How to change the front silent blocks

As you know most of the owners of vehicles, silent blocks always have a direct impact on wheel distribution angles.Consequently, each newcomer should take into account the degree of significance of high-quality care for such structures. The replacement of the front silent blocks on the front levers is performed very simply, however, it will be less familiar with some subtleties of this procedure.

What is silent block and when the item is replaced

There should be several main signs that the installed silent blocks can no longer be used:

• Car management becomes much more difficult if one or more such silent blocks are damaged;
• The main feature of the silent block malfunction can be called tapping or screens, which are distributed during the vehicle movement and significantly enhanced if the road cannon is uneven;
• Even if none of the above reasons are noticed, the problem with working silent blocks can still manifest itself, for example, as a result of a technical inspection in the car service or in the process of adjusting the collapse. It is in such a situation that the masters operating in the car service can tell the owner of the machine not very pleasant news.

Important! Experts are not recommended to wait until all characteristic symptoms begin to manifest. It should be borne in mind that subsequent ignoring such a problem will necessarily lead to a deterioration in the functional characteristics of the running system.

Mealing of the front silent blocks is carried out on the UAZ "Patriot" is carried out using such devices:

• Spanners (end) at 17, 19, 24;
• Chisel;
• A hammer;
• Vice;
• Metal brush;
• Special puller for silent blocks;
• Saylent blocks for replacement.

Dismantling silent blocks is convenient to perform in the observation pit. Therefore, it should be taken into account such a recommendation before starting the procedure for replacing the Silent blocks of VAZ 2115 front suspension.

What are the features of the replacement procedure

When it becomes obvious that the replacement of the front silent block on the "Cherie Amulet" is inevitable, it is not necessary at this moment to go on the nearest one hundred. With a sufficient level of training and possessing all the necessary tools, each will be able to cope with such work without any particular difficulties. The main thing is to perform all actions in a strictly designated sequence:

1. Preparation of all necessary equipment and tools for coming work.
2. Acquisition of all necessary components for replacement. For the selection of car owners, two varieties of details are provided: "Sav", "Balakovo". Such devices can be called the most suitable in cost and quality. At the same time, it is rather difficult to give preference to some particular device.
3. As mentioned above, the vehicle is recommended to be installed on a specially prepared overpass or observation pit. If the machine is set to the crater protection device, you will have to remove it.

Independent replacement of the Silent blocks of the front suspension car VAZ 2112 is fully executed and does not require any special skills.

Substitution of silent block on the lower lever VAZ

After replacing the upper silent blocks, you can start working with the bottom. For this you need:

• You need to unscrew the axial nut on the lower lever using the key to 22;
• Then the puller is mounted on the laid place, and the outdated silent block is neatly squeezed out of the lever's eye;
• The axis and threads must be lubricated with lubricant, after which the new silent block is mounted in the eye;
• The support bracket is mounted between the lever and the fixing nut of its axis;
• Pressing the silent block after installing a special device.

After completing the replacement of the front silent blocks of VAZ, all steering tips are mounted. All the nuts of the levers are carefully tightened. Proper tightening technology implies the need to fully load the vehicle.This is the weight of four passengers and 40 kg in the trunk. You can use the help of only one person, which will be pressed by our own weight for each lever during its fixation.

Replacing the front silent blocks on "Volkswagen Touareg"

In the process of installing a new suspension lever, it is necessary to take into account that such a detail is made as a single product combined with a ball hinge.

Implementation of all necessary actions to replace the lever, as well as silent blocks in Volkswagen Tuareg requires compliance with such a sequence:

• Dismantling lever suspension. You need to remove the wheel, tweak the locking bolt on the front silent block and a few more on the back. Wheel is recommended to push and get the suspension lever, removing it from the transverse beam. It is recommended to hold the semide within the gearbox. The fixing element of the ball hinge needs to be pushed as much as possible. After that, the hinge can be obtained using a special device. To install the necessary tool, it is recommended to shift down support;
• Ball hinge mounted on a swivel fist, you need to thoroughly check. The nut must be screwed using the dynamometer key, then fix the moment of scrolling the installed ball hinge. If the result exceeds 1-3 nm, it is recommended to replace the suspension lever;
• The hinge on the fist is checked. The nut is screwed using a dynamometric key, after which the torque verification of the ball hinge is performed, the indicator of which should be in the above limits. If the indicator comes out for the permissible limits, the action described in the previous example is performed;

• Installing a new protective case in the presence of damage on the old one. To do this, the area around the ball hinge is carefully cleaned, the outdated protective case is dismantled, the new case is filled with lubricant material and is installed on the place. At the same time, you need to make sure that the lock springs are installed in their place.
• Elastic rear arm lever changes too. The suspension lever is placed under a special press. With the help of an elastic support, a special tool is installed. Using the mandrel, you need to discharge the lever from the elastic support. The end of the shaft must be cleaned. The installed elastic support is recommended to moisten with a foam solution and press it on the corresponding lever shaft using a special mandrel.

How to make a puller with your own hands

As mentioned earlier, silent blocks are tightly fixed in the levers, as well as in special "stretch marks" installed on the suspension. Press the just acquired silent block into a special stretching can with the use of an ordinary hammer and chisel.

However, you are not so easy to press the silent block into the device of the suspension lever, so without specially manufactured tools will not be able to do. The puller can be purchased in auto parts stores, and you can not spend your time at all for long searching and make it with your own hands.

To make the puller independently, you need to take the M12 bolt, the length of which should not be less than 180 mm. It is necessary to choose a suitable nut, the height of which should be at least 20 mm. A special sleeve will also need, the minimum length of which is 60 mm, the inner diameter should be 39 mm. Such a device can be made of a fragment of a metallic or aluminum pipe of a suitable diameter. You will also need a few wide washers.

More information about the replacement of silent blocks can be obtained in this video: