Wheel Bearing Housing: Removing

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-- Loosen the wheel bolts.

-- Raise the vehicle.

-- Remove the wheel.

-- Remove coil spring. Refer to SPRING, MULTI-LINK SUSPENSION .

-- Wheel Bearing Unit, Removing WHEEL BEARING UNIT, MULTI-LINK SUSPENSION .

-- Remove cover plate.

-- Remove ABS wheel speed sensor from wheel bearing housing.

-- Remove the bolt -arrow-.

Fig 1: Locating Shock Absorber Bolt

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-- Remove bolt for tie rod -1-, upper transverse link -2- and lower transverse link -3- from wheel bearing housing -4-.

Fig 2: Identifying Tie Rod Bolt, Upper Transverse Link, Lower Transverse Link, Wheel Bearing Housing And Connecting Link

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-- Remove connecting link -arrow- from the wheel bearing housing.

-- Hold wheel bearing housing tightly and remove the bolts -arrows-.

-- Pull coupling rod -1- out of trailing link.

Fig 3: Identifying Wheel Bearing Housing Bolts And Connecting Link At Trailing Arm

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