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Remove trailing link with mounting bracket.

If longitudinal control arm is being replaced, mounting bracket must be removed from trailing arm.

Installation position of mounting bracket to longitudinal control arm must then be adjusted.

Determining Installation Position of Mounting Bracket Relative to Trailing Arm

Dimension - a - is 34 mm.

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Mounting Bracket

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Trailing Link

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When dimension - a - has been adjusted, tighten bolt => [ (Item 19) Bolt ] See: Wheel Bearing/Service and Repair/Removal and
Replacement/Rear Suspension/Wheel Bearing Housing, Bearing Unit, Trailing Arm with Mounting Bracket, Stone Deflector Assembly Overview.

Installing

Installation is in reverse order of removal, noting the following: 

Threaded connection of trailing link/wheel bearing housing must only be tightened when all other components (spring and strut always) of the
respective wheel suspension have been already assembled. To tighten, suspension must be unladen. Only now do the trailing link and wheel bearing
housing move into the position required - arrows -.

Threaded Connection of Trailing Link/Wheel Bearing Housing

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