Central Valve, Removing And Installing: Removing

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The central valves are attached to the underbody in the rear on the left side.

-- Remove the left rear wheel. Refer to WHEELS AND TIRES .

-- Remove the bolts and nuts -arrows-.

-- Loosen the wheel housing liner -1- in the rear area and push forward.

-- Bleed the DRC system (Dynamic Ride Control). Refer to DYNAMIC RIDE CONTROL (DRC), DRAINING AND FILLING .

TIP:

The DRC lines must be extracted before disconnecting them from the central valve. Refer to DYNAMIC RIDE CONTROL (DRC), DRAINING AND FILLING .

Perform this step on both wiring harnesses on the central valve.

-- Remove the nuts -arrows-.

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-- Disengage the heat shield from the bracket -1- and remove.

Left Central Valve:

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-- Remove the union bolts -1- and detach hydraulic lines.

-- Remove the bolts -3-, remove central valve -2-.

Right Central Valve:

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-- Remove the union bolts -2- and detach hydraulic lines.

TIP:

Use a long extension and a 24 mm crowfoot wrench, commercially available, to remove the union bolts.

-- Remove the bolts -4-.

-- Remove the nuts -1-.

-- Slightly press down the bracket -5- and remove central valve -3-.