33 31 000 Removing and Installing Complete Rear Axle Support

33 31 000 Removing And Installing Complete Rear Axle Support







WARNING:
Failure to comply with the following instructions may result in the vehicle slipping off the lifting platform and critically injuring other persons.
Load the luggage compartment with a minimum of 100 kg before lowering/removing the rear axle support.
When supporting components, make sure that:
- the vehicle can no longer be raised or lowered
- the vehicle does not lift off the locating plates on the vehicle hoist.







IMPORTANT:
Observe safety information for raising the vehicle
In order to avoid damage to vehicle hoist, perform weight compensation on vehicle.







Necessary preliminary tasks:
- Remove both rear wheels.
- Remove propeller shaft.
- If necessary, remove trailing link(s).
- Remove both rear coil springs.
- Remove both pulse sensors from wheel carrier, unclip cable from wishbone and rear axle support.
- Disconnect plug connection for brake pad wear sensor
- Disconnect plug connection from ride height sensor and unclip cable from rear axle support
- Detach both parking brake Bowden cables from brake shoe expander and then remove from hooks.
- Remove both shock absorbers from rubber mount/camber arm







NOTE: The subsequent procedure is described in the document "Lowering/raising rear axle support".







IMPORTANT:
- Prior to installation, check sensor head and cable from pulse sensor and renew if necessary.







After installation:
- Bleed brake system.
- Adjust parking brake if the setting of the adjustment unit was changed during detachment and attachment of the parking brake Bowden cable.