Front wheel suspension, drive shafts 911 Carrera 4 (996) · 1. Open bonnet, remove battery cover and 7. Loosen h

Front wheel suspension, drive shafts 911 Carrera 4 (996) Removal 1. Open bonnet, remove battery cover and 7. Loosen holder for brake lines/I ake hose the respective cover (right or left). at wheel carrier. Loosen brake aliper from wheel carrier and attach in whe I arch. 2. Undo nut from drive shaft, raise vehicle and unbolt wheel. 8. Mark the position of the collar ~uts on the spring strut mount and und~. 3. Disengageair guideon controlarm. Note 4. Loosen stabilizer mount at stabilizer Cover the drive shaft for protectiof before (counter with open-endedwrench). removing the spring strut. Drive s aft remains fitted on front-axlefinal drive. 5. Undo track rod and control arm on wheel carrier. 9. Loosenstrut and clampedwheel carrierconnection and pull be ~ out een spring spring Use special tool 9560 (C) to press off of the control arm (1) and a commerciallyavailable strut from wheel carrier. track rod extractor for the track rod (2). Whenloosening the fastening nuts, counter with special tool (Torx screwdriver), Installation 1. Installin reverseorder. Before nstalling, \. givethe parts a visualcheck. 2 Replacebrakecaliperfasteningscrewsand self~ockingnuts. - Ie 0/ 2. Do not greasescrewsin Dacrot et finish - :/ aluminium colour. Use correct tightening torqu s. 1 Note Make sure that the spring strut is1pushed c into the wheel carrier as far as it ill go. 205_99 6. Open plug connection on wheel carrier. Pull out the plugs and disconnectthe plug connectionson the spring strut. 40 -106 4085 19 Removing and installing front spring strut -Carrera 4 C4_40105 Printed in Germany -28, 1999