- Insert the shaft into the hole in the steering knuckle and slide the hub onto the shaft. Do not damage the rubber cuffs. If installing a flanged shaft, connect it to the differential drive flange, fully tightening the nuts at this stage. For a different shaft design, insert the inner end of the shaft (having a retaining ring, with the joint of the retaining ring facing downwards) into the gearbox so that the splines engage, and place a soft metal drift in the inner joint. Drive the joint into the gearbox until it can be heard by sound that the inner end of the shaft has entered all the way.
- Taking the shaft by hand, turn it in other directions. If there is 2-mm play, this means that the retaining ring is installed correctly. To be sure, pull the shaft with a sharp jerk. The shaft should not come out.
- Connect the lower ball joint to the lower wishbone and tighten the fastening to a tightening torque of 142 Nm.
- Place the brake disc on the wheel hub following the markings.
- Connect the tie rod ball joint. Tighten the nut with a tightening torque of 50 Nm.
- Screw on the brake caliper with a bolt tightening torque of 90 Nm.
- Place the wheel and lower the car.
- Tighten the wheel hub nut to a torque of 190 Nm and insert a new cotter pin. If the cotter pin does not fit, tighten the nut. To insert a cotter pin, never loosen the nut. Tighten the wheel nuts and install the wheel cap.
- If a shaft with a flange is installed, have an assistant press the brake pedal and tighten the shaft flange nuts one by one with a tightening torque of 36 Nm. Turn the shaft gradually, that is, release the brake pedal and press again until the next nut is tightened. In addition, the nuts are tightened crosswise, so in order to tighten all the nuts in turn, several passes are required.