Preliminary Work
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- Disconnect 48-volt vehicle electrical system.
> Work instruction for 48 V vehicle electrical system
- Remove wheels.
> 440519 REMOVING AND INSTALLING WHEEL - information on "Removing"
- Remove front-axle support.
> 400819 REMOVING AND INSTALLING FRONT-AXLE SUPPORT - information on "Removing"
- Remove anti-roll bar.
> 407719 REMOVING AND REINSTALLING FRONT STABILISER - information on "Removing"
> 407719 REMOVING AND REINSTALLING FRONT STABILISER (PDCC) - information on "Removing"
- To make it easier to remove the tie-rod ball, swivel the relevant wheel bearing housing so that the tie rod is fully extended.
- Remove air guide for brake disc -1-
.
Air-guide element on tie rod
- 6.1 Cut tie-wrap -2- .
- 6.2 Remove air guide for brake disc -1- .
- Remove tie-rod ball -1-
at the wheel bearing housing.
- 7.1 Unscrew nut -2-
on joint pin for the tie-rod ball as far as required so that it is flush with the upper edge of the joint pin.
Mounting for tie rod on wheel bearing housing
- 7.2 Press off joint pin on the tie-rod ball using > T40010A - ball joint puller
.
Joint pin (shown on the 971)
- 7.3 Unscrew nut from the joint pin on the tie-rod ball and counter at the hexagon socket of the joint pin.
- 7.1 Unscrew nut -2-
on joint pin for the tie-rod ball as far as required so that it is flush with the upper edge of the joint pin.