380SL (107.045) V8-3.8L (116.960) (1982)
91
Wheel carrier
2. Unscrew necked-down bolts of wheel carrier support at left and right.
3. Lift vehicle and remove both rear wheels.
4. Loosen both hex bolts of link at left and right on torsion bar and remove both links.
Installation
77
Torsion bar
80a
Link
80b
Rubber mount
80c
Necked-down screw
80d
Washer
80e
Clamping sleeves
80f
Hex bolts with washers and self-locking nuts
5. Introduce clamping sleeves into new link with conical side toward torsion bar.
Attention!
Clamping sleeve should be flush with link
6. Mount link at left and right to torsion bar by means of hex bolts.
7. Check threads for necked-down screws in wheel carrier for easy operation and refinish, if required
8. Mount both rear wheels and lower vehicle end - it required by loading trunk - until the surface of the inner bushing of rubber mount (80g) in link
of torsion bar is in alignment with surface of wheel carrier (91a)
Note:
On vehicles without surface on wheel carrier (starting approx. January 1975) tighten necked-down screw of wheel carrier support on
torsion bar only when the vehicle is on its wheels ready for driving.
9. Connect torsion bar support to wheel carrier.
Attention!
The contact surfaces must be absolutely clean and free of grease. When tightening, pay attention to correct seat of inner bushing of rubber
bearing on wheel carrier.