31 12 003 Removing And Installing / Replacing Top Right Control Arm

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WARNING: Danger to life!
Mount securing fixture for vehicle on lifting platform to prevent the vehicle from slipping off or tilting down. See 51 71 505 MOUNT SECURING FIXTURE FOR VEHICLE ON LIFTING PLATFORM .

NOTE: Control arms with + or - marking (see illustration) are camber correction arms:

- Underdimension variant

+ Overdimension variant

These camber correction arms are used to correct the camber values by 30 minutes. To be used only if the tolerance values are exceeded or undershot!

An unmarked control arm is a standard part.

Fig 1: Identifying Underdimension And Overdimension Variant Marking On Control Arms

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Mount securing fixture for vehicle on lifting platform . See 51 71 505 MOUNT SECURING FIXTURE FOR VEHICLE ON LIFTING PLATFORM .
Remove right partition wall for equipment compartment . See 51 71 ... REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING ASSEMBLY COMPARTMENT PARTITION WALL .
Remove rear right wheel arch cover . See 51 71 041 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING REAR LEFT OR RIGHT WHEEL ARCH COVER .

Release bolts (1).

Remove auxiliary part (2).

Installation:

When installing, make wiring harness penetration (3) is in correct position.

Fig 2: Identifying Auxiliary Part, Wiring Harness Penetration And Bolts

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Further procedure is identical to 31 12 002 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING TOP LEFT CONTROL ARM .