Installing Rear Anti-Roll Bar (PDCC)
WARNING: This page is about a different variant/trim than selected.
WARNING:
Caustic fluids
- Danger of chemical burns
- Wear personal protective gear.
- Ensure that there is good ventilation.
- Avoid contact with caustic fluid.
- If you do come into contact, wash off immediately with plenty of warm water and contact a doctor if necessary.
- Fit the anti-roll-bar mount halves at the correct position on the anti-roll bar > Anti-roll-bar mount halves (shown as an example)
. At the correct position means the larger outer diameter is on the wheel side.
Anti-roll-bar mount halves (shown as an example)
- Engage the anti-roll-bar mount halves at the mounting points provided for this purpose -arrow-
.
Mounting points (shown as an example)
- Check the installation position -arrow-
of the anti-roll-bar mount halves with respect to the anti-roll bar. Copy the dimensions of the marking -arrow-
on the old roll-over bar when installing a new roll-over bar.
Marking on anti-roll bar halves (shown as an example)
Information
Dimension X - lower edge of wing to centre of axle (shown as an example)
- All screws and bolts 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. Dimension -X- , from lower edge of wing to centre of axle corresponds to vehicle position. For the current height values, please refer to the adjustment values for suspension alignment
- Visually inspect all parts.
- Replace self-locking nuts.
- Replace all expansion screws (screws fitted using torque angle tightening procedure).
- Use correct tightening torques and torque angle.
- Fit the anti-roll bar and insert the four fastening screws evenly in vehicle position and tighten hand-tight.
- Fit the fastening nuts for the anti-roll bar at the connecting links and tighten hand-tight.
- Clip the two lines for the rear valve block into the brackets.
Clipping lines into brackets
- Fit the union nuts -9-
on the two lines at the rear valve block using an open-ended wrench.
Tightening lines on valve block
- Position the cover on the rear valve block.
- Tighten the two fastening screws -8-
on the valve block cover to > Tightening torque 9 (6.5 ftlb.) Nm
.
Securing valve block cover
- Tighten the fastening screws and fastening nuts for the anti-roll bar and connecting links to the specified tightening torques
- Following assembly, check carefully once again that the steel flexi-pipes are not twisted! The toothed rings -arrows-
must be positioned on the steel flexi-pipes in such a way that they provide adequate protection in the event of contact with adjacent components.
Position of toothed rings (shown as an example)