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To remove

  1. Raise the car.
  2. Remove the wheel.
  3. Remove the retaining spring from the brake pad.
    Fig 1: Illustration For Steps 3-4
    G03619856Courtesy of SAAB-SCANIA OF AMERICA, INC.
  4. Remove the protective covers. Remove the hydraulic body and suspend it with a hook in the brake pipe holder.

    Remove the outer brake pad.

  5. Remove the brake caliper holder.
    Fig 2: Illustration For Step 5
    G03619857Courtesy of SAAB-SCANIA OF AMERICA, INC.
  6. Remove the brake disc.
    Fig 3: Illustration For Steps 6-7
    G03619858Courtesy of SAAB-SCANIA OF AMERICA, INC.
  7. Remove the wheel sensor connection.
  8. Clean, lubricate the bolt threads and remove the nut which holds the toe-link to the steering swivel member.
    Fig 4: Illustration For Steps 8-12
    G03619859Courtesy of SAAB-SCANIA OF AMERICA, INC.
  9. Relieve the weight from the lower suspension arm with an pillar jack and remove the bolt.
    NOTE: The bolt must be unscrewed from the suspension arm.

    Remove the jack.

  10. Clean, lubricate the bolt threads and remove the lower damper bracket.
  11. Remove the anti-roll bar link from the steering swivel member.
  12. Remove the upper suspension arm from the steering swivel member.
  13. Remove the steering swivel member from the longitudinal link and lift the hub from the toe-link.
    Fig 5: Illustration For Step 13
    G03619860Courtesy of SAAB-SCANIA OF AMERICA, INC.
  14. Remove the hub and the brake shield.
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