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Wheel Carrier: Removal

  1. Raise and support vehicle. Remove wheel. Apply parking brake. Use a 12-point socket to loosen rear axle shaft collar nut. See Fig 1.
  2. Remove brake disc (61). See FRONT & REAR DISC BRAKE ROTOR under REMOVAL & INSTALLATION in BRAKES article.
  3. Remove brake shoes of parking brake (103). See PARKING BRAKE SHOES under REMOVAL & INSTALLATION in BRAKES article.
  4. Remove torsion bar link rod (6k). See Fig 2 and TORSION BAR  .
  5. Remove brake cable from wheel carrier (7).
  6. Remove left rear RPM sensor (L6/3) from wheel carrier.
  7. Remove camber strut (2) from wheel carrier.
  8. Remove torque strut (3) from wheel carrier.
  9. Remove thrust arm (5) from wheel carrier.
  10. Remove tie rod (4) from wheel carrier.
  11. Press rear axle shaft (37) out of the wheel carrier. Do not damage exciter ring for speed sensor or sleeve.
  12. Unscrew bolt of spring link (6) on wheel carrier.
Fig 1: Removing & Installing Rear Shaft Twelve-Point Collar Nut
G00329756Courtesy of MERCEDES-BENZ OF NORTH AMERICA.
Fig 2: Removing & Installing Wheel Carrier
G00329755Courtesy of MERCEDES-BENZ OF NORTH AMERICA.
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