31 12 003 Removing and installing/replacing top right wishbone

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NOTE: Wishbones with + or - marking (see Fig 1) are camber correction arms:
Under dimension variant
+ Over dimension 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 wishbone is a standard part.

Fig 1: Identifying Wishbone Mark Area

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Necessary preliminary work:

Remove FRONT WHEEL .
N63: Remove air duct to the intake silencer housing.
N74: Remove right intake silencer housing.
N47, N53, N54, N57, N63, N74: REMOVE RIGHT ELECTRONICS BOX ON WHEEL ARCH .
N52T: Remove expansion tank for coolant on right wheel arch.

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/wishbone on the bottom will not be released!

Further procedure is identical to:

Removing and installing/replacing TOP LEFT CONTROL ARM .