Mitsubishi 3000GT 1991, Service Manual

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REAR SUSPENSION
Service Adiustment Procedures
WHEEL BEARING END PLAY INSPECTION
1. Inspect the play of the bearings while the vehicle is jacked
up and resting on floor jack.
2. Remove the hub cap and then release the parking brake.
3. Remove the caliper assembly and the brake disc.
4. Check the bearing’s end play.
Place a dial gauge against the hub surface; then move the
hub in the axial direction and check whether or not there is
end play.
Limit: 0.05 mm in.) or less
NOTE
If the limit value is exceeded, the lock nut should be
tightened to the specified torque and check the end play
again.
5. Replace the rear hub bearing unit if an adjustment cannot
be made to within the limit.
REAR HUB ROTARY-SLIDING RESISTANCE (TOR-
QUE) INSPECTION
1. Inspect the play of the bearings while the vehicle is jacked
up and resting on floor jack.
2. Release the parking brake.
3. Remove the caliper assembly and the brake disc.
4. After turning the hub a few times to seat the bearing, attach
a spring balance to the hub bolt, and, pulling at a 90” angle
from the hub bolt, measure to determine whether or not
the rotary-sliding resistance of the rear hub (the
sliding torque of the rear hub) is the standard value.
Limit:
Rear hub rotary-sliding resistance
31 N (7 or less
Rear hub rotary-sliding torque
1.8 Nm (1.30 or less
NOTE
If the limit value is exceeded, the lock nut should be
tightened to the specified torque and check the end play
again.
5. Replace the rear hub unit bearing if an adjustment cannot
be made to within the limit.
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