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Assembly overview of the rear axle
Assembly overview of the rear axle
Special tools and workshop equipment required
   
t  Installation equipment -U-40501-
  W00-2266
t  Torque wrench -SAT 8010-
  W00-2760
  Note
No straightening or welding work is possible on the axle body or on the axle pivot.
1 - Axle body
q   Keep the contact surface and the screw holes for the axle rod free of paint and dirt.
2 - Support hook
q   For the brake lines
3 - Bolt
q   65 Nm + 90°
4 - Hexagonal nut
5 - Hand brake cable support
6 - Intermediate plate
7 - Bolt
8 - Spring tension plate
9 - Stop plate
10 - Elastic limit
11 - Self locking nut
q   40 Nm +180°
12 - Hexagonal nut
q   65 Nm + 90°
13 - Washer
14 - Spring join element
q   With welded bolts
15 - Metal/rubber bearing
q   On the longitudinal member
q   Releasing → Fig.
q   Insertion → Fig.
16 - Hexagonal nut
q   65 Nm + 90°
17 - Spring join element
18 - Shock absorber
q   Check for leaks and noise
19 - Allen bolt
q   10 Nm
20 - Revolution sensor
q   Only on vehicles equipped with ABS
21 - Axle stub
q   Straightening repairs are not permitted!
q   The screw threads cannot be reworked!
22 - Brake plate with brake shoes
q   Repairs →  Brake system; Rep. Gr.46
23 - Wheel hub and bearing assembly
The wheel bearing and hub are fitted together in one casing
This wheel hub and bearing unit does not require inspection or maintenance and has no play, therefore no adjustment or repair work can be done on it
24 - Wheel nut
q   110 Nm
25 - Dustguard cover
q   Releasing → Fig.
q   Insertion → Fig.
q   Always replace if damaged (dented)
So that the seal is perfect, a new dust guard cover should always be used. Only in this way can perfect operation and a long useful life be guaranteed
26 - Dodecagonal self locking nut
q   175 Nm
q   Replace after removing
27 - Star-head screw
28 - Brake drum
q   Before removing this, retract the brake pads through the wheel bolt hole → Fig.
29 - Bolt and washer
q   60 Nm
30 - Spring flange
q   Alternate tightening of the attachment bolts so that both ends have the same depth
31 - Spring
q   These may be replaced individually
q   Removing and installing → Chapter
32 - Hexagonal nut
33 - Metal/rubber bearing
q   For the spring
q   Releasing → Fig.
q   Insertion → Fig.
34 - Bolt
q   65 Nm + 90°
35 - Rubber support spring
q   Note installation position → Fig.

   
Release the bonded rubber bush on the longitudinal member.
  E42-0087
Insert the bonded rubber bush on the longitudinal member.
  Note
Before insertion, paste using acid free lubricant, for example soft soap.
  E42-0088
Release the spring bonded rubber bush.
  E42-0089
Insert the spring bonded rubber bush.
  Note
Before insertion, paste using acid free lubricant, for example soft soap.
  E42-0090
Installation position of the rubber support spring.
The rubber support spring -1- should be fitted to the spring -2- so that the edges of the support plate cross the longitudinal shaft of the spring.
  E42-0091

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