Running gear, axles, steering

Chapter overview

• Technical data
  1
• 1 General information
  1
• 1.1 General notes on tyre pressure indicator
  1
• 2 Repair instructions
  2
• 2.1 Raising wheel bearing assembly to unladen position
  2
• 3 Evaluating accident vehicles
  6
• 3.1 Check list for evaluating running gear on accident vehicles
  6
• Front suspension
  8
• 1 Front axle
  8
• 1.1 Overview - front axle
  8
• 1.2 Overview - front axle (Crafter 4MOTION with Achleitner four-wheel drive)
  8
• 2 Subframe
  10
• 2.1 Assembly overview – subframe
  10
• 2.2 Removing and installing subframe with steering rack
  14
• 2.3 Removing and installing anti-roll bar
  31
• 2.4 Removing and installing coupling rod
  34
• 2.5 Removing and installing saddle plate
  37
• 2.6 Removing and installing leaf spring
  38
• 3 Suspension strut, upper suspension link
  43
• 3.1 Assembly overview - suspension strut, upper suspension link
  43
• 3.3 Removing and installing suspension strut
  46
• 4 Lower suspension link, swivel joint
  56
• 4.1 Assembly overview - lower suspension link, swivel joint - Crafter
  56
• 4.3 Removing and installing lower suspension link
  61
• 4.5 Removing and installing bonded rubber bushes for lower suspension link
  68
• 5 Wheel bearing
  72
• 5.1 Assembly overview – wheel bearing assembly
  72
• 5.3 Removing and installing wheel bearing housing
  77
• 5.6 Checking wheel bearing play (Crafter 4MOTION with Achleitner four-wheel drive)
  85
• 5.7 Adjusting wheel bearing play (Crafter 4MOTION with Achleitner four-wheel drive)
  87
• 6 Drive shaft
  97
• Rear suspension
  110
• 1 Rear axle
  110
• 1.1 Assembly overview - rear axle
  110
• 1.2 Assembly overview - rear axle, vehicles with twin wheels
  113
• 1.3 Measuring length on U-bolt
  116
• 1.4 Removing and installing leaf spring stop buffer
  117
• 1.5 Removing and installing leaf spring
  117
• 1.6 Removing and installing leaf spring, vehicles with twin wheels
  120
• 1.7 Renewing leaf spring rubber bush
  123
• 1.8 Renewing leaf spring rubber bush
  125
• 1.9 Removing and installing shackle, vehicles with twin wheels
  127
• 1.10 Renewing shackle rubber bush, vehicles with twin wheels
  129
• 1.11 Removing and installing spring bracket
  130
• 1.12 Removing and installing rear axle shaft
  132
• 1.13 Removing and installing rear axle shaft, vehicles with twin wheels
  134
• 1.14 Renewing shrink ring, vehicles with twin wheels
  136
• 2 Anti-roll bar
  138
• 2.1 Assembly overview – anti-roll bar
  138
• 2.2 Assembly overview - anti-roll bar, vehicles with twin wheels
  140
• 2.3 Removing and installing anti-roll bar
  140
• 2.4 Removing and installing anti-roll bar, vehicles with twin wheels
  142
• 2.5 Removing and installing coupling rods (Crafter 4MOTION with Achleitner four-wheel drive)
  143
• 2.6 Renewing anti-roll bar bushes, vehicles with twin wheels
  145
• 2.7 Renewing coupling rod bushes, vehicles with twin wheels
  147
• 3 Suspension strut, shock absorber, spring
  149
• 3.1 Removing and installing shock absorber
  149
• 4 Wheel bearing assembly, trailing arm
  151
• 4.1 Assembly overview – wheel bearing assembly
  151
• 4.2 Assembly overview - wheel bearing unit, vehicles with twin wheels
  152
• 4.3 Removing and installing wheel bearing unit, vehicles with twin wheels
  154
• 4.4 Removing and installing wheel hub, vehicles with twin wheels
  157
• 4.5 Adjusting wheel bearing play, vehicles with twin wheels
  159
• Wheels, tyres, vehicle geometry
  163
• 1 Wheels, tyres
  163
• 1.1 Specified torques for wheel bolts
  163
• 1.2 Renewing wheel bolts, vehicles with twin wheels
  163
• 2 Tyre Pressure Monitoring System
  167
• 2.1 Assembly overview - tyre pressure sensor
  167
• 2.2 Removing and installing tyre pressure sensor G222/G223/G224/G225
  169
• 2.3 Changing wheels on vehicles with Tyre Pressure Monitoring System
  172
• 2.4 Changing tyres on vehicles with Tyre Pressure Monitoring System
  173
• 3 Wheel alignment
  177
• 3.1 Notes for wheel alignment
  177
• 3.2 Necessity of wheel alignment
  178
• 3.3 Test preparations
  179
• 3.4 Conditions for testing
  180
• 3.5 Determining suspension height at edge of wheel housing on front/rear
  181
• 3.6 Specifications for wheel alignment
  183
• 3.7 Adjusting camber at front wheels
  187
• 3.8 Adjusting front axle toe
  188
• 3.9 Adjusting caster on front axle
  190
• 4 Front camera for assist systems
  191
• 4.1 Calibrating lane departure warning camera R233
  191
• Steering
  196
• 1 Steering wheel
  196
• 1.1 Removing and installing steering wheel
  196
• 2 Steering column
  198
• 2.1 Assembly overview – steering column
  198
• 2.2 Removing and installing steering column
  199
• 2.3 Removing and installing intermediate steering shaft
  200
• 2.4 Removing and installing control unit for electronic steering column lock J764
  202
• 3 Steering rack
  203
• 3.1 Assembly overview – steering rack
  203
• 3.2 Adjusting steering rack
  206
• 3.3 Removing and installing steering rack
  213
• 3.5 Removing and installing track rod
  222
• 3.6 Removing and installing track rod ball joint
  225
• 3.7 Removing and installing bellows
  226
• 4 Hydraulic power steering
  229
• 4.1 Assembly overview - hydraulic lines, reservoir, 4-cylinder diesel engine
  229
• 4.2 Assembly overview - vane pump, 4-cylinder diesel engine
  231
• 4.3 Assembly overview - vane pump, 5-cylinder diesel engine
  233
• 4.4 Checking hydraulic fluid level of power steering
  235
• 4.5 Bleeding steering system
  236
• 4.6 Check steering for leaks
  236
• 4.7 Checking vane pump delivery pressure, 4-cylinder diesel engine
  237
• 4.8 Checking vane pump delivery pressure, 5-cylinder diesel engine
  239
• 4.9 Removing and installing vane pump, 4-cylinder diesel engine
  242
• 4.10 Removing and installing vane pump, 5-cylinder diesel engine
  245