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

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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 Under And Over Dimension Variant Of Control Arm

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Necessary preliminary work:

Remove FRONT WHEEL .
Vehicles with N63 engine: Remove air duct to the intake silencer housing.
Remove RIGHT ELECTRONICS BOX ON WHEEL ARCH. .

Vehicles with N63 engine (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:

Removing and installing/replacing TOP LEFT CONTROL ARM .