996 Carrera Group 4 Running Gear / PAGE 227
6. Push protective tube (shop;11ade)onto the Installation · drive shaft (profile shaft).
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911 Carrera 4 (996) Front wheel suspension, drive shafts
6. Push protective tube (shop;11ade)onto the Installation
drive shaft (profile shaft).
1. Install in reverse order. Before installing,
7. Swivel (pull) spring strut outwards without give the parts a visual check.
using excess force and extend drive shaft. Replacefastening nuts.
Important: Do not damage the boots of the Use correct tightening torques.
rt ball joints. Push a transport protective cap
onto the joint if necessary. 2. Greasethe toothing of the drive shaft with
OptimolyHT...
Note
3. Swivel spring strut outwards and insert drive Since the drive shaft moves in the wheel hub
shaft into the vehicle. toothing only with great use of force, undo the
drive shaft using a copper mandrel (driving
4. Insert pan-headscrews with shim plates into mandrel),
the halfshaftflange. Insert drive shaft and fit For unfavourabletolerances, the drive shaft
pan-headscrews. must be pressed out of the wheel hub toothing
Fit new fastening nut M22 x 1.5. using a suitable whee! hub extractor,
5. Fit ball joints on whee! carrier.
Taper of ball joint and wheel carrier free of
grease when doing this.
Whentightening the fastening nuts, counter
with special tool 9546 (Torx screwdriver).
40 41 19 Removing and installing the front drive shaft 40 -103
Printed in Germany. 39, 2000 C4_40101
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