Front Axle - Repair (F55, F56)

• Safety And General Information
  • 00 Safety information for working on vehicles with automatic engine start-stop function (MSA)
  • 00 Safety instructions for handling oil
    • Notes
    • 00 Poisoning hazard if oil is ingested/absorbed through the skin
    • 00 Injury hazard if oil comes into contact with eyes and skin
  • Raising the vehicle using a vehicle hoist
  • 31 00 Mobile table lift
  • 31 00 Repair work requiring subsequent wheel alignment
  • Information on replacing shock absorbers
  • Instructions (chassis components made of aluminum)
  • 31 Layout of spring strut shock absorber
  • 31 00... Notes on repairing threads
  • Notes on wheel bearing replacement following accident damage
  • Raising vehicle with floor jack
• Complete Front Axle
  • 31 10 000 Removing and installing complete front axle
• 31 11 Front Sub-Frame
  • 31 11 001 Replacing front axle support
  • 31 11 506 Lowering/raising front axle support
• 31 12 Struts And Rubber Mounts
  • 31 12 000 Removing and installing left or right wishbone
  • 31 12 046 Replacing the bracket for the wishbone on the left or right
• 31 21 Front Axle, Swivel Suspension
  • 31 21 090 Replacing left/right swivel bearing
  • 31 21 180 Replacing wheel bearing (wheel hub) for front wheel
• 31 31 Spring Strut
  • 31 31 000 Removing and installing front left or right spring strut
  • 31 31 031 Replacing front spring strut shock absorber on right or left
• 31 33 Spring With Suspension
  • 31 33 095 Measuring vehicle ride height
  • 31 33 100 Replacing front left or right coil spring
• 31 35 Stabilizer Bar
  • 31 35 000 Removing and installing/replacing front anti-roll bar
  • 31 35 005 Removing and installing anti-roll bar link for left or right anti-roll bar
• 31 60 Output Shaft, Front
  • 31 60 003 Removing and installing/replacing left output shaft
  • 31 60 004 Removing and installing/replacing right output shaft
  • 31 60 535 Replacing both gaiters on left and right of output shaft