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Preliminary work

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2016 Porsche Macan and 2015 Porsche Macan. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
  1. Remove the relevant hub cap using puller hook 9229/1  and loosen axle bolt -1-  before raising the vehicle. Operate the brake while doing this (2 mechanics required).
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  2. Raise the vehicle → 4X00IN LIFTING THE VEHICLE .
  3. Remove wheel → 440519 REMOVING AND INSTALLING WHEEL .
  4. Loosen fastening screw -1-  and remove holder -2-. 
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  5. Remove rear brake calliper and suspend it at a suitable position in the wheel housing (do not open the brake hydraulic system!) → 474119 REMOVING AND INSTALLING REAR BRAKE CALLIPER .
  6. Remove rear brake disc → 465319 REMOVING AND INSTALLING REAR BRAKE DISC → 465419 REMOVING AND INSTALLING REAR BRAKE DISC (PCCB) .
  7. Remove rear coil spring and air spring → 427219 REMOVING AND INSTALLING REAR COIL SPRING  → 434319 REMOVING AND INSTALLING REAR AIR SPRING .