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32 00... Additional work for camber correction

IMPORTANT: Changes in axle geometry caused by accidents must under no circumstances be rectified by camber adjustment!
NOTE: The swivel bearing may only be replaced if the camber is outside the specified tolerance after toe adjustment.

Necessary preliminary tasks: 

Adjust TOE-IN .

Check camber values; if necessary, replace swivel bearing  . See 31 21 090 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING LEFT OR RIGHT SWIVEL BEARING or 31 21 090 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING LEFT OR RIGHT SWIVEL BEARING with over- or under-dimension variant.

NOTE: Camber correction swivel bearings are marked with an -/+ and, if applicable, with a color coding/part number at position (1), see Fig 1!
Version Identification Color coding Part number
Standard   No color coding 6 855 953/954
Plus 30' + Green color dot 6 857 411/412
Minus 30' - Blue color dot 6 857 413/414
Fig 1: Identifying Swivel Bearings Mark
G09947020Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.

These camber correction swivel bearings are used to correct the camber values by 30 min. To be used only if the tolerance values are exceeded or undershot!

After Installation note: