Installing The Sub-Frame
Make up two centering sleeves which are then placed on the rear mountings for the sub-frame. This will make it easier to center the rear suspension.
- Measurement on the centering sleeves:A=20 mm, B=13 mm, C=50 mm .
- Place the sub-frame on a lifting table.
- Raise the sub-frame so that it is approximately 15 cm from the bodywork.
Install the 3 connections on the EVAP canister.
Four-C only
Connect the connectors for the shock absorber on the sub-frame.
All AWD
Lift the sub-frame up completely to the bodywork.
Ensure that the brake pipes are not crimped at the sub-frame mountings.
Install:
- the mounting strut for the brake hose on the sub-frame bracket. Use an M8 screw
- he brake pipe in the clips on the sub-frame brackets.
Do not tighten the screws yet. They will be tightened in the next two operations.
Install:
- the screws for the sub-frame, at the front edge through the brackets
- the screws for the brackets.
Use new screws for the sub-frame's 4 mountings.
Slide up the centering sleeves in the two rear mountings on the sub-frame.
Install the screws. Finger tighten.
Tighten:
- the screws for the front mountings on the sub-frame. Install the screws through the brackets. See Tightening torque .
- the screws (M12) for the brackets.
Remove the screws for the rear mountings on the sub-frame. Remove the centering sleeves .
Install:
- the screws for the rear mountings on the sub-frame. Tighten the screws. See Tightening torque .
- the fuel filter with the holder on the right bracket. Use an M8 screw.
Remove the lifting table.