Steel Wheel Bearing Housing

Track Control Link, Steel Wheel Bearing Housing

Vehicles with headlight vertical aim control, Refer to Lighting and Horns.

Removing
^ Take off wheel.





^ Remove collar nut -1- from ball joint of track control link.

Note: For ease of illustration, the drive axle is not shown.





^ Use special tool to detach ball joint from tapered seat.

Note: Use leather cloth or the like to prevent damage to boot.

To remove the hex bolt securing the suspension strut to the track control link, the guide link must first be detached from the wheel bearing housing.
^ Counter hold joint pin with 4 mm AF hex key if necessary.
^ Note procedure for removing and installing track control link for vehicles with aluminum wheel bearing housing, Refer to Wheel Hub, Service and Repair.





^ Remove guide link joint pin nut and press off joint pin.
Do not damage joint protective boot when doing this!





^ Unbolt -1- suspension strut from track control link.
^ Remove ribbed nuts -2- and -3- and remove connecting link.
^ Unbolt -4- track control link from subframe.
^ Lift wheel bearing housing and remove track control link.

Pay special attention to the information when installing
^ The arrow on the connecting link points in the direction of travel.
^ Bonded rubber bushings can only be turned to a limited extent. Subframe/track control link bolted joints should therefore only be tightened when the vehicle is standing on the ground.

Tightening torques
^ Track control link to wheel bearing housing: 100 Nm (74 ft. lbs.)
^ Shock absorber to track control link: 90 Nm (66 ft. lbs.)
^ Connecting link to anti-roll bar: 90 Nm (66 ft. lbs.)

^ Always use new ribbed nut
- Connecting link to track control link: 70 Nm (52 ft. lbs.)

^ Always use new ribbed nut
- Track control link to subframe: 90 Nm (66 ft. lbs.) plus additional 90 ° turn.