Control Arm with Mounting Bracket, Removing and Installing

Special tools and workshop equipment required

• Torque Wrench 1332 40-200Nm -VAG1332-
• Locating Pins -T10096-

Removing

• Remove the wheel.
• Remove the lower noise insulation.
• Remove the nuts -arrows-.
• Remove the wheel bearing housing with the ball joint from the control arm.
• Secure position for mounting bracket.

• Replace bolt -1- for left side, -2- for right side using Locating Pins -T10096- and tighten locating pins to 20 N·m.

Note

Locating Pins -T10096- may only be tightened to a maximum of 20 N·m, since otherwise the threads of the locating bolts will be damaged.

• Now unscrew -11- for left side of vehicle, -12- for right side of vehicle.

• Remove the bolts -1-.
• Remove control arm with mounting bracket.

Installing

• Insert control arm with mounting bracket into subframe.
• Insert bolts -11 and 12- but do not tighten.

• Insert bolts -1- and tighten.
• Now replace Locating Pin -T10096- with a new bolt and tighten it.

• Bolt control arm tightly to ball joint -arrows-.

• Bolt the control arm onto the subframe in curb weight position -11 and 12-.

Install in reverse order of removal.

• Install lower noise insulation.

Note

Make sure the ball joint boot is not damaged or twisted.

Tightening Specifications