Running gear, axles, steering

Chapter overview

• Front suspension
  1
• 1 Safety information and repair notes
  1
• 1.1 Safety information
  1
• 1.2 Repair notes
  1
• 2 Front axle
  2
• 2.1 Overview of fitting locations – front axle
  2
• 3 Subframe
  3
• 3.1 Removing and installing subframe with steering rack
  3
• 3.2 Repairing thread in longitudinal member
  10
• 3.3 Fixing subframe in position
  10
• 3.4 Taking up weight of subframe using scissor-type assembly platform
  13
• 3.5 Preparing scissor-type assembly platform
  14
• 3.6 Supporting components in vehicle front end in installation position
  16
• 3.7 Removing and installing subframe with electric motor
  19
• 3.8 Assembly overview – subframe
  28
• 3.9 Renewing front motor mounting
  30
• 3.10 Lowering subframe
  31
• 4 Suspension strut, upper suspension link
  32
• 4.1 Assembly overview – suspension strut
  32
• 4.2 Removing and installing suspension strut
  34
• 4.3 Removing and installing spring
  40
• 5 Lower suspension link, swivel joint
  45
• 5.1 Assembly overview – suspension link, swivel joint
  45
• 5.2 Removing and installing suspension link
  47
• 5.3 Checking swivel joint
  48
• 5.4 Removing and installing swivel joint
  49
• 5.5 Removing and installing stone deflector for suspension link
  51
• 5.6 Renewing suspension link mounting, rear
  52
• 5.7 Renewing front suspension link mounting
  54
• 6 Wheel bearing
  58
• 6.1 Assembly overview – wheel bearing assembly
  58
• 6.2 Removing and installing wheel bearing housing
  59
• 6.3 Removing and installing wheel bearing unit
  64
• 6.4 Loosening and tightening threaded connections of wheel bearings
  66
• 7 Drive shaft
  69
• 7.1 Assembly overview – drive shaft
  69
• 7.2 Removing and installing drive shaft
  70
• 7.3 Tensioning clamp for boot
  74
• 7.4 Loosening and tightening threaded connections of drive shaft
  76
• 7.5 Dismantling and assembling drive shaft
  78
• 8 Anti-roll bar
  85
• 8.1 Assembly overview – anti-roll bar
  85
• 8.2 Removing and installing anti-roll bar
  85
• 8.3 Removing and installing coupling rod
  87
• Rear suspension
  88
• 1 Safety information and repair notes
  88
• 1.1 Safety information
  88
• 1.2 Repair notes
  88
• 2 Rear axle
  89
• 2.1 Overview of fitting locations – rear axle
  89
• 2.2 Removing and installing rear axle
  91
• 2.3 Lowering rear axle
  96
• 2.4 Securing vehicle to support arms of lifting platform
  100
• 3 Subframe
  103
• 3.1 Fixing subframe in position
  103
• 3.2 Assembly overview – subframe mountings
  104
• 3.3 Assembly overview – subframe
  105
• 3.4 Preparing scissor-type assembly platform
  105
• 3.5 Taking up weight of subframe using scissor-type assembly platform
  108
• 3.6 Renewing gearbox mounting
  109
• 3.7 Renewing motor mountings
  116
• 3.8 Renewing front subframe mountings
  125
• 3.9 Renewing rear subframe mountings
  132
• 4 Anti-roll bar
  141
• 4.1 Assembly overview – anti-roll bar
  141
• 4.2 Removing and installing anti-roll bar
  143
• 4.3 Removing and installing coupling rod
  143
• 5 Suspension link, track rod
  146
• 5.1 Assembly overview – suspension link
  146
• 5.2 Removing and installing track rod
  147
• 5.3 Assembly overview – track rod
  149
• 5.4 Removing and installing stone deflector for spring control arm
  150
• 5.5 Assembly overview – spring control arm
  151
• 5.6 Removing and installing spring control arm
  152
• 5.7 Removing and installing lower suspension link
  154
• 5.8 Removing and installing upper rear suspension link
  156
• 5.9 Removing and installing upper front suspension link
  158
• 6 Suspension strut, shock absorber, spring
  161
• 6.1 Removing and installing shock absorber
  161
• 6.2 Renewing shock absorber
  163
• 6.3 Assembly overview – spring
  166
• 6.4 Assembly overview – shock absorber
  167
• 6.5 Removing and installing spring
  168
• 7 Wheel bearing assembly, trailing arm
  173
• 7.1 Assembly overview – wheel bearing assembly
  173
• 7.2 Removing and installing wheel bearing housing
  173
• 7.3 Removing and installing wheel bearing unit
  176
• 7.4 Raising wheel bearing assembly to unladen position
  178
• 8 Drive shaft
  182
• 8.1 Assembly overview – drive shaft
  182
• 8.2 Removing and installing drive shaft
  184
• 8.3 Loosening and tightening threaded connections of drive shaft
  190
• 8.4 Checking outer constant velocity joint
  191
• 8.5 Dismantling and assembling drive shaft
  192
• 8.6 Tensioning clamp for boot
  199
• Self-levelling suspension
  202
• 1 Safety information and repair notes
  202
• 1.1 Safety information
  202
• 1.2 Repair notes
  202
• 2 Electronically controlled damping
  203
• 2.1 Overview of fitting locations – electronically controlled damping
  203
• 2.2 Assembly overview – electronically controlled damping control unit [J250]
  205
• 2.3 Removing and installing electronically controlled damping control unit [J250]
  205
• 2.4 Removing and installing front body acceleration senders [G341]/[G342]
  206
• 2.5 Removing and installing rear body acceleration sender [G343]
  207
• 2.6 Assembly overview - electronically controlled damping
  208
• 3 Vehicle level sender
  210
• 3.1 Assembly overview – front vehicle level senders
  210
• 3.2 Assembly overview – rear vehicle level senders
  210
• 3.3 Removing and installing front vehicle level senders [G78]/[G289]
  211
• 3.4 Removing and installing rear vehicle level senders [G76]/[G77]
  213
• Wheels, tyres, vehicle geometry
  215
• 1 Safety information and repair notes
  215
• 1.1 Safety information
  215
• 1.2 Repair notes
  215
• 2 Wheel alignment
  216
• 2.1 Notes for wheel alignment
  216
• 2.2 Prerequisites for wheel alignment
  216
• 2.3 Specifications for wheel alignment
  216
• 2.4 Setting vehicle to initial position for wheel alignment
  218
• 2.5 Necessity of wheel alignment
  218
• 2.6 Adjusting camber at front wheels
  219
• 2.7 Adjusting camber on rear axle
  220
• 2.8 Adjusting toe at rear axle
  221
• 2.9 Adjusting front axle toe
  222
• 2.10 Checking maximum steering wheel angle
  222
• 2.11 Test preparations
  223
• 3 Wheels, tyres
  224
• 3.1 Removing wheel
  224
• 3.2 Install wheel
  224
• Steering
  226
• 1 Safety information and repair notes
  226
• 1.1 Safety information
  226
• 1.2 Repair notes
  226
• 2 Steering wheel
  227
• 2.1 Assembly overview – steering wheel
  227
• 2.2 Removing and installing steering wheel
  227
• 3 Steering column
  229
• 3.1 Assembly overview – steering column
  229
• 3.2 Checking steering column for damage
  231
• 3.3 Handling and transporting steering column
  231
• 3.4 Removing and installing steering column
  232
• 3.5 Removing and installing intermediate steering shaft
  235
• 3.6 Removing and installing control unit for electronic steering column lock [J764]
  237
• 4 Steering rack
  241
• 4.1 Assembly overview – steering rack
  241
• 4.2 Removing and installing steering rack
  242
• 4.3 Removing and installing boot
  245
• 4.4 Removing and installing track rod
  247
• 4.5 Removing and installing track rod ball joint
  249
• 4.6 Assembly overview – track rods
  251
• 4.7 Repairing steering rack
  252