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To remove

  1. Raise the car. Use the rear jacking points C and the front jacking points B.
    Fig 1: Locating Various Vehicle Jacking Points
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  2. Remove the rear wheels.
  3. For cars with tyre pressure monitoring:  Remove the wing liners.
  4. Remove the spring and the hydraulic bodies, remove the brake pads and suspend the hydraulic bodies on a hook in the brake hose holder on both sides.
    NOTE: Make sure the brake pipe is not damaged.
    Fig 2: Illustration For Step 4
    G03619812Courtesy of SAAB-SCANIA OF AMERICA, INC.
  5. Remove the parking brake cables from the clamps on the longitudinal links on both sides.
    Fig 3: Illustration For Steps 5-6
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  6. Open the protective case and unplug the connection for the electrical circuit. Remove the wiring harness from the clip set and suspend it out of the way.
  7. For cars with tyre pressure monitoring:  Remove the connector from the signal detector. Remove and twist away the wiring harness.
  8. Cut the exhaust pipe 87 mm in front of the front silencer using 83 95 667 PIPE CUTTER/EXHAUST SYSTEM  . Remove the exhaust system. Clean the cut section of burrs and dirt.
  9. Compress the spring with a 88 18 791 SPRING COMPRESSOR  and the small jaws on one side and lift away the spring.

    Change the 88 18 791 SPRING COMPRESSOR  over to the other spring and remove it.

    Fig 4: Illustration For Step 9
    G03619814Courtesy of SAAB-SCANIA OF AMERICA, INC.
  10. Clean, lubricate and remove the bolts holding the damper arm to the steering swivel member.
    Fig 5: Illustration For Steps 10-11, 13
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  11. Remove the front longitudinal link attachments.
  12. Position the 83 95 311 TROLLEY LIFT  underneath with 89 96 944 Jig, rear subframe.
  13. Remove the bolts holding the subframe to the body.
  14. Remove the parking brake cables from their brackets in the body.
  15. Make sure that the parking brake cables and the cable network allow the longitudinal link to move freely and lower the trolley lift with the subframe.
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