Installing Front Anti-Roll Bar

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WARNING: Wheel bearing housing raised incorrectly

Risk of squashing
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 can be found in → 4495TW ADJUSTMENT VALUES FOR SUSPENSION ALIGNMENT . Always observe the following points!

Fig 1: Identifying Dimension 1 - Centre Of Wheel To Lower Edge Of Wing (Front Axle)
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On vehicles with air springs, the respective air spring must be bled using the Porsche System Tester. → 4301IN BLEEDING AND FILLING THE LEVELLING SYSTEM
Vehicle position can be set by carefully raising the relevant wheel bearing housing.
Use an intermediate layer (hard rubber)! Do not damage the brake cover plate.

Fig 2: Lifting Wheel Carrier (Example Without Wheel And Brake Disc)
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Screws and nuts are Geomet-coated and must not be greased.
Grease the splines of the drive shaft slightly with aluminum paste Optimoly TA.
Drive shafts must not be left hanging from the joint stop! Tie them up.

Install anti-roll-bar mount according to the marking, along with the anti-roll bar.
The marking -IN- must be pointing to the center of the vehicle, while the marking -OUT- must be pointing to the outside of the vehicle.

Fig 3: Identifying Marking On Anti-Roll-Bar Mount
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Tighten fastening nuts -1- on the suspension/stabilizer on both sides of the vehicle. Tightening torque 100 Nm (74 ftlb.)

Fig 4: Identifying Suspension/Stabilizer Mounting Nut
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Position the anti-roll bar before tightening the fastening screws on the anti-roll-bar mount (= fastening screws for front-axle support) so that the highest point of the anti-roll bar is positioned at a distance from the frame support (not the fold!) of -1- .
Dimension -1- is → Control value: 93 mm

Installation dimension of anti-roll bar