911 Carrera Cabriolet (996) F6-3.4L (1999)
Rear Knuckle: Service and Repair
Removal
1. Raise vehicle and remove wheel.
2. Loosen and unscrew axle nut (wheel-side drive shaft fastening).
3. Open the plug connection on the wheel carrier and pull out the plug for the brake pad wear indicator and the speed sensor. Loosen plug housing on
the wheel carrier.
4. Remove the brake caliper from the wheel carrier and suspend it in the wheel arch (do not open brake hydraulics).
5. Disengage the parking brake cable from the parking brake lever in the vehicle interior. Disengaging the parking brake cable includes:
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Opening the oddments tray on the center console, removing insert and base
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Disengaging tab washer of the turnbuckle from the retaining lug on the upper and lower sides.
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Disengaging the relevant parking brake cable from the turnbuckle.
Note: When replacing the wheel bearing, the wheel carrier or the wheel hub, the parking brake cable can remain fitted. In that case, remove
instead the brake disc and the parking brake system.
6. In vehicles with automatic headlight beam adjustment, unscrew the strut from the angle sensor (on the left control arm (lower left arm)). Counter
with a second open-ended wrench when doing this.
7. Undo stabilizer mount on the stabilizer. Counter with an open-ended wrench when removing from the stabilizer mount.
8. Push suitable protection over the drive shaft. Undo the drive shaft on the transmission.
9. Press drive shaft out of the wheel hub tooting.