Contents: Removal 🠛 Installation 🠛
Attention! Removed subframe mounting bolts are not reused and must be replaced. Strictly observe the tightening torque of new bolts.
Removal
Place the vehicle on a two-post lift.
Disconnect the battery.
Remove:
- engine sump protection;
- lower bumper mounting bolts;
- wheels.
Lock the steering wheel with a special device.
Remove:
- front mudguards;
- two left and right ties;
- bolts for fastening the brake system brackets, pipeline and ABS sensor.
Remove the front body height sensor rod of the xenon headlight corrector at point A, if there is one, two aluminum side members.
Loosen the nuts securing the ball joint pins of the anti-roll bar struts.
Lower the two subframe mounting rod bolts to the body at points B.
Remove:
- steering shaft cardan joint fork terminal bolt;
- thrust mounting bolts;
- noise suppression rod mounting bolts and rear subframe mounting bolts.
Place a hydraulic jack under the subframe.
Disconnect the brake lines and ABS sensor wires from the subframe and rods.
This note was copied from the resource: renaultbook
Remove:
- two bolts of the subframe mounting rod on the body and lower the subframe by 20 cm;
- four bolts securing the stabilizer bar brackets.
Installation
Replace the subframe bolts and tighten them to the specified torque in order. Installation is performed in the reverse order of removal.
Caution! When installing the fork terminal connection bolt, it is necessary to adjust the steering column (see Steering).
Note: If the vehicle is equipped with xenon lamps, they must be initialized.