Longitude Link (VIN: -X3025751)
/e8mSourceCode/e28mLongitude Link (VIN: -X3025751)
To remove
1. Raise the car and remove the wheel.
2. Press the brake pistons back using a pair of slip joint pliers.
3. Remove the bolt from the brake pipe bracket.
4. Undo the two brake caliper retaining bolts. Hang up the brake caliper by means of a cable tie.
5. Unplug the ABS sensor's connector.
6. Remove the damper's lower retaining bolt.
7. Remove the bolt securing the lower transverse link to the longitudinal link.
8. Remove the hand brake cable bracket bolt from the longitudinal link.
9. Unhook the hand brake cable's return spring and remove the cable.
10. Remove the bolt securing the anti-roll bar link to the longitudinal link.
11. Remove the bolt securing the upper transverse link to the longitudinal link.
12. Remove the bolts securing the longitudinal link to the car body and lower away the link with hub and brake disc.
13. Remove the rear wheel hub with disc back-plate from the longitudinal link.
14. Clamp Assembly tool 89 96 753 (KM-901) as illustrated.
15. Remove the nut and bolt from the longitudinal link's bush and remove the tool.
16. Remove the body bracket from the longitudinal link bush.
To fit
1. Fit the bush into the longitudinal link.
2. Fit the body bracket on the longitudinal link bush.
3. Clamp Assembly tool 89 96 753 (KM-901) as illustrated.
4. Tighten the nut and bolt retaining the body bracket.
Tightening torque 90 Nm +60° (70 ft. lbs. +60°).
5. Use a wire brush to clean the wheel hub's mating surface.
6. Fit the wheel hub on the longitudinal link, using new nuts. Tighten the nuts a alternately.
Tightening torque 50 Nm +30° (40 ft. lbs. +30°).
7. Lift up the longitudinal link to the body and fit the bolts. Fasten the bracket with Fixture 89 96 795.
Tightening torque 90 Nm +30° (66 ft. lbs. +30°).
8. Tighten the bolt securing the upper transverse link to the longitudinal link.
Tightening torque 90 Nm +60° (70 ft. lbs. +60°).
9. Tighten the bolt securing the anti-roll bar link to the longitudinal link.
Tightening torque 50 Nm (40 ft. lbs.)
10. Hook the hand brake cable on and refit the return spring.
11. Fit the bolt securing the hand brake cable bracket to the longitudinal link.
12. Tighten the bolt securing the lower transverse link to the longitudinal link.
Tightening torque 90 Nm +60° (70 ft. lbs. +60°).
13. Tighten the damper's lower retaining bolt.
Tightening torque 190 Nm (140 ft. lbs.)
14. Plug in the ABS sensor's connector.
15. Fit the brake caliper, apply threadlocking adhesive 74 96 268 Loctite 242 to the retaining bolts.
Tightening torque 80 Nm (60 ft. lbs.)
16. Fit the brake pipe bracket to the longitudinal link.
17. Fit the wheel.
Tightening torque 110 Nm (81 ft. lbs.)
18. Lower the car to the floor.
19. Depress the brake pedal to press out the pistons in the brake calipers.
20. Adjust the toe angles, see alignment.