Installing Rear Wheel Bearing Housing: Installing

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

Fig 1: Identifying Rear Toe And Transverse Control Arm
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1. 2.1. Tighten nut on connecting link.
  Counter at the connecting link while tightening.
  
  → Tightening torque: 85 Nm (63 ftlb.)
2. 2.2. Tighten nut on toe control arm -1b- .
  → Tightening torque: 75 Nm (56 ftlb.)
3. 2.3. Tighten nut on transverse control arm -1a- .
  → Tightening torque: 75 Nm (56 ftlb.)
4. 2.4.
Fit the drive shaft on the transmission.
→ Tightening torque: 81 Nm (60 ftlb.)
Install parking-brake shoes.

Fig 2: Overview Of Brake Shoes
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1. 4.1. Press parking-brake cable into guide on wheel bearing housing and engage it on the actuating lever -7- .
2. 4.2. Install parking-brake shoes → INSTALLING BRAKE SHOES
Secure brake hose bracket to wheel bearing housing.
→ Tightening torque: 10 Nm (7.5 ftlb.)
Install speed sensor → INSTALLING REAR SPEED SENSOR .
Secure brake calliper on wheel bearing housing.
→ Tightening torque: 85 Nm (63 ftlb.)
Connect electric connections (combination wire) on wheel bearing housing.
Tighten screw -1- on combination wire.

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 Nm (7.5 ftlb.)

Fig 3: Identifying Combination Wire And Mounting Screws
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Engage the parking-brake cable at the parking-brake lever and adjust parking-brake shoes.

Fig 4: Removing Parking-Brake Cable
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1. 9.1. Engage the parking-brake cable at the parking-brake lever.
2. 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.
  
  → 468316 ADJUSTING PARKING-BRAKE SHOES