Tools And Materials
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> VAS 6832 - Master Gear unit elevating platform and > VAS 6832/1A - Assembly Fixture - Cayenne are required for removing and installing the front-axle carrier.
Elevating platform
| A | Assembly mandrel => Height can be adjusted; used for mounting in the engine carrier; equipped with a locking screw to prevent engine from tipping and for height adjustment. Item 2 in base carrier |
| B | Wheel hub holder => Secures the spring struts to prevent them from tipping. Inserted from the side into the second cross member from the front |
| C | Assembly mandrel => Height can be adjusted; used for mounting in the front-axle carrier at the front; equipped with a locking screw to prevent engine from tipping and for height adjustment. Item 1 in base carrier |
| D | Support => Not used here. |
| E | Wishbone support => Used in conjunction with -B- to protect the wheel suspension and spring struts from damage. |
| F | Assembly mandrel => For mounting on the front-axle carrier at the rear. Item 3 in base carrier |
| G | Assembly mandrel => Guide for positioning the lifting platform into the body; first moves into a bore in the body for centring roughly. Item 4 in base carrier |
| H | Assembly mandrel => For mounting on the transmission cross member. Item 5 on base carrier |
Tool overview
| A | Support => Prevents the engine from tipping backwards. Not generally used. |
| B | Wheel hub holder => Secures the spring struts to prevent them from tipping. |
| 1/11 | Front front-axle carrier mounting => Height can be adjusted; used for mounting in the front-axle carrier at the front; equipped with a locking screw to prevent engine from tipping and for height adjustment. Item 1 in base carrier |
| 1a | Support with height adjustment => Screwed into part 1/11. |
| 2 | Lateral mounting mandrel for engine carrier => Height can be adjusted; used for mounting in the engine carrier; equipped with a locking screw to prevent engine from tipping and for height adjustment. Item 2 in base carrier |
| 2a | Support with height adjustment => Screwed into part 2. |
| 2b | Protection against tipping => Screwed into Part 2a. Prevents the engine from tipping forward. |
| 3 | Rear front-axle carrier mounting => Item 3 in base carrier |
| 4 | Mounting in the body => Item 4 in base carrier |
| 5 | Mounting for transmission cross member => Item 5 in base carrier |
Complete structure of the base carrier with mounting mandrels
| A, 22 and 11 | Not used for removing the engine!! |
| 1 | Screw in mounting mandrel for front-axle carrier at the front (instead of "11") |