Removing The Sub-Frame

Raise the car.

Remove: 

• the rear wheels
• the screw for the drive shaft and wheel hub on both sides.

Remove: 

• the wheels
• the ABS sensor, the ABS line from the bracket on the wheel spindle
• the brake caliper mounting screws.

Hang up the ABS line and the brake caliper. Use a piece of wire.

Remove: 

• the screw for the bracket for the brake pipe on the sub-frame
• the brake disc's guide pin
• the brake disc.

Remove: 

• the return spring at the expander
• the expander. Lift the brake shoe slightly. Grip the expander and pull it outwards to access the cable.

Unhook the expander from the metal bracket.

Remove the guide sleeve for the cable sleeve. Apply a screwdriver between the guide sleeve lug and wheel arch. Pry apart slightly to remove the sleeve.

Remove: 

• the parking brake cable from the tie rod and sub-frame
• the exhaust system according to Exhaust system, replacing
• the propeller shaft from the viscous coupling. See Removing the propeller shaft .

Remove the plastic nut from the fender liner. Move the fender liner to one side.

Drill out the heat deflector plate rivet on the sub-frame's left rear bushing.

Position a lifting table under the sub-frame.

Remove: 

• the four sub-frame mountings
• the sub-frame brackets screws
• the brake hose mounting stays from mountings on the brackets
• the brake pipes from the plastic clips on the brackets.
  NOTE:

  Also remove the fuel filter bracket on the right bracket.

Lower the subframe carefully.

Remove the three hoses on the evaporative emission system (EVAP) canister.

Lower the subframe completely.