Preliminary Work

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The tie rod (toe control arm) -2- can only be installed when the rear-axle carrier side section -2- is removed.
The tie rod -2- is referred to as the toe control arm in the description below.

Fig 1: Identifying Tie Rod Components (Toe Control Arm)
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Raise the vehicle.
→ 4X00IN LIFTING THE VEHICLE .
Remove wheel.
→ 440519 REMOVING AND INSTALLING WHEEL .
Remove cover for rear underbody.
→ 519419 REMOVING AND INSTALLING COVER FOR REAR UNDERBODY .

On the Cabriolet, also remove the support plate.

→ 421419 REMOVING AND INSTALLING SUPPORT PLATE ".
Remove rear-axle cross member.
→ 420619 REMOVING AND INSTALLING REAR-AXLE CROSS MEMBER .
Remove wheel bearing housing with drive shaft fitted.
In other words: Contrary to the description → 425219 REMOVING AND INSTALLING REAR WHEEL BEARING HOUSING , loosen the drive shaft at the transmission (rather than removing it from the wheel bearing housing).