Cayman (987) F6-2.9L (2009)
Control Arm: Service and Repair
Removing and installing lower front-axle control arm
Preliminary work
1. Raise the vehicle.
2. Remove front wheel.
3. Remove front underbody panel.
Removing trailing arm
1. Loosen trailing arm at wheel carrier -2-. Counter with a screwdriver 9546 while doing this. Then press off ball joint using press-out tool 9560.
To prevent damage to the rubber sleeves of the ball joint, coat the rubber sleeves and the press-out tool in this area with tire mounting paste.
Trailing arm
2. Unscrew links for headlight beam adjustment (headlight height adjustment) -3- at the trailing arm (counter with an open-ended wrench). Left side
only.
3. Remove threaded joint connecting trailing arm to diagonal arm -4- and front-axle carrier -5-.
Installing trailing arm