42141900 Removing and installing support plate

WM 421419 Removing and installing support plate

Information

Important notes about the support plate

Remove and install the support plate -A- only under the following conditions.





Support plate

- All wheels must be lifted (freely suspended).
- Always lift the vehicle at the specified jacking points with the lifting platform set up evenly. (Align lifting arms evenly to avoid distortion.)
- Suspension alignment is not necessary if the support plate -A- is removed and installed under these conditions. In the worst case, the rear-axle wheel alignment values may change slightly. This could cause a slight change in the steering wheel position from that prior to removal when driving straight ahead.

Removing and installing support plate

Removing support plate

1. Raise the vehicle at the prescribed jacking points -> 400000 Lifting the vehicle.
2. Remove rear underbody panel.
3. Remove right and left diagonal braces -B- and the support plate -A- (-> 421419 Removing and installing support plate - section on "Information"). Pull out the support plate -A- without undue force.





Support plate

Installing support plate

1. Insert support plate -A- without undue force -> 421419 Removing and installing support plate - section on "Information".





Support plate

2. right and left diagonal braces -B-.
3. Tighten screws and nuts to the specified torque -> 420000 Tightening torques for rear axle.
4. Fit rear underbody panel.