Removing Shock Absorber Fork
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- Loosen tie-rod ball -1-
from the wheel bearing housing -2-
.
Tie-rod ball on wheel bearing housing
- 1.1 Unscrew nut -3- as far as required on joint pin -4- for tie-rod ball -1- until it is flush with the upper edge of the joint pin -4- .
- 1.2 Press off joint pin -4- for tie-rod ball -1- using > T40010 - ball joint puller .
- 1.3 Unscrew nut -3- from joint pin -4- , counter at the hexagon socket of the joint pin -4- and remove tie-rod ball -1- from wheel bearing housing -2- .
- Unscrew nut -1-
and remove connecting link -2-
for front angle sensor for headlight beam adjustment from the lower trailing arm.
Front angle sensor for headlight beam adjustment on lower trailing arm
- Unscrew screw -4-
securing connecting link for anti-roll bar to shock absorber fork -1-
.
Connecting link for anti-roll bar
- 3.1 Raise the wheel suspension as far as required on the opposite side using > VAS 6931 - engine and gearbox jack so that the screw can be unscrewed -4- without any great resistance or load.
- Support the wheel bearing housing to prevent the wheel bearing housing from tilting.
Support T10149 on wheel hub
- 4.1 > T10149 - Support must be fitted on > VAS 6931 - engine and gearbox jack .
- 4.2 Turn the wheel hub until one bore is at the highest position and secure > T10149 - support at the very top bore of the wheel hub using a wheel bolt -Arrow- . > Support T10149 on wheel hub
- Loosen upper trailing arms -1 and 2-
from wheel bearing housing -5-
.
Upper trailing arm on wheel bearing housing
- 5.1 Unscrew clamping screw on wheel bearing housing -3- and counter at the nut -4- at the same time.
- 5.2 Pull upper trailing arms -1 and 2- out of the wheel bearing housing -5- .
- Remove shock absorber fork -1-
.
Shock absorber fork
- 6.1 Unscrew screw securing shock absorber fork to lower trailing arm -2- and counter at the nut -3- at the same time.
- 6.2 Unscrew clamping screw securing shock absorber fork to spring strut -4- and counter at the nut -5- at the same time.
- 6.3 Open up shock absorber fork clamp -1- using > 3424 - spreader > 3424 - spreader .
- 6.4 Pull shock absorber fork -1- down off the spring strut. Carefully pull the wheel bearing housing down slightly if necessary.