Front and Rear Wheel Arch Liners Removal and Installation

Rear Wheel Arch Liner Mounting 1 – wheel arch liner 2 – Torx screw, 2 N·m 3 – serrated nut 4 – channel cover 5 – guide element

Front Wheel Arch Liner REMOVAL

PROCEDURE

1. Remove the front wheel.

CAUTION

Raising and placing the vehicle on stands is hazardous. Therefore, before performing this operation, read the subsection Jacking Up the Vehicle.

2. Mark the position of the front wheel relative to the hub with paint. This allows the balanced wheel to be installed in its original position. Loosen the wheel bolts with the vehicle on the ground. Raise the front of the vehicle, support it on stands, and remove the front wheel.

3. Remove the Torx screws.

4. Compress the liner slightly and remove it from the wheel arch.

5. Secure the liner with the Torx screws (arrows).

6. Install the front wheel so that the marks made during removal align. Apply a thin layer of bearing grease to the wheel centering collar on the hub. Do not grease the wheel bolts. Replace any rusted bolts. Install the bolts. Lower the vehicle onto its wheels and tighten the bolts in a crisscross pattern to 120 N·m.

Rear Wheel Arch Liner REMOVAL

PROCEDURE

1. Remove the rear wheel.

CAUTION

Raising and placing the vehicle on stands is hazardous. Therefore, before performing this operation, read the subsection Jacking Up the Vehicle.

2. Mark the position of the rear wheel relative to the hub with paint. This allows the balanced wheel to be installed in its original position. Loosen the wheel bolts with the vehicle on the ground. Raise the rear of the vehicle, support it on stands, and remove the rear wheel.

3. Remove the Torx screws –2– (arrows).

4. Compress the liner –1– slightly and remove it from the wheel arch.

INSTALLATION

PROCEDURE

1. Compress the liner –1– slightly and insert it into the wheel arch.

2. Secure the liner with the Torx screws –2– (arrows).

3. Install the rear wheel so that the marks made during removal align. Apply a thin layer of bearing grease to the wheel centering collar on the hub. Do not grease the wheel bolts. Replace any rusted bolts. Install the bolts. Lower the vehicle onto its wheels and tighten the bolts in a crisscross pattern to 120 N·m.