Removing front-axle carrier
- Separate threaded joint -1- .
- Swivel out control arm and secure on the body (e.g. using welding wire).
Mounting for lower control arm
- Remove strut -2- at the lower lock carrier on both sides.
- Open locking lug -1-
with a screwdriver, open housing cover -2-
on the right longitudinal member and remove it.
Housing cover
- Disconnect electric lines on the right longitudinal member.
- 5.1. Unclip headlight vent line -8- at the clip -7- and set it aside.
- 5.2. Unscrew fastening nut -2- and move ground lines -1 and 6- aside.
- 5.3. Disconnect electric plug connection -5- and pull it out of the clip.
- 5.4. Unscrew fastening nut -4-
, remove ground line -3-
and set it aside.
Electric lines on longitudinal member
- Press in locking lugs -1-
, pull out ground line -2-
in -direction of arrow -
and set it aside.
Ground line
- Loosen screw-type clamp securing pressure hose -arrow -
to pressure pipe and pull pressure hose off the pressure pipe.
Pressure hose
- Expose electric wire harness on both sides of the vehicle.
- Expose engine mount.
- Only for V6 biturbo engines:
Unscrew fastening screws -1, 2 and 3-
at the engine mount.
Fastening screws for engine mount
- Prepare unit elevating platform Master Gear unit elevating platform WE 1206 with the assembly fixture Assembly fixture - Macan WE 1612 .
- Raise the elevating platform and guide front locating pins -1-
into the jacking points provided for this purpose on the body.
Locating pins are only for guiding the assembly fixture and must not be fitted .
Only for V6 biturbo engines: Do not use locating pin at the front left in direction of travel (due to accessibility of jacking point).
Lifting platform locating pins, front
- Guide rear assembly driver -1-
into the jacking points provided for this purpose on the body.
Rear assembly driver
- Loosen front-axle carrier.
Mounting for front-axle carrier
- 14.1. Mark installation position of front-axle carrier -a to d- using a felt-tip pen.
- 14.2. Unscrew fastening screws -1 to 8- on the front-axle carrier.