Renault kengo do-it-yourself chassis repair

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Replacing silent blocks in a four-torsion beam is a rather entertaining procedure and requires a little patience and perseverance. In our case, the silent blocks were changed on a Renault kangoo D55 typewriter with an F8Q engine, but the replacement principle is the same for all cars with a rear suspension of this type.

1. Raise the back of the car. We remove the rear wheels, clean the wheel arches from manure and dirt.
2. Disconnect the parking brake cables and take them out of the beam.
3. & nbspDisconnect the brake pipes and turn off the brake force regulator. We muffle the brake line both on the beam and on the machine by plugging the brake pipes.

4. Remove the shock absorbers
5. Remove the beam. We unscrew two nuts on the brackets with which the beam is attached to the body. We observe safety precautions - the beam is heavy. If you have a kangoo truck converted into a passenger, make sure that there is free access to the beam mounting bolts from the passenger compartment. After rework, the bolts can be hidden under the skin.

We will not remove the stabilizing torsion bars from the beam during the repair, all further operations with the torsion bars will be performed only with the working torsion bars.

6. Pulling the beam out from under the car, mark the left and right torsion bar so as not to confuse

7. We make notches on the torsion bar, marking its position relative to the coupling and relative to the bracket. These tags will help you install new silencers.

8. Get rid of old silent blocks. With a heavy sledgehammer (3 kg.), Through a bronze or iron spacer (we used a piece of pipe with a diameter of 60 mm.) We knock down the bracket. The rubber of the silent block will absorb and cushion shocks, so it is advisable to either drill or burn it out.

After the rubber is burned out, the bracket gets off more easily, usually it flies out together with the torsion bar rotted to it.

9.Using a pipe nozzle and a sledgehammer, knock the bracket off the torsion bar. It is believed that you can separate the torsion bar and the bracket with a puller. In theory - yes, in practice, if the last time the torsion bar was removed more than a year ago - using the puller will be ineffective.

10. We pick out the remnants of the silent blocks. We knocked out the clip of the silent block from the bracket with a chisel, but you can try to drill it. The second clip, from the beam, is knocked out of the pipe of the corresponding diameter by a spacer.

There is a slightly different way to dismantle old silent blocks. Having removed the beam, carefully cut the silent block approximately in the middle - between the bracket and the beam, and only then we perform all the above actions aimed at removing the silent block. It's a little easier that way.

11. We clean the splines on the torsion bars, in the coupling and in the brackets.

We install new silent blocks. There are two ways to install. The first - the beam bracket, relative to the torsion bar, is installed according to the marks made earlier. The second way - we set the position of the bracket according to the instructions for the car.

12. We hammer in the new silent blocks using an iron spacer in the beam.

thirteen.According to the marks made earlier, we push the torsion bar into the beam. Using the marks, up to the slot, we find the position in which the bracket should be located. We take out the torsion bar. We hammer the bracket onto the silent block - so that the silent block does not go into the beam and does not spring on the rubber, we push a horseshoe-shaped piece of reinforcement of the required diameter into the gap between the silent block and the beam.

When installing silent blocks, we observe the distance between the centers of the fastening holes of the beam closest to the silent block. For Renault kangoo with four torsion beam Y = 1164 mm.

If we put silent blocks according to the instructions, then we are guided not by marks, but we set the distance X, which for the Renault kangoo car with a four-torsion beam is 156 mm.

When installing torsion bars, a wooden blade must be hammered under the coupling (Width - 50 mm, length - 103.5 mm, height - 23 mm, the angle between the edges of the wedge is 13 o). But as practice has shown, when replacing only two working torsion bars, you can do without a wedge. It is in demand when installing all four torsion bars at the same time.

14. We drag the assembled beam under the car and attach it to the body.
15. From a threaded rod with a diameter of 12 mm and a length of half a meter, we make a device for the correct installation of torsion bars.

16. Set the distance of 402 mm on the device, install it instead of the shock absorber and drive the torsion bar into the beam. If the silent blocks were installed according to the marks, then the device may not be needed. The distance between the mounting holes of the shock absorbers, with a small error, will correspond to 402 mm.
17. Connect the brake pipes. We connect the brake force regulator.
18. Connect the parking brake cable.
19. Install shock absorbers (clamp when the car is on wheels).
20. We pump over the rear brakes.

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Braking system in Renault kangoo simple but effective enough. Unlike other Renault cars, in this model the braking effect is achieved by friction of the brake pads with friction linings against the inner part of the drum. This principle, along with its disadvantages, has its own advantages - ease of maintenance and cost of spare parts. To dismantle the old pads, place the car on a level surface in a place protected from wind and rain, support the free wheels with “shoes” and jack up the side of the car where you plan to change the pads.

First, loosen the bolts securing the wheel to the drum without unscrewing them.

We lift the car, unscrew the bolts, remove the wheel from the drum. Under the boot there is a powerful nut that fixes the drum on the axle. It is unscrewed with a "head" key by turning it counterclockwise. To remove the drum, a puller is used, the bolt of which rests against the wheel axle, the rotation of which "squeezes" the axle out of the drum. Brake pads on the Kangoo pulled together by two springs, which must be removed using a hook and pliers. You should also remove the support springs - "cheeks". After these procedures, you can remove the pads and dismantle the parking brake cable drive and the adjusting bolt from them. We inspect the drum for wear and tear.

In the event of a large output, the drum must be replaced, and deep scratches are repaired with a boring. Brake pads for the Renault Kangoo car can be bought at the car market or in a car dealership. They are completed in different ways: if there is nothing in the kit except for the pads, complete it with the parts removed during dismantling. The pads themselves are not the same - there is a left and a right. Installation of new pads begins with replacing the adjusting bolt and attaching the parking brake cable.

In principle, the assembly must be done in the reverse order, but it is worth paying your attention to a few points: putting on the springs that tighten the pads can pretty much fray your nerves if you do not have a powerful hook and round-nose pliers or pliers with long but thin "lips" ".Having strengthened the spring on one side, grab it with the pliers and use the hook to put the second spring loop into place. After the installation of the pads is completed, push the pads with the adjusting bolt just enough so that they lightly catch the drum when rotating, and then unscrew the bolt a few turns back. This way you will ensure maximum braking performance.

Replacement of pads in Renault Kangoo should be carried out on all wheels at the same time, otherwise ineffective operation of the brakes and skidding at the time of braking is possible.

It is quite obvious that any Renault chassis unit must be in good condition. This is especially true of the suspension, since, unlike the engine, which can fail and Renault Kangoo simply will not go further, the breakdown of some suspension elements while driving can lead to a serious accident.

1. Besides the obvious safety, the Renault Kango chassis is responsible for a comfortable ride and good handling. The most dangerous thing is that in this case there will be a high probability of loss of control, with the next collision with an obstacle that has arisen on the road. Only regular diagnostics of the Renault Kangoo chassis will help to avoid such a situation.

Diagnostics of the Renault Kangoo chassis includes checking the elements:

• springs and shock absorbers;
• levers and supports (bearings from above, silent blocks from below);
• Renault Kango stabilizer bushings;
• steering rods and rack;
• wheel bearings;
• CV JOINT.

2. For experienced Renault Kango owners, it is not difficult to determine the malfunction in the suspension. Experience will tell them what the problem is by the sound and its source. Plus, the most common suspension faults sound pretty much the same in all cars.

Diagnostics of the Renault Kango chassis should be carried out regularly, even without showing any hint of a malfunction. It is better to do this on a lift, but it can also be done on an ordinary flyover or observation pit.

3. It is important to remember how the Renault Kangoo behaves in good condition, then any malfunction in the future will be obvious. To understand that something is wrong with a car, you do not need to be an experienced driver, and even more so, an auto mechanic.

Most often, the following signs of malfunctions of the Renault Kango chassis occur:

• the sudden appearance of noise, knocking, bouncing of the Renault Kangoo chassis, which can both disappear and remain even on a completely flat road;
• too large rolls when cornering and noticeable swaying of the body when passing bumps or when braking;
• arbitrary steering to the side, Renault Kango leads away when driving straight;
• uneven tire wear.

4. Most often you can hear the knock of Renault Kango suspension, it indicates that the rubber elements are worn out or the fasteners that hold them are loose. There are a lot of rubber elements in the chassis, by and large, almost any Renault Kangoo suspension unit can knock, as a result, in order to accurately identify the cause of the knock, the car must be inspected from below.

If you hear a crunch, especially when cornering or with a sharp acceleration of Renault Kangoo, then we can say with almost complete certainty that the reason lies in a malfunction of the Renault Kangoo CV joint, the so-called grenade. A squeak most often occurs after replacing the stabilizer bushings, often this indicates a poor-quality bushing.

5. If Renault Kangoo began to drift aside, more often it happens after hard passage of pits and potholes, then you may have to do similarity disorder (wheel alignment Renault Kango). At best, this will eliminate the trouble, at worst, upon impact, something could bend, starting from the steering rod and ending with the steering knuckle.

If at least one of these signs occurs, it is necessary to diagnose the Renault Kango chassis as soon as possible. Even in the rules, operation with a faulty suspension is expressly prohibited, not to mention the fact that it is simply dangerous.

6.A Renault Kangoo suspension silent block not replaced in time, which is not so expensive, can lead to a lever breakage, with a price tag of one hundred dollars. Many drivers drive without paying attention to the sounds that appear in the Renault Kango chassis, and drive until the sound becomes completely critical, or until something simply falls off, this approach is simply absurd.

7. Periodic visual inspection of the Renault Kangoo undercarriage will save money, after all, if you find a cracked boot or cover in time and make a prompt replacement, then the element that was protected by the boot will last longer. If, when examining Renault Kangoo, an already torn boot was found, then you can be sure that soon this suspension element will need to be replaced.

After checking all the anthers, you should start diagnosing the Renault Kangoo front suspension elements. The front suspension is more complex than the rear, it is subject to heavy loads, as a result, it breaks much more often. First, we inspect Renault Kangoo shock absorbers, they should not have dents or oil leaks. You can also try to swing the shock absorber to the sides, the swing amplitude should be insignificant.

But the easiest way to check the serviceability of this suspension element is to swing the Renault Kango by pressing the corner where the shock absorber to be diagnosed is located. If, after pressing, Renault Kangoo, having returned to its original state, continued swinging up and down, then this indicates a malfunction of the shock absorber.

8. Next, the springs of the Renault Kango chassis are examined, often their turns break off, so you need to inspect them for cracks and the integrity of all turns. But here you can also determine the functionality of the springs without looking under the car. To do this, you just need to pay attention to the clearance of the Renault Kangoo, if the car has become noticeably lower, then this already indicates a malfunction of the springs, they have sagged and can no longer perform their function properly.

9. Ball and silent blocks are checked only from the bottom side of Renault Kangoo. To diagnose them, it is better to use some kind of metal lever to make it easier to check everything for backlash, they should not be in a working car. In the same way, the stabilizer and link mounts of the Renault Kango are checked. To check the wheel bearing, you need to shake the wheel, if there is a play, this indicates a poor condition of the bearing.

12.03.2015 Helpful information

Renault kangoo Is a versatile vehicle that can be used as a compact family minivan or as a "workhorse" for transporting goods. Renault Kengo is designed for cargo and passenger transportation and is available in various modifications. The interior of this car is well thought out, and the side doors move to the side for the convenience of passengers, which is why the operation and Renault Kengo repair does not present any particular difficulties.

Despite the fact that the car, Renault Kangoo, is unpretentious in itself, it will be necessary to repair a car, like any other unit, over time. It is very difficult to attribute our roads, even to low-quality ones, and this, in turn, has a very negative effect on the service life of the car's undercarriage. To prevent serious Renault chassis repair, you need to fix minor malfunctions at each scheduled maintenance.

As a rule, up to 30-40 thousand km. mileage require replacement of the anti-roll bar bush, up to 50-70 thousand km. ball joints and levers make themselves felt. Shock absorbers and hub bearings perform quite well and, depending on your driving style, may require replacement after 100 thousand km. mileage.

The Renault Kangoo engine is quite reliable and durable. More often, repairs are required for diesel engines, which are equipped with a complex direct fuel injection system. The weak points include the crankshaft pulley, which can make itself felt after 1-2 years of active operation.

The car is equipped with a reliable manual transmission, with which problems do not arise up to 250-300 thousand km. mileage. For this, the main thing is to do on time Renault Kengo repairrequiring replacement of oil seals and oil filter. The level of the lubricant must always be kept under control, as a lack of oil has a detrimental effect on the durability of the transmission gears.

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