Running gear

Kapitelübersicht

• Technical data
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• 1 Technical data
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• 1.1 Running gear
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• 1.2 Steering
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• 1.3 Brakes
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• 1.4 Wheels, tyres
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• Front suspension
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• 1 Repairing front suspension (basic running gear)
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• 1.1 Removing and installing subframe, anti-roll bar and suspension link (basic running gear)
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• 1.2 Checking suspension link (basic and Plus running gear)
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• 1.3 Reworking cap nut in longitudinal member (basic and Plus running gear)
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• 1.4 Removing and installing wheel bearing, suspension strut, drive shaft (basic running gear)
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• 1.5 Repairing front suspension strut (basic and Plus running gear)
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• 2 Repairing front suspension (Plus running gear)
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• 2.2 Removing and installing suspension link (Plus running gear)
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• 2.3 Removing and installing wheel bearing, suspension strut (Plus running gear)
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• 2.4 Removing and installing drive shaft (Plus running gear)
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• 2.5 Removing and installing drive shaft with triple roller joint
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• 2.6 Wheel hubs with compressed splines, vehicles with Plus running gear
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• 3 Repairing drive shaft
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• 3.1 Repairing drive shaft with triple roller joint
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• 3.2 Dismantling and assembling triple roller joint
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• 3.3 Checking outer constant velocity joint
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• 3.4 Checking inner constant velocity joint
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• Rear suspension
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• 1 Repairing rear axle (front-wheel drive vehicles)
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• 1.1 Removing and installing bonded rubber bush
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• 1.2 Reworking cap nut in longitudinal member (vehicles with front-wheel drive)
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• 1.3 Revised weld studs for securing brake lines and hand brake cables
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• 2 Repairing rear axle (vehicles with four-wheel drive)
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• 2.1 Repairing rear drive shaft
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• 2.2 Reworking cap nut in longitudinal member (vehicles with four-wheel drive)
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• 2.3 Dismantling and assembling suspension strut (vehicles with four-wheel drive)
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• 3 Repairing wheel bearing
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• 3.1 Repairing wheel bearing, vehicles with front-wheel drive - drum brakes
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• 3.2 Repairing wheel bearing, vehicles with front-wheel drive - disc brakes
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• 3.3 Repairing wheel bearing, vehicles with four-wheel drive - disc brakes
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• Wheels, tyres, vehicle geometry
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• 1 Wheel alignment
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• 1.1 Test requirements:
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• 1.2 Vehicle alignment specifications (vehicles with front-wheel drive)
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• 1.3 Wheel alignment specifications (vehicles with four-wheel drive)
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• 1.4 Adjusting front wheel camber
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• 1.5 Calculating the direction of travel:
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• Anti-lock brake system
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• 1.1 Notes for repairs on ABS, ABS/EDL
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• 1.2 Removing and installing control unit
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• 1.3 Removing and installing speed sensor and speed sensor rotor
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• 2.1 Removing and installing hydraulic unit (LHD)
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• 2.2 Removing and installing brake pedal position sender, LHD
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• 3.1 Connecting brake lines from tandem brake master cylinder to hydraulic unit
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• 3.2 Adjusting brake light switch F
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• 3.3 Removing and installing brake pedal position sender, RHD
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• 3.4 Removing and installing hydraulic unit, RHD
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• 4.1 General information on this ABS
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• 4.2 Notes for repairs on ABS, ABS/EDL
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• 4.3 Removing and installing control unit and hydraulic unit
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• 5 Assembly overview - hydraulic unit, brake servo/brake master cylinder Teves 20 GI - LHD
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• 6 Assembly overview - hydraulic unit, RHD
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• 6.1 Connecting brake lines from tandem brake master cylinder to hydraulic unit
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• Brakes - mechanism
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• 1 Repairing front brakes
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• 1.1 Repairing front brakes, Girling brake caliper
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• 1.2 Removing and installing brake pads
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• 1.3 Repairing front brakes, Teves/ATE
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• 1.4 Removing and installing brake pads
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• 2 Repairing rear brakes, drum brakes
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• 2.1 Removing and installing rear brakes
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• 2.2 Releasing brake shoe adjustment
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• 2.3 Repairing rear brakes
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• 2.4 Removing and installing brake shoes
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• 2.5 Adjusting handbrake, drum brakes
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• 3 Repairing rear brakes, disc brakes
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• 3.1 Repairing Girling rear disc brakes, vehicles with front or four-wheel drive
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• 3.2 Removing and installing brake pads
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• 3.3 Adjusting handbrake, disc brakes
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• 4 Assembly overview - handbrake lever
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• 5 Removing and installing brake pedal/brake servo
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• 5.1 Removing and installing brake pedal
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• Brakes - hydraulics
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• 1 Assembly overview - brake master cylinder/brake servo
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• 2 Repairing Girling front brake calipers
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• 2.1 Removing and installing piston for front brake caliper
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• 3 Repairing Teves/ATE front brake caliper
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• 4 Repairing rear brake caliper
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• 4.1 Removing and installing piston for rear brake caliper
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• 5 Checking and adjusting brake pressure regulator
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• 5.1 Vehicles without ABS, vehicles with ABS, ABS/EDL, Teves 04
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• 5.2 Load dependent brake pressure regulator specifications
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• 6 Bleeding the brake system on vehicles with and without ABS or ABS/EDL
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• 6.1 Bleeding the brake system on vehicles with and without ABS or ABS/EDL
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• 6.3 Bleeding brake system without brake filling and bleeding unit
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• Steering
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• 1.1 Removing and installing airbag module
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• 1.2 Removing and installing steering wheel with airbag
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• 1.3 Removing and installing coil connector with slip ring
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• 1.4 Removing and installing column tube for height adjustable steering wheel
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• 2 Repairing power steering
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• 2.1 Checking pump delivery pressure
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• 2.2 Removing and installing power steering box
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• 2.3 Assembly overview - power steering box (TRW)
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• 2.4 Adjusting power steering box (TRW)
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• 2.5 Assembly overview - power steering box (ZF)
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• 2.6 Adjusting power steering box (ZF)
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• 2.7 Revised track rod ball joints
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• 2.9 Removing and installing track rod (TRW and ZF power steering box)
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• 2.10 Checking and adjusting length of left track rod
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• 3 Assembly overview - vane pump, hydraulic lines, reservoir (vehicles with 4-cyl. engines)
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• 3.1 Assembly overview - hydraulic lines, reservoir (vehicles with 4-cyl. engines)
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• 3.3 Removing and installing power steering vane pump (vehicles with 16V engine)
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• 3.4 Tensioning V-belt on vehicles with 4-cylinder engine
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• 4 Assembly overview - pressure line and cooling line (vehicles with VR6 engine)
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• 4.1 Removing and installing power steering vane pump (vehicles with VR6 engine)
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