33 32 131 Removing and Installing/Replacing A Steering Knuckle/Wheel Carrier
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Necessary preliminary tasks:
- Remove output shaft. See 33 21 001 REMOVING AND INSTALLING OR REPLACING LEFT OUTPUT SHAFT and/or 33 21 002 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING RIGHT OUTPUT SHAFT
- Remove brake disc. See 34 21 320 REMOVING AND INSTALLING OR REPLACING BOTH REAR BRAKE DISCS
- Replacement only: drive out drive flange for rear axle shaft. See 33 41 005 REPLACING LEFT DRIVE FLANGE ON REAR AXLE SHAFT and/or 33 41 007 REPLACING RIGHT DRIVE FLANGE ON REAR AXLE SHAFT
- Disconnect handbrake Bowden cable from expander lock. See 34 41 120 REMOVING AND INSTALLING OR REPLACING BOTH HANDBRAKE BOWDEN CABLES
- Remove pulse generator from wheel carrier. See 34 52 535 REPLACING A REAR PULSE GENERATOR
- Remove stabilizer link from wheel carrier
- Remove coil spring. See 33 53 000 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING REAR LEFT OR RIGHT COIL SPRING
- Remove shock absorber from camber arm
- Remove trailing arm from wheel carrier. See 33 32 021 REPLACING LEFT OR RIGHT TRAILING ARM
- Remove guide arm from wheel carrier. See 33 32 091 REPLACING A GUIDE ARM
- Remove toe arm from wheel carrier. See 33 32 180 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING LEFT OR RIGHT TOE ARM
- Secure wheel carrier against falling out.
- Remove upper control arm from wheel carrier. See 33 32 071 REPLACING ONE UPPER CONTROL ARM
- Remove camber arm from wheel carrier. See 33 32 190 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING LEFT OR RIGHT CAMBER ARM
Remove wheel carrier.
Replacement:
Modify brake carrier/brake guard plate.
After installation:
- Adjust handbrake. See 34 10 014 ADJUSTING HANDBRAKE
- Perform chassis alignment check. See 32 00 ... CHASSIS/WHEEL ALIGNMENT CHECK PROCEDURE