Remove/install inner tie rod with axial joint - AR46.40-P-0201V

MODELS 171.442 /454 /456 /473 

Fig 1: Identifying Inner Tie Rod With Axial Joint

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	Remove/install
	Risk of death  caused by vehicle slipping or toppling off of the lifting platform.	Align vehicle between the columns of the lifting platform and position the four support plates at the lifting platform support points specified by the vehicle manufacturer.	-
1	Raise vehicle with lifting platform		AR00.60-P-1000V
2	Remove the front wheels
	Remove/install wheels, rotate if necessary		AP40.10-P-4050V
3	Remove tie rod		AR46.40-P-0200V
4	Remove bellows		AR46.40-P-0400V
5	Remove inner track rod with axial joint (12)	Do not use force (hammer blows, severe leverage effect) as the inner tie rod with axial joint (12) and rack-and-pinion steering are sensitive to the effects of side force. The consequence would be distortion and thus unserviceability of the inner tie rod with axial joint (12) and the rack-and-pinion steering. To loosen the inner tie rod with axial joint (12), counterhold the rack (arrow) using open end wrench (012).
		Open wrench	Fig 2
			*BA46.40-P-1003-01E
6	Install in the reverse order

TIE ROD

Number	Designation		Model 171
BA46.40-P-1003-01E	Inner track rod with axial joint to rack-and-pinion joint	Nm	110

Fig 2: Identifying Open-End Wrench (201 589 00 01 00)

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