Trailing Arm With Mounting Bracket, Removing And Installing: Installing

Installation is reverse of removal, Noting The Following: 

Fig 1: Threaded Connector, Trailing Arm/Wheel Bearing Housing

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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-.

Always perform the following work in the sequence given!

-- Install the trailing arm and mounting bracket with bolts -1 and 2- on the wheel bearing housing but do not yet tighten.

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-- Raise wheel suspension using :VAS6931  and :T10149  until mounting bracket makes contact on body.

-- Tighten the bolts -arrows- onto the old impression or the marking applied previously.

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-- Secure the line -2- to the mounting bracket -1-.

-- Let down wheel suspension again using :VAS6931  and remove :T10149  from wheel hub.

-- Install coil spring. Refer to SPRING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Tighten bolts -arrows- for longitudinal control arm to tightening specification, observe required position of components while doing so. Refer to Fig 1.

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-- Install the bracket by pressing in the rivet inner pins -arrows-.

-- An axle alignment may be required. Refer to EVALUATING NEED FOR AXLE ALIGNMENT .