Centring camber on the front axle
Camber at the front axle cannot be adjusted. But camber can be centred evenly within the tolerance range by moving the front-axle carrier.
All axle adjustment values must be checked whenever the camber is adjusted!
- Remove front underbody panelling → 519219 REMOVING AND INSTALLING COVER FOR FRONT UNDERBODY .
- Unscrew fastening screws -1 and 2-
and remove heat shields at the left and right.
Heat shield on front-axle carrier
- Loosen fastening screws -1 and 3-
on the transmission support -2-
. This ensures that the transmission mount is not strained.
Gear support
- Loosen fastening screws -1 to 8-
on the front-axle carrier.
Mounting for front-axle carrier
- Raise the front of the vehicle at the lifting platform jacking points using an axle lift.
- Move the front-axle carrier with engine mount and anti-roll bar to the required position using a plastic-coated tyre iron → Moving front-axle carrier
.
Before checking the camber values, compress the vehicle at the front axle several times.
Moving front-axle carrier
- Screw in and tighten new fastening screws -1 and 4-
one after the other.
Step 1: Initial tightening 115 Nm (85 ftlb.)
Step 2: Final tightening +90°
- Screw in and tighten new fastening screws -2 and 3-
one after the other.
Step 1: Initial tightening 115 Nm (85 ftlb.)
Step 2: Final tightening +90°
- Screw in and tighten new fastening screws -5 and 8-
one after the other.
Step 1: Initial tightening 115 Nm (85 ftlb.)
Step 2: Final tightening +90°
- Screw in and tighten new fastening screws -6 and 7-
one after the other.
Step 1: Initial tightening 115 Nm (85 ftlb.)
Step 2: Final tightening +90°
Mounting for front-axle carrier
- Tighten fastening screws -1 and 3-
on the transmission support -2-
. Tightening torque 70 Nm (52 ftlb.)
Gear support
- Check the camber value again.
- Install heat shields at the left and right and tighten fastening screws -1 and 2-
.
Fastening screws -1- : Tightening torque 9 Nm (6.5 ftlb.)
Fastening screw -2- : Tightening torque 20 Nm (15 ftlb.)
Heat shield on front-axle carrier
- Install front underbody panelling → 519219 REMOVING AND INSTALLING COVER FOR FRONT UNDERBODY .