Attention:
- After loosening the hub nut, remove any load from the hub bearings.
- Otherwise, the weight of the vehicle will damage the wheel bearings and reduce their service life.
- While the vehicle is standing on its wheels, the drive shaft bolt can be turned no more than 90°.
- It is prohibited to move vehicles without drive shafts installed, as this will damage the wheel hub bearing. If the vehicle still needs to be moved, the following must be taken into account:
Install an outer CV joint instead of the drive shaft.
Tighten the CV joint mounting bolt to 120 Nm.
2. Remove the front wheel assembly.
3. Remove the soundproofing material, if installed.
4. Remove the drive shaft insulation cover, if installed.
5. Unscrew the bolts securing the inner CV joint of the drive shaft to the gearbox housing. Then disconnect the drive shaft from the gearbox and hang it using a suitable piece of wire.
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6. Loosen the nut (1) securing the strut to the anti-roll bar (3), as shown in the figure below.
7. Pull to disconnect the strut from the anti-roll bar (2).
Models with vehicle height sensor
8. Unscrew the fastening nut (1) shown in the figure below.
9. Disconnect the left and right vehicle height sensor arm (2) from the right and left front suspension arm (3) as shown in the figure below.
Continued for all models
10. Loosen the nuts (arrows) securing the ball joint to the lower arm of the front suspension, as shown in the figure below.
11. Disconnect the steering knuckle assembly from the lower arm of the front suspension.
12. Move the steering knuckle assembly with the shock absorber strut to the side and at the same time remove the outer CV joint from the wheel hub.
13. Completely remove the drive shaft assembly from the vehicle.
14. Installation is carried out in the reverse order of removal.