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Running gear, axles, steering

Removing and installing upper transverse link, four-wheel drive

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Special tools and workshop equipment required

Torque wrench -V.A.G 1332-

Removing

  • Loosen wheel bolts.
  • Raise vehicle.
  • Remove wheel.
  • Remove spring → Chapter.
  • If fitted, detach line from retainer on transverse link.
Removing and installing upper transverse link, four-wheel drive
  • Unscrew nut -1- and remove washer -2-.
  • Pull out bolt -4-.
  • Remove shim -3-.
Removing and installing upper transverse link, four-wheel drive
  • Use felt-tip pen or similar to mark position of eccentric bolt -3- in relation to subframe.
  • Unscrew nut -2- and pull out eccentric bolt -3-.
  • Take out upper transverse link -1-.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:

The threaded connections of the suspension link may only be loosened and tightened in the unladen weight position → Chapter.
  • Perform wheel alignment → Chapter.

Specified torques

→ Chapter „Assembly overview - transverse link“

→ Chapter „Torque settings for wheel bolts“
Removing and installing upper transverse link, four-wheel drive

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