Running gear, axles, steering

Chapter overview

• Technical data
  1
• 1 Evaluating accident vehicles
  1
• 1.1 Check list for evaluating running gear on accident vehicles
  1
• 2 General information
  3
• 2.1 General information
  3
• 3 Repair notes
  4
• 3.1 General repair instructions
  4
• 3.2 Steering rack
  4
• 3.3 Gaskets and seals
  4
• 3.4 Nuts and bolts
  5
• 3.5 Electrical components
  5
• 3.6 Raising wheel bearing assembly to unladen position
  5
• 3.7 Repairing front wheel suspension
  8
• 3.8 Repairing damaged threads in longitudinal member
  8
• Front suspension
  9
• 1 Front axle
  9
• 1.1 Overview - front axle
  9
• 1.2 Overview of front axle from model year 2011
  9
• 2 Subframe
  11
• 2.1 Assembly overview - subframe, made of aluminium
  11
• 2.2 Assembly overview - subframe, made of steel
  15
• 2.3 Fixing subframe in position
  18
• 2.4 Locating subframe from model year 2011
  20
• 2.5 Lowering subframe from model year 2011
  22
• 2.6 Removing and installing subframe without steering rack
  25
• 2.7 Removing and installing subframe without steering rack from model year 2011
  27
• 2.8 Removing and installing subframe with electromechanical steering rack
  31
• 2.9 Removing and installing subframe with hydraulic steering rack
  38
• 2.10 Repairing subframe
  45
• 2.11 Removing and installing anti-roll bar
  69
• 2.12 Removing and installing anti-roll bar from model year 2011
  75
• 2.13 Removing and installing coupling rod
  78
• 3 Lower suspension link, swivel joint
  80
• 3.1 Checking swivel joint
  80
• 3.2 Removing and installing swivel joint
  81
• 3.3 Removing and installing suspension link with mounting bracket
  85
• 3.4 Removing and installing suspension link from model year 2011
  89
• 3.5 Renewing front bonded rubber bush for suspension link
  92
• 3.6 Renewing mounting bracket with suspension link bush
  95
• 3.7 Renewing rear bonded rubber bush for suspension link from model year 2011
  98
• 4 Wheel bearing
  102
• 4.1 Assembly overview – wheel bearing assembly
  102
• 4.2 Removing and installing wheel bearing unit
  104
• 4.3 Removing and installing wheel bearing housing
  108
• 5 Suspension strut
  114
• 5.1 Assembly overview – suspension strut
  114
• 5.2 Removing and installing suspension strut
  114
• 5.3 Repairing suspension strut
  121
• 6 Drive shaft
  125
• 6.1 Assembly overview – drive shaft
  125
• 6.3 Repairing drive shafts »VL100« and »VL107«
  135
• 6.4 Removing and installing drive shafts with triple roller joint AAR3300i
  156
• 6.5 Dismantling and assembling drive shaft with triple roller joint AAR3300i
  160
• 6.6 Checking outer constant velocity joint
  167
• 6.7 Loosening and tightening threaded connections of drive shaft
  168
• Rear suspension
  175
• 1 Rear axle
  175
• 1.1 Assembly overview - rear wheel suspension
  175
• 1.2 Removing and installing rear axle shaft, four-wheel drive
  182
• 1.3 Rear axle tuning, four-wheel drive
  183
• 2 Axle beam
  184
• 2.1 Removing and installing axle assembly
  184
• 2.2 Removing and installing axle beam, four-wheel drive
  187
• 2.3 Renewing bonded rubber bush for axle beam
  191
• 3 Anti-roll bar
  194
• 3.1 Removing and installing anti-roll bar
  194
• 3.2 Removing and installing coupling rod
  195
• 4 Suspension strut, shock absorber, spring
  197
• 4.1 Removing and installing shock absorber
  197
• 4.2 Removing and installing spring
  203
• 4.3 Renewing bonded rubber bush for leaf spring
  205
• 4.4 Removing and installing shackle
  207
• 5 Wheel bearing assembly, trailing arm
  209
• 5.1 Removing and installing wheel hub with wheel bearing
  209
• 5.2 Removing and installing wheel hub with wheel bearing, four-wheel drive
  211
• Wheels, tyres, vehicle geometry
  214
• 1 Tyre Pressure Monitoring System
  214
• 1.1 System description – Tyre Pressure Monitoring System
  214
• 1.2 Tyre Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)
  216
• 1.3 Tyre pressure sensor
  217
• 2 Wheel alignment
  221
• 2.1 General information
  221
• 2.2 Vehicle data sticker
  232
• 3 Wheels, tyres
  233
• 3.1 Models with breakdown set
  233
• 3.2 Removing wheels
  233
• 3.3 Protecting wheel centring seat against corrosion
  235
• 3.4 Fitting wheels
  235
• 3.5 Fitting tyre
  236
• Steering
  237
• 1 Steering wheel
  237
• 1.1 Assembly overview – steering wheel
  237
• 1.2 Removing and installing steering wheel
  237
• 1.3 Removing and installing steering wheel, as of model year 2011
  240
• 2 Steering column
  242
• 2.1 Assembly overview – steering column
  242
• 2.2 Assembly overview - steering column, as of model year 2008
  243
• 2.3 Assembly overview - steering column, right-hand drive, as of model year 2008
  244
• 2.4 Removing and installing steering column
  245
• 2.5 Removing and installing steering column, as of model year 2008
  251
• 2.6 Removing and installing steering column, right-hand drive from model year 2011
  257
• 2.7 Handling and transporting steering column
  263
• 2.8 Checking steering column for damage
  264
• 2.9 Basic setting of steering angle sender G85
  265
• 2.10 Removing and installing mounting bracket with strut
  265
• 3 Sensors
  268
• 3.1 Removing and installing steering angle sender G85
  268
• 4 Hydraulic power steering
  272
• 4.1 Assembly overview - hydraulic steering rack
  272
• 4.2 Assembly overview - vane pump
  274
• 4.3 Repairing hydraulic steering rack
  276
• 4.4 Removing and installing hydraulic steering rack
  278
• 4.5 Bleeding the power steering system
  285
• 4.6 Checking delivery pressure of vane pump
  286
• 4.7 Removing and installing vane pump
  290
• 4.8 Checking hydraulic fluid level of power steering
  294
• 4.9 Check steering for leaks
  294
• 4.10 Removing and installing boot
  294
• 4.11 Removing and installing track rod
  298
• 5 Electromechanical steering rack
  304
• 5.1 Distinguishing features (2nd and 3rd generation)
  304
• 5.2 Assembly overview - electromechanical steering rack, 2nd generation
  305
• 5.6 Removing and installing steering rack, 2nd generation
  310
• 5.7 Removing and installing steering rack, 2nd generation, RHD vehicles
  318
• 5.8 Removing and installing steering rack, 3rd generation, as of model year 2009
  327
• 5.10 Removing and installing boot
  340
• 5.11 Removing and installing track rod
  344