To remove
IMPORTANT:
Always observe utmost cleanliness when working with hydraulic components.
- Diesel engine: Remove the upper engine cover.
- Clamp the return hose and supply line using 30 07 739 HOSE PINCH-OFF PLIERS .
- Remove the pipes from the bracket on top of the steering gear. Leave the screw and clamp in place.
- Position the steering wheel and the wheels so that they face straight ahead. Use woven tape to secure the steering wheel to the dashboard.
- Raise the car.
- Remove the front wheels.
- Diesel engine:
Remove the lower engine cover.
CV: Remove the chassis reinforcement, front subframe, CV.
- Remove the nuts securing the track rod ends to the steering swivel members on both sides.
Remove the track rod using 87 91 287 Puller, 150 mm.
- Remove the anti-roll bar links from the anti-roll bar. Hold with a thin 17 mm open wrench so that the ball joint does not turn.
- Remove the heat shield from the steering gear.
- Remove the steering shaft joint from the steering gear.
- Remove the steering gear bolts, nuts and washers.
- Remove the clamps securing the delivery pipe to the subframe.
- Place a receptacle under the car. Detach the delivery line and the return line from the steering gear. Plug the lines.
- Twist up the anti-roll bar as high as possible, twist the steering swivel member forward slightly and lift out the steering gear through the wheel housing on the driver's side.