front lower
arm mounting, to torque tighten the radiator
cross member mountings.
- Refit the radiator cross member with 10 mm shims.
- Torque tighten the radiator cross member bolts
(105 Nm).
- Refit:
- the ball joints and the nuts of the anti-roll bar link
rod upper ball joints,
- the ball joints and the track rod end nuts.
- Clip:
- the wheel speed sensors,
- the xenon bulb position sensor tie-rod (if fitted to
the vehicle).
- Tighten to torque:
- the anti-roll bar linkage ball joint nuts (44 Nm),
- the track rod end nuts (35 Nm).
- Refit:
- the lower bolts on the bumper,
- the side reinforcement lower bolts,
- the engine undertray,
- the wheel arch protectors (see Front wheel arch
liner: Removal - Refitting) (55A, Exterior protection),
- the new bolt and new nut of the universal joint.
- Set the wheels straight ahead.
- Ensure that the universal joint nut and bolt are fitted
the right way round.
WARNING
Do not separate the two sliding parts of the intermediate
shaft.
- Refit:
- the universal joint,
- the new universal joint bolt,
- the new universal joint nut.
- Pretighten the universal joint nut and bolt.
- Pull the intermediate shaft to make sure that the bolt
is present in the neck.
- Tighten to torque:
- the side stiffener bolts (21 Nm),
- the universal bolt joints (24 Nm).
- Refit the floor carpet.
Note:
Check that the floor carpet fits under the accelerator
pedal end-stop.
III - FINAL OPERATION.
- Remove the safety strap(s) from the cooling radiator
between the cooling radiator top hose and the
bonnet opening striker panel.
- Refit the front wheels (see 35A, Wheels and tyres,
Wheel: Removal - Refitting, 35A-1).
- Check the values of the axle assemblies (see 30A,
General information, Front axle assembly: Adjustment
values, 30A-18).
- It is essential to initialise the discharge bulb system
(if fitted to the vehicle) (see Fault finding - Configuration
and programming (80B, Headlights).
EQUIPMENT LEVEL EAC or EQUIPMENT LEVEL SPORT
REMOVAL
I - REMOVAL PREPARATION OPERATION
- Position the vehicle on a two-post lift (see Vehicle:
Towing and lifting) (02A, Lifting equipment).
- Remove the front wheels (see 35A, Wheels and tyres,
Wheel: Removal - Refitting, 35A-1).
- Attach the cooling radiator by the radiator top hose
and the bonnet opening striker plate.
- Remove the radiator mounting cross member (see
Radiator mounting cross member: Removal -
Refitting) (41A, Front lower structure).
II - OPERATION FOR REMOVAL OF PART
CONCERNED
- Lift the floor carpet to access the universal joint bolt.
- Remove the universal joint cover (1) (do not keep).
- Set the wheels straight ahead.
- Position the flywheel immobiliser.
- Remove the universal joint bolt (2) (do not keep),
WARNING
Swivel the universal joint to detach it from the
sprocket; do not pull out the intermediate shaft.
- Remove the universal joint from the steering rack.
- Unclip the wheel speed sensor wiring (3).
- Remove the track rod end nuts (4).
- Extract the track rod ends using the (Tav. 476).
- Remove the anti-roll bar return tie-rod upper ball joint nuts (5).
- Engage the driveshafts using the component jack (7).
- Remove the linkages (8).
- Remove the component jack.
- Remove the bolts (9) between the lower arms and
the hub carriers.
- Remove:
- the sub-frame stiffener nuts (10),
- the sub-frame stiffener.
- Remove the engine tie-bar bolt (11).
- Place a component jack under the sub-frame.
- Strap the sub-frame onto the component jack.
- Remove:
- the rear cross member bolts (12),
- the rear cross member,
- the subframe bolts (13) on the body,
- the side reinforcements (14).
- Lower the sub-frame by approximately 5 cm using
the component jack.
- Disconnect the oxygen sensor connector (15).
- Unclip the wiring (16) from the oxygen sensor.
- Disconnect the connector from the discharge bulb
position sensor.
- Unclip the wiring from the discharge bulb position
sensor.
- Remove the sub-frame.
- Remove the subframe fittings.
REFITTING
I - REFITTING PREPARATION OPERATION
- Always replace:
- the anti-roll bar tie-bar brake nuts,
- the universal joint bolt and cam nut.
- Degrease the contact surface areas of the subframe
and the body using SURFACE CLEANER
(see Vehicle: Parts and consumables for the repair)
(04B, Consumables - Products).
II - REFITTING OPERATION FOR PART
CONCERNED
- Refit the subframe equipment.
- Offer up the sub-frame using an component jack.
- Clip the wiring onto the discharge bulb position sensor.
- Connect the connector to the discharge bulb position
sensor.
- Clip the wiring onto the oxygen sensor.
- Connect the oxygen sensor connector.
- Fit the sub-frame to the body.
- Refit:
- the side stiffeners,
- the sub-frame bolts on the body,
- the rear cross member,
- the rear cross member bolts.
- Tighten to torque and in order:
- the sub-frame linkage bolt (105 Nm),
- the rear cross member bolt (105 Nm),
- the bolts to the subframe tie-rod (105 Nm).
- Remove the safety strap(s) and the component
jack.
- Refit the engine tie-bar bolt.
- Torque tighten the bolts securing the engine tie-bar
on the gearbox (105 Nm).
- Refit:
- the sub-frame stiffener,
- the sub-frame stiffener nuts.
- Torque tighten the sub-frame stiffener nuts (62
Nm).
- Refit the bolts between the lower arms and the hub
carriers.
- Tighten to torque:
- the bolts between the lower arm and the hub
carrier (110 Nm),
- the hub carrier ball joint bolt (27 Nm).
- Engage the driveshafts using the component jack.
- Refit the linkages between the lower arms and the
hub carriers.
- Remove the component jack.
- Refit the tie-bar nuts between the lower arms and
the hub carriers.
- Torque tighten the tie-bar nuts between the lower
arms and the hub carriers (80 Nm).
- Refit the anti-roll bar return tie-bar upper ball joint
nut.
- Torque tighten the anti-roll bar return tie-bar upper
ball joint nuts (44 Nm).
- Refit the track rod ends.
- Torque tighten the track rod end nuts (35 Nm).
- Clip the wiring onto the wheel speed sensors.
- Refit:
- the universal joint,
- the new universal joint bolt,
- the new universal joint nut.
- Pretighten the universal joint nut and bolt.
- Pull the intermediate shaft to make sure that the bolt
is present in the neck.
- Torque tighten the universal joint bolt (24 Nm).
- Refit the floor carpet.
Note:
Check that the floor carpet reaches under the
accelerator pedal end-stop.
III - FINAL OPERATION.
- Refit the radiator mounting cross member (see Radiator
mounting cross member: Removal - Refitting)
(41A, Front lower structure).
- Detach the radiator by the radiator top hose and the
bonnet opening striker plate.
- Refit the front wheels (see 35A, Wheels and tyres,
Wheel: Removal - Refitting, 35A-1).
- Check the front axle geometry values (see 30A,
General information, Front axle system: Adjustment, 30A-23).
- It is essential to initialise the discharge bulb system
(see Fault finding - Configuration and programming)
(80B, Headlights).
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EQUIPMENT LEVEL E3 LEISURE or EQUIPMENT
LEVEL EA1 or EQUIPMENT LEVEL EA2 or
EQUIPMENT LEVEL EA3 or EQUIPMENT LEVEL
EA4 or EQUIPMENT LEVEL EA5 or EQUIPMENT
LEVEL EAG
Diameter of the anti-roll bar: 2
WARNING
Never use the rear axle as support for a lifting system.
ADJUSTMENT
Position the vehicle on a two-post lift (see Vehicle: Towing and
lifting).
Release the parking brake.
Remove the rear
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With the engine switched off and on
level ground, the level when cold must
be between the MINI and MAXI marks
on reservoir 1.
Top this level up when cold before it
reaches the MINI mark.
When working in the engine
compartment, ensure that
the windscreen wiper stalk
is in
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Note:
Vehicles equipped with the K9K*768 engine may or
may not be equipped with an intercooler.
Disconnect the battery (see Battery: Removal - Refitting)
(MR 392, 80A, Battery).
Disconnect the inlet pressure sensor (1).
Remove the air duct (3) betwee
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