The parts I ordered to repair the broken right side RSB arrived. I order a spare side in case I need another one down the road. I thought install them would be a cakewalk, with 30 minute max. I could not be more wrong.
I thought I would just need these few things
it turns out the parking brake cable and the brake hydraulic lines are in the way of getting to the bolts of the bracket
I cannot describe the complex way the RSB brackets are designed to fasten; only German engineers are capable of designing one utilizing a simple damper support bracket of the axle
I document the rear differential ratio while I was down there
the bracket had failed long ago without I realize it judging from the corrosion at the break
after a lot of struggle and threading the bolts with care I managed to get it done
I didn't feel safe lying under a 4 ton vehicle even having a sudden deflation of a tire is very unlikely; in retrospect I should had place a couple of jack stands front of the rear wheels just in case, even though I didn't work under a jacked up vehicle.
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