Installing rear wheel bearing housing: Installing

1. Insert wheel bearing housing together with drive shaft.

To insert the ball-joint pin into the wheel bearing housing, pull the transverse control arm down evenly with both hands while swivelling the wheel bearing housing inwards. Get another person to help you with this.

Fig 1: Rear toe and transverse control arm

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2. Fit connecting link (suspension/stabilizer), toe and transverse control arm at the wheel bearing housing.

2.1. Tighten nut on connecting link.

Counter at the connecting link while tightening.

→ Tightening torque: 85 (63 ftlb.) Nm

2.2. Tighten nut on toe control arm -1b- . See Fig 1.

→ Tightening torque: 75 (56 ftlb.) Nm

2.3. Tighten nut on transverse control arm -1a- . See Fig 1.

→ Tightening torque: 75 (56 ftlb.) Nm

2.4.

3. Fit the drive shaft on the transmission.

→ Tightening torque: 81 (60 ftlb.) Nm

Fig 2: Overview of brake shoes

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4. Install parking-brake shoes.

4.1. Press parking-brake cable into guide on wheel bearing housing and engage it on the actuating lever -7- . See Fig 2.

4.2. Install parking-brake shoes Refer to 46 83 20 Removing and installing brake shoes - as of MY 2005 (All Models) .

5. Secure brake hose bracket to wheel bearing housing.

→ Tightening torque: 10 (7.5 ftlb.) Nm

6. Install speed sensor .

7. Secure brake caliper on wheel bearing housing.

→ Tightening torque: 85 (63 ftlb.) Nm

Fig 3: Combination wire

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8. Connect electric connections (combination wire) on wheel bearing housing.

Tighten screw -1- on combination wire. See Fig 3.

Secure line for brake pad wear indicator on spring strut support.

Connect electric connectors for combination wire for ABS and brake pad wear indicator and lock using a safety clip.

→ Tightening torque: 10 (7.5 ftlb.) Nm

Fig 4: Removing/fitting parking-brake cable

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9. Engage the parking-brake cable at the parking-brake lever and adjust parking-brake shoes.

9.1. Engage the parking-brake cable at the parking-brake lever.

9.2. Check parking brake adjustment.

Check basic setting of parking-brake shoes. The parking brake cannot be adjusted at the parking-brake cable since it is self-adjusting.

Refer to 46 83 16 Adjusting the parking-brake shoes - as of MY 2005 (All Models) .