Installing rear anti-roll bar
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WARNING:
Wheel bearing housing raised incorrectly
- Risk of crushing
- Risk of damage to components
→ Wear personal protective gear.
→ Do not raise the wheel suspension higher than the normal vehicle position (vehicle resting on wheels).
Information
- All screws and threaded joints 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 -1- , from lower edge of wing to center of axle corresponds to vehicle position. The current height values can be found in
→ 4495TW ADJUSTMENT VALUES FOR SUSPENSION ALIGNMENT .
Pay particular attention to the following points!
- Screws and nuts are Geomet-coated and must not be greased .
Installation is performed in reverse order to removal. Pay particular attention to the following:
- Position connecting links -2- on the removed anti-roll bar -3-.
- Screw fastening screws -1-
into nuts, but do not tighten, so that the connecting links -2-
can still move.
- Guide in and position anti-roll bar with connecting links.
- Screw in fastening screw -4-
for the connecting link -2-
on both sides of the vehicle. Do not tighten!
- Position holder -2-
on the left anti-roll bar clamp -3-.
- Screw in fastening screws -3- for the anti-roll bar clamps on both sides of the vehicle. Do not tighten!
- Tighten fastening screws -3-
for the anti-roll bar clamps on both sides of the vehicle. Initial tightening 20 Nm (15 ft. lb.) Final tightening +180°
- Tighten fastening nut -3-
for the connecting link -2-
from the inside. Initial tightening 50 Nm (37 ft. lb.) Final tightening +90°
Counter at the fastening screw -1 - .
Make sure not to damage the drive shaft while doing so.
- Tighten fastening screw -4-
for the connecting link -2-
at the left and right. Initial tightening 50 Nm (37 ft. lb.) Final tightening +90°
- Position heat shield -2-
and fit and tighten fastening screws -1-
. Tightening torque 20 Nm (15 ft. lb.)
- Tighten fastening screw -1-
on the level sensor -2-. Tightening torque 9 Nm (6.5 ft. lb.)
- Push control unit for Tyre Pressure Monitoring (TPM) -1-
onto the holder -2-
on the left anti-roll bar clamp.