Opel Vectra A

since 1988-1995 release

Repair and operation of the car

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+ 1. Maintenance instruction
+ 1.1 Maintenance
+ 2. Engine
+ 3. Repair of DOHC engines
+ 4. Repair of the diesel engine
+ 5. Cooling system
+ 6. Fuel system
+ 7. The fuel and exhaust system of models with system of injection of fuel
+ 8. Exhaust system and system of decrease in toxicity of exhaust gases
+ 9. Fuel systems of the diesel engine
+ 10. Engine electrical systems
+ 11. Transmission
+ 12. Mechanical transmission
+ 13. Automatic transmission
+ 14. Power shafts
+ 15. Brake system
- 16. Suspension bracket
   16.2. General information
   16.3. Replacement of the bearing of a forward wheel
   16.4. Forward lower frame
   16.5. Rack of a forward suspension bracket
   16.6. Lower lever of a forward suspension bracket
   16.7. Replacement of plugs of the lower lever of a forward suspension bracket
   16.8. Spherical hinge of the lower lever of a forward suspension bracket
   16.9. Forward stabilizer of cross stability
   16:10. Replacement of plugs of the forward stabilizer of a cross ustoycha of a vost
   16:11. Adjustment of the bearing of a back wheel (SOHC model)
   16:12. Replacement of the bearing of a back wheel (the SOHC model till 1993)
   16:13. Replacement of the hug bearing of a back wheel (model since 1993)
   16:14. A nave of a back wheel (model with the SOHC engine)
   16:15. Back shock-absorber
   16:16. Replacement of rubber elements of fastening of the back shock-absorber
   16:17. Springs of a back suspension bracket (SOHC model)
   16:18. Knot of longitudinal levers of a back suspension bracket (model with SOHC engines)
   16:19. Back stabilizer of cross stability
   16:20. Replacement of the plug of the longitudinal lever of a back suspension bracket
   16:21. The fastener of a back nave (model with SOHC engines)
   16:22. Check of system of the self-leveled back suspension bracket
   16:23. Control system elements self-leveled a back suspension bracket
   16:24. Replacement of the bearing of a back wheel (model with DOHC engines)
   16:25. A nave of a back wheel (model with DOHC engines)
   16:26. Knot of a back suspension bracket (model with DOHC engines)
   16:27. The diagonal lever of a back suspension bracket (model with DOHC engines)
   16:28. Back stabilizer of cross stability
   16:29. Steering wheel
   16:30. Centering of a steering wheel
   16:31. Replacement of the elastic coupling of a shaft of steering transfer
   16:32. Steering column
   16:33. Repair of a steering column
   16:34. Shock-absorber of steering transfer
   + 16:35. Replacement of protection covers of steering transfer
   16:36. Removal of air from system of steering with the amplifier
   16:37. Pump of the amplifier of steering
   16:38. Popolnitelny tank of system of the amplifier of steering
   16:39. Pipes of cooling of liquid of the amplifier of steering
   16:40. Tips of steering draft
   16:41. Steering draft
   16:42. Angles of installation of forward wheels
+ 17. Body
+ 18. Electric equipment
+ 19. Check of malfunctions

16.6. Lower lever of a forward suspension bracket

GENERAL INFORMATION

Prevention

At installation it is necessary to use the new forelock of fastening of a nut of the spherical hinge and a nut of fastening of the stabilizer of cross resistance to the lower lever.

Navinchivany nuts on a shock-absorber rod

*Rack of a forward suspension bracket*	Modifications of levers of a forward suspension bracket

Elements of fastening of the lower lever of a forward suspension bracket

Removal

Arrangement of the forward hinged bolt fixing the lower lever of a forward suspension bracket to the lower forward frame

PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. In the presence take off a wheel cap, then weaken bolts of fastening of a wheel. Tighten the emergency brake, then lift a forward part of the car and fix on supports. Remove to a sootvetstvo a yushchy forward wheel.

2. Unscrew the nut fixing the end of the stabilizer of cross resistance to the lower lever. Remove dish-shaped washers and rubber pillows.

3. Take the forelock and unscrew a koronchaty nut of the spherical hinge connecting the lower lever of a forward suspension bracket from a resistant forward suspension bracket.

4. Using a stripper of spherical hinges, take a pin of the spherical hinge from a rotary fist.

5. Unscrew two hinged bolts fixing the lower lever to the lower forward frame (see rice. Arrangement of the forward hinged bolt fixing the lower lever of a forward suspension bracket to the lower forward frame).

Keep in mind that the back hinged bolt of the lower lever also fixes the lower forward frame to the car bottom.

Disconnect the lower lever from the lower forward frame and take it from under the car.

Keep in mind that on some models with engines of 2,0 l. the quencher of fluctuations which fastens bolts to the right lower lever is established. In this case, if replacement of the right lower lever is made, rearrange a quencher of fluctuations on the new lever.

Keep in mind that at installation of the lower lever metal plugs in back fastening of the lever can be not used.

Check a condition of the lower lever of a forward suspension bracket and if necessary, replace it. Dealers of Opel have on sale modified strengthened levers of a forward suspension bracket.

The modified lower lever differs on existence of a flange on a forward part of the lever and is installed on cars from the middle of 1993.

We interchange the modified strengthened lever of a forward suspension bracket with the lever which was earlier installed on cars.

Installation

The size of compression of the rubber pillow fixing the forward stabilizer of cross resistance to the lower lever

1 = 38,0 – 39,0 mm

PERFORMANCE ORDER

1. Install the lower lever on the lower forward frame, then screw in two hinged bolts and tighten them the required moment. At the same time hold the lower lever in horizontal position. You make tightening of a back bolt in several stages.

2. Establish a pin of the spherical hinge of the lower lever in a rotary fist and fix by a nut, having tightened it the required moment. Using the new forelock, record a nut from unscrewing.

3. Connect the stabilizer of cross stability to the lower lever. At the same time keep in mind that dish-shaped washers, the fixing rubber pillows, have to be directed by the concave party to the lower lever.

4. Tighten nuts of fastening of the stabilizer to the lower lever so that rubber pillows contracted at a certain size (see rice. The size of compression of the rubber pillow fixing the forward stabilizer of cross resistance to the lower lever). If necessary replace rubber pillows.

5. Establish a wheel and lower the car. Tighten bolts of fastening of a wheel and in the presence establish a wheel cap.

Check and, if necessary, adjust the angles of installation of forward wheels.