Installing Upper Control Arm At The Front

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Dimension 1 - centre of wheel to lower edge of wing (rear axle shown)

Information 

• All screws and threaded joints on the axle must be tightened in vehicle position. Vehicle position means: vehicle standing on its wheels or the wheel suspension is raised with a universal vehicle lift. Measurement -1-  from the lower edge of the wing to the middle of the vehicle axle corresponds to vehicle position. The current height values can be found in

  > 4495TW ADJUSTMENT VALUES FOR SUSPENSION ALIGNMENT

  Always observe the following points! 

• On vehicles with air springs, the respective air spring must be bled using the Porsche System Tester. 

  > WM, 4301IN BLEEDING AND FILLING THE LEVELLING SYSTEM

• Screws and nuts are Geomet-coated and must not be greased. 

1. Fit threaded joint -2-  for the front control arm at the wheel bearing housing. > Initial tightening 150 Nm (110.6 ftlb.)  --

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   Threaded joint for upper trailing arm (outer)

2. Fit threaded joint -2-  for the front control arm on the chassis subframe. > Initial tightening 90 Nm (66.4 ftlb.)  --

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   Threaded joint for upper trailing arm (inner)

3. Fit rear level sensor on the upper trailing arm at the front

   > 431955 REPLACING REAR LEVEL SENSOR