Part IV, Stub axle carrier - front wheel drive: Notes

Fig 1: Rear Axle Part IV, Stub Axle Carrier - Front Wheel Drive

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1 - Stub axle carrier

• Vehicles with front wheel drive
• Removing and installing → Stub axle carrier/wheel bearing housing and wheel bearing unit 
• Servicing → Stub axle carrier - front wheel drive, servicing 

2 - Wheel bearing unit

• Removing and installing → Stub axle carrier/wheel bearing housing and wheel bearing unit 
• The wheel bearing and wheel hub are installed together in a housing.
• This wheel bearing/hub unit is maintenance and adjustment free. Adjusting and servicing is not possible!
• Does not need to be replaced

• If wheel bearing unit can be removed from stub axle carrier by hand, wheel bearing unit is OK and can be reinstalled.
• If it cannot be removed by hand, wheel bearing unit must be replaced.
• Replace only as a unit

3 - Collar screw

• Always replace
• Tighten to 200 Nm plus 180° additional turn
• Tighten to 200 Nm, if vehicle is raised, only tighten with additional turn when vehicle is on floor
• If vehicle is resting on floor, do not loosen more than 90°

4 - Dust cap

• Always replace if removed
• An appropriate seal can only be achieved with a new dust cap.
• Only then is an optimum function and long service life guaranteed.

5 - Speed sensor

• Wire routing Speed sensor wire routing on trapezoidal control arm 

6 - Hex socket head bolt, 10 Nm

7 - Nut, self-locking

• Always replace

8 - Washer

9 - Strut

• On vehicles with Dynamic Ride Control (DRC II), empty and fill system → Dynamic Ride Control (DRC II), emptying and filling 
• Removing and installing → Strut 
• Observe installed location Strut location 
• Note different vehicle versions, see vehicle data plate. Clarification of Production Control numbers (PR No.) 

• Faulty struts must be vented and emptied before disposal → Rear gas-filled strut, venting 
• Check removed strut → Strut, checking 

10 - Combi-bolt, 36 Nm

11 - Combi-bolt

• Always replace
• Tighten to 150 Nm plus an additional 90° turn
• Tighten bolts only in curb weight position