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Adjusting front axle camber on steel sheet assembly carrier

Adjusting the camber on the front axle - assembly carrier made of steel sheet
Adjusting the camber on the front axle - assembly carrier made of steel sheet
Move assembly carrier (looking in direction of travel) only to the left or right, never to the front or to the rear!
–  Remove the noise insulation.
   
–  Successively slacken the fixing screws -1-, -2- and -3- of the assembly carrier/body.
–  Push the assembly carrier -4- until the specified value for the camber is achieved → Chapter.
  Note
Assembly carrier should only be moved to the left or right, on no account in the direction of travel or opposite the direction of travel.
–  Screw the assembly carrier with new screws to the body and tighten to the torquing angle → Chapter.
After moving the assembly carrier and also the steering gear, the clearance between the universal joint of the steering column and the cutout of the bulkhead must be checked.
Vehicles with left-hand drive
  S40-0416
–  Unscrew fixing nuts -arrows- and remove footwell covering.
  S48-0227
Now there must be at least a circular clearance of 5 mm between the universal joint -2- and the cutout of the bulkhead.
Vehicles with Right hand drive
  S48-0228
–  Unscrew the screw of the damping trim panel on the centre console -arrow- and pull off the trim panel.
  S48-0362
–  Unscrew the fixing nuts -arrow A- and -arrow B- of the footwell covering.
–  Take the expansion clamp of the covering out of the opening -arrow B-.
–  Unclip the footwell covering in -direction of arrow C- and remove.
  S48-0361
Now there must be at least a circular clearance of 5 mm between the universal joint -2- and the cutout of the bulkhead.
Continued for all vehicles
Installation is carried out in the reverse order.
  S48-0363
Tightening torque:
Assembly carrier to body
t  Use new screws!
70 Nm + 90°

   

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