B. Bush Longitudinal Link

1. Raise the car so that the rear wheels are suspended freely.

2. Remove the rear left wheel.

3. Press in the brake pistons with a pair of slip-joint pliers.





4. Remove the brake pipe bracket and the hand brake cable from the longitudinal link.

5. Remove the two brake caliper retaining bolts. Suspend the brake caliper with a strap.





6. Unplug the ABS sensor connector.

7. Remove the lower damper retaining bolt.





8. Remove the bolt securing the lower transverse link to the longitudinal link.





9. Unhook the handbrake cable return spring and detach 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 body and lower the longitudinal link with hub and brake disc.





13. Remove the rear wheel hub with disc back-plate from the longitudinal link.





14. Clamp on tool 89 96 753 (KM-901).

15. Remove the bolt and nut from the longitudinal link bush and remove the tool.

16. Remove the body bracket from the longitudinal link bush.

17. Clamp the longitudinal link in a vice.





18. Saw away pieces of the bush edge so that the puller is provided with support when pressing out the bush.

19. Use puller 87 91 287 and sleeve 89 96 761 (KM-906-41) to press out the bush.





20. Position the bush correctly.





21. Press in the bush with tool KM-906-42 as support.

Note:
The swelling of the rubber on the sides is completely normal.





22. Put back the body bracket on the longitudinal link bush.

23. Clamp on tool 89 96 753 (KM-901).

24. Fasten the body bracket with bolt and nut.

Tightening torque 90 Nm (70 lbf ft) +60°.

25. Clean the wheel hub mating surface with a wire brush.





26. Position the wheel hub to the longitudinal link and fit it with four new nuts. Tighten the nuts alternately.

Tightening torque 50 Nm (40 lbf ft) +30°.





27. Lift up the longitudinal link to the body and screw in the bolts without tightening them.





28. Tighten the bolt securing the upper transverse link to the longitudinal link.

Tightening torque 90 Nm (70 lbf ft) +60°.

29. Tighten the bolt securing the anti-roll bar link to the longitudinal link.

Tightening torque 50 Nm (40 lbf ft).

30. Hook on the handbrake cable and refit the return spring.





31. Tighten the bolt securing the lower transverse link to the longitudinal link.

Tightening torque 90 Nm (10 lbf ft) +60°.

32. Tighten the lower damper retaining bolt.

Tightening torque 190 Nm (140 lbf ft).





33. Plug in the ABS sensor connector.





34. Fit the brake caliper, apply threadlocker on the retaining bolts and tighten the bolts.

Tightening torque 80 Nm (60 lbf ft).

35. Refit the brake pipe bracket and handbrake cable on the longitudinal link.

36. Repeat steps 2-35 on the right-hand side.

37. Press out the pistons in the brake caliper.