Running gear, axles, steering

Kapitelübersicht

• Technical data
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• 1 Evaluating accident vehicles
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• 1.1 Checklist for evaluating running gear on accident vehicles
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• 2 Safety information
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• 2.1 Safety measures when working on vehicles with a start/stop system
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• 2.2 Safety precautions when working on subframe
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• 3 Repair instructions
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• 3.1 Steering rack
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• 3.2 Gaskets and seals
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• 3.3 Nuts and bolts
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• 3.4 Repairing damaged threads in longitudinal member (subframe to body)
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• 3.5 Electrical components
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• 3.6 Raising suspension to unladen position (vehicles with coil springs)
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• Front suspension
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• 1 Front axle
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• 1.1 Overview - front axle
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• 2 Subframe
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• 2.1 Assembly overview - subframe
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• 2.2 Fixing position of subframe
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• 2.3 Removing and installing subframe without steering rack
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• 2.4 Removing and installing subframe with steering rack
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• 2.5 Removing and installing anti-roll bar
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• 2.6 Renewing anti-roll bar bushes
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• 3 Suspension strut, upper suspension link
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• 3.1 Assembly overview - suspension strut, upper suspension link
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• 3.2 Removing and installing suspension strut
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• 3.3 Repairing suspension strut
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• 4 Lower suspension link, swivel joint
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• 4.1 Removing and installing lower suspension link
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• 4.2 Checking swivel joint
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• 4.3 Removing and installing swivel joint
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• 4.4 Renewing front bonded rubber bush for lower suspension link
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• 4.5 Renewing rear bonded rubber bush for lower suspension link
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• 5 Wheel bearing
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• 5.1 Assembly overview - wheel bearing
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• 5.2 Removing and installing wheel bearing housing
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• 5.3 Removing and installing wheel bearing unit
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• 6 Drive shaft
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• 6.1 Overview - drive shaft
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• 6.2 Assembly overview - drive shaft
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• 6.3 Removing and installing drive shaft
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• 6.4 Removing and installing joint body
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• 6.5 Removing and installing drive shaft heat shield
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• 6.6 Dismantling and assembling drive shaft
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• 6.7 Checking outer constant velocity joint
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• 6.8 Checking inner constant velocity joint
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• Rear suspension
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• 1 Rear axle
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• 1.1 Overview - rear axle
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• 1.2 Removing and installing rear axle
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• 2 Axle beam
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• 2.1 Assembly overview - axle beam
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• 2.2 Renewing bonded rubber bush for axle beam
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• 3 Suspension strut, shock absorber, spring
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• 3.1 Assembly overview - suspension strut, shock absorber, spring
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• 3.2 Removing and installing shock absorbers
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• 3.3 Repairing shock absorber
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• 3.4 Removing and installing spring
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• 4 Wheel bearing assembly, trailing arm
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• 4.1 Assembly overview - wheel bearing
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• 4.2 Removing and installing wheel bearing unit
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• Self-levelling suspension
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• 1 Electronically controlled damping system
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• 1.1 Assembly overview - electronically controlled damping system
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• 1.2 Removing and installing electronically controlled damping control unit J250
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• 2 Vehicle level sender
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• 2.1 Assembly overview - rear vehicle level senders
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• 2.2 Removing and installing rear vehicle level senders G76 / G77
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• Wheels, tyres, vehicle geometry
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• 1 Wheels, tyres
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• 1.1 Pressing tyre off wheel rim
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• 1.2 Removing tyre from wheel
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• 1.3 Mounting tyre
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• 1.4 Wheel change
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• 1.5 Specified torques for wheel bolts
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• 1.6 Tyre sealant
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• 1.7 Tyre sealant disposal
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• 1.8 Models with breakdown set
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• 2 Tyre pressure monitoring system
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• 2.1 System description - tyre pressure monitoring system
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• 3 Wheel alignment
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• 3.1 Notes for wheel alignment
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• 3.2 Conditions for testing
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• 3.3 Test preparations
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• 3.4 Specifications for wheel alignment
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• 3.5 Wheel alignment procedure
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• 3.6 Necessity of wheel alignment
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• 3.7 Vehicle data sticker
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• 3.8 Adjusting camber at front wheels
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• 3.9 Adjusting camber on rear axle
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• 3.10 Adjusting toe at rear axle
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• 3.11 Adjusting front axle toe
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• 3.12 Checking maximum wheel lock
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• 4 Vibration due to wheels/tyres - causes and rectification
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• 4.1 Causes of rough running
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• 4.2 Conducting a road test before balancing wheels
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• 4.3 Balancing wheel
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• 4.4 Vibration control system
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• 4.5 Checking radial and lateral runout of wheels and tyres
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• 4.6 Checking radial and lateral run-out on wheel rim
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• 4.7 Matching wheels and tyres
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• 4.8 Determining flat spots on tyres
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• 5 Adaptive cruise control
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• 5.1 Calibrating adaptive cruise control
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• Steering
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• 1 Steering wheel
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• 1.1 Assembly overview - steering wheel
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• 1.2 Removing and installing steering wheel
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• 2 Steering column
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• 2.1 Assembly overview - steering column
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• 2.2 Removing and installing steering column
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• 2.3 Handling and transporting steering column
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• 2.4 Removing and installing intermediate steering shaft
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• 2.5 Repairing steering column
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• 2.6 Removing and installing power steering control unit J500
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• 3 Steering rack
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• 3.1 Assembly overview - steering rack
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• 3.2 Removing and installing steering rack
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• 3.3 Repairing steering rack
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• 3.4 Removing and installing track rod
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• 3.5 Removing and installing track rod ball joint
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• 3.6 Adjusting steering rack
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• 4 Sensors
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• 4.1 Removing and installing steering angle sender G85
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