AUTOTECH 10.430.210K211K213K215K User manual

AUTOTECH
Installation Instructions
Phone [phone] Fax [phone]-E Paseo Adelanto, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
Part Number: 10.430.210-10.430.215K
Description: ClubSport Upper Stressbar for Golf 2/3, Jetta 2/3, and Corrado
Tools: Parts List:
1. Electric Drill 1. Assembled stressbar (incl. heim joint)
2. 5/16" & 3/8" Drill bits 2. Four 3/8" AN Bolts (AN6-10)
3. 9/16" combination wrench 3. Two 3/8" AN Bolts (AN6-11)
4. 1/2" & 9/16" socket wrench 4. Two 5/16" AN Bolts (AN5-7)
5. Permenant Marker 5. Twelve 3/8" AN Washers
6. Hammer & centerpunch 6. Two 5/16" AN Washers
7. Jack & wheel stands 7. Six 3/8" AN nylock nuts
8. Wheel lug wrench 8. Two 5/16" AN nylock nuts
Notes: Some cars with ABS brake systems may require an additional hole to be drilled
into the strut rings, or removal of the small studs that locate the wiring connectors.
Procedure:
1. Lift your car's hood. Trial fit the stress-
bar to your car as shown (fig. 1) at right.
When properly installed the stressbar
crosses over the engine compartment
under the hood seal, behind the throttle-
body. To properly center the rings on
each strut tower, adjust the rod end in
or out to change the bars width. This is
the time to check for ample clearance of the bar in the engine compartment.
2. With the bar on the vehicle, use a permenant marker to mark the location of the three hole
locations on each ring. Mark the center of each hole with the centerpunch. Double check
all 6 marks before removing the bar from the car.
3. Remove the top strut nut to allow the strut to "fall" away from the strut tower as the car
is lifted. This step will allow easier access to the bottom of the strut tower when attaching
the stressbar. Your allignment will not be affected by removing this nut.
4. Jack up the car and place it on jackstands so that the front wheels are off the ground.
Remove both front wheels. Drill the six holes in the strut tower that you marked in step
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two. If there is any body adhesive holding the ring from seating flat along the strut tower,
now is the time to remove it. (fig. 2).
5. Unbolt each ring from the crossbar. Using
the four shorter 3/8" bolts, along with the
5/16 inch bolt should have a washer under the
head, and under the nut. The only exception to
this is the 5/16" bolt which will have no washer
under the head, but it does need a washer under
the nut.. Attach the crossbar and tighten all the
hardware holding the rings to the strut-tower.
(You will tighten the crossbar hardware in a later step.)
6. Put your wheels back onto the car and lower the car back onto the ground.
7. Re-install the top nuts on the struts, and torque to factory specification.
8. Remove the crossbar from the rings and adjust the overall length so that the bolts slide
through the bar while the chassis is unloaded. Tighten the bolts holding the crossbar to the
rings. Torque bolts to 8 ft. lbs. Snug the jam nut on the heim against the crosstube.

AUTOTECH
Installation Instructions
Phone [phone] Fax [phone]-E Paseo Adelanto, San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
Part Number: 10.430.210-10.430.215K
Description: ClubSport Upper Stressbar for Golf 2/3, Jetta 2/3, and Corrado
Tools: Parts List:
1. Electric Drill 1. Assembled stressbar (incl. heim joint)
2. 5/16" & 3/8" Drill bits 2. Four 3/8" AN Bolts (AN6-10)
3. 9/16" combination wrench 3. Two 3/8" AN Bolts (AN6-11)
4. 1/2" & 9/16" socket wrench 4. Two 5/16" AN Bolts (AN5-7)
5. Permenant Marker 5. Twelve 3/8" AN Washers
6. Hammer & centerpunch 6. Two 5/16" AN Washers
7. Jack & wheel stands 7. Six 3/8" AN nylock nuts
8. Wheel lug wrench 8. Two 5/16" AN nylock nuts
Notes: Some cars with ABS brake systems may require an additional hole to be drilled
into the strut rings, or removal of the small studs that locate the wiring connectors.
Procedure:
1. Lift your car's hood. Trial fit the stress-
bar to your car as shown (fig. 1) at right.
When properly installed the stressbar
crosses over the engine compartment
under the hood seal, behind the throttle-
body. To properly center the rings on
each strut tower, adjust the rod end in
or out to change the bars width. This is
the time to check for ample clearance of the bar in the engine compartment.
2. With the bar on the vehicle, use a permenant marker to mark the location of the three hole
locations on each ring. Mark the center of each hole with the centerpunch. Double check
all 6 marks before removing the bar from the car.
3. Remove the top strut nut to allow the strut to "fall" away from the strut tower as the car
is lifted. This step will allow easier access to the bottom of the strut tower when attaching
the stressbar. Your allignment will not be affected by removing this nut.
4. Jack up the car and place it on jackstands so that the front wheels are off the ground.
Remove both front wheels. Drill the six holes in the strut tower that you marked in step
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two. If there is any body adhesive holding the ring from seating flat along the strut tower,
now is the time to remove it. (fig. 2).
5. Unbolt each ring from the crossbar. Using
the four shorter 3/8" bolts, along with the
5/16 inch bolt should have a washer under the
head, and under the nut. The only exception to
this is the 5/16" bolt which will have no washer
under the head, but it does need a washer under
the nut.. Attach the crossbar and tighten all the
hardware holding the rings to the strut-tower.
(You will tighten the crossbar hardware in a later step.)
6. Put your wheels back onto the car and lower the car back onto the ground.
7. Re-install the top nuts on the struts, and torque to factory specification.
8. Remove the crossbar from the rings and adjust the overall length so that the bolts slide
through the bar while the chassis is unloaded. Tighten the bolts holding the crossbar to the
rings. Torque bolts to 8 ft. lbs. Snug the jam nut on the heim against the crosstube.