996 Carrera Group 4 Running Gear / PAGE 79
11. Loosen the outer ends of both upper arms Installation · and remove the screws.
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911 Carrera (996) Rear wheel suspension, drive shafts
11. Loosen the outer ends of both upper arms Installation
and remove the screws. 1. Install in reverse order. B~fore installing,
visually inspect all parts.
Replaceself-lockingnuts.
Use correct tightening torques.
Note
When replacing wheel bearing housings(wheel
carriers), pay close attention to the correct
allocation.
It is only permissible to install identical wheel
bearing housings(wheel carri~rs) -short or
long steering arm
(dimensionX = approx. 124 tnm or approx.
147 mm) -on one vehicle!
42350001 Use of wheel carriers with the long steering
arm -in production -partly in the current model
12. Removethe ball joint from the control arm year 1999 (X), but generally as of model year
(lower arm). 2000 (Y).
For pressing off the ball joint, use special
tool!9560. Wheelcarriers with a long steering arm -
dimension X = approx. 147 mm -can be
13. Loosen the spring strut on the wheel carrier installed retroactivelyin pairs.
(arrow) and remove the wheel carrier. For a detailed explanation-f<i'r instance, parts
which must also be used when converting a
wheel carrier with a long steering arm -see
under "Replacingwheel carriers (after
installation)",
180_97
x -Length of the steeringarm
42 52 19 Removing and installing wheel bearing housing (wheel carrier) 42 -25
Printed in Germany -33, 1999 9964223
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