31 12 003 Removing and installing / replacing top right control arm

NOTE:

Control arms with + or - marking (see illustration) are camber correction arms:

- Underdimension variant

+ Overdimension variant

These camber correction arms are used to correct the camber values by 30 minutes. To be used only if the tolerance values are exceeded or undershot!

An unmarked control arm is a standard part.

Fig 1: Identifying Control Arms With Underdimension And Overdimsion Variant

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Necessary preliminary work:

N63 (with water-cooled DME control unit):

Disconnect all connectors from DME control unit (1) and place to one side.

Fig 2: Identifying DME Control Unit

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IMPORTANT: The screw connection for the spring strut / control arm on the bottom will not be released!

Further procedure is identical to: