Removing Lower Trailing Arm
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- Loosen ball joint on the level sensor linkage -1-
from the lower trailing arm.
Ball joint on level sensor
- Loosen control arm spoiler (air guide for brake Cooling) on the lower trailing arm and turn it up.
Control arm spoiler
- Remove lower trailing arm from the wheel bearing housing.
Removing lower trailing arm from wheel bearing housing
- 3.1 Coat the bellows and press-out tool with tire mounting paste to prevent damage to the bellows on the ball joint.
- 3.2 Unscrew fastening nut on the ball joint of the lower trailing arm -1- and press off the ball joint using > 9560 - press-out tool-2-.
- Loosen threaded connection -2-
securing diagonal arm -1-
to lower trailing arm.
Diagonal arm mounting
- Unscrew fastening screw securing lower trailing arm to front-axle cross member. > Lower trailing arm
to front-axle
cross member
Lower trailing arm to front-axle cross member
- Remove lower trailing arm.