40 85 19 Removing and installing front spring strut · 1. Lift the vehicle. Remove front wheel. 5. Loosen holde

911 Carrera (996) Front wheel suspension, drive shafts 40 85 19 Removing and installing front spring strut Removal 1. Lift the vehicle. Remove front wheel. 5. Loosen holder for brake line/brake hose at wheel carrier. Loosen brake caliper from wheel carrier 2. Loosen stabilizer mount at stabilizer and attach in wheel arch. (counter with open-ended wrench). 6. Loosen fastening nuts (3 ea. M8) at 3. Loosen track rod and control arm at wheel spring-strutmount. carriers and press off the ball joints with Before doing this, mark the installed position special tool 9560. of the spring strut mount (position of the When loosening fastening nuts, counter three collar nuts), with special tool 9546 (Torx screwdriver) Pull out spring strut with wheel carrier. at the ball-jointpins. @ :.:- L r1lflI 16_1_96 37_97 7. Loosen clamped connection between spring 4. Disconnect plug connection at wheel carriers struVwheel carrier (ball joint of stabilizer and pull out plugs. mount), Counter with open-endedwrench. Undo plug connection at wheel carrier and Pullout spring strut from wheel carrier. unclip the electrical wires at the spring strut. 40 85 19 Removing and installing front spring strut 40-5 Printed in Germany -25, 1999 996401 ~..