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Determining Installation Position Of Mounting Bracket Relative To Trailing Arm

Dimension -a- is 34 mm.

Fig 1: Installation Position Of Mounting Bracket To Trailing Link
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1 - Mounting bracket

2 - Trailing link

-- When dimension -a- has been adjusted, tighten bolt.

Installing 

Installation is the reverse of removal, with special attention to the following:

Threaded connection of trailing arm/wheel bearing housing must only be tightened when all other components (spring and strut always) of the respective wheel suspension have been already assembled. To tighten, suspension must be unloaded. Only now do the trailing arm and wheel bearing housing move into the position required -arrows-.