Volkswagen Jetta 2011 Operating instructions

Repair Manual
Jetta 2011 ➤
Jetta 2013 ➤
Suspension, Wheels, Steering
Engine ID CNL
A
CPK
A
CPR
ACJAA CBP A
CBF
A
CCT
ACPLA CPP A
CBT
A
CBU
A
Edition 08.2015
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List of Workshop Manual Repair Groups
Repair Group
00 - General, Technical Data
40 - Front Suspension
42 - Rear Suspension
44 - Wheels, Tires, Wheel Alignment
48 - Steering
Technical information should always be available to the foremen and mechanics, because their
careful and constant adherence to the instructions is essential to ensure vehicle road-worthiness and
safety. In addition, the normal basic safety precautions for working on motor vehicles must, as a
matter of course, be observed.
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Contents
00 - General, Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1 Check List, Assessing the Suspension on Vehicles Involved in a Collision . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2 General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
40 - Front Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1 Vehicles Involved in Collisions, Evaluating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2 Wheel Bearing, Lifting to Curb Weight Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3 Overview - Front Axle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
4 Subframe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4.1 Overview - Subframe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
4.2 Thread in Longitudinal Member, Servicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4.3 Subframe, Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
4.4 Subframe, Lowering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
4.5 Subframe without Steering Gear, Removing and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4.6 Subframe with Hydraulic Steering Gear, Removing and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
4.7 Subframe with Electromechanical Steering Gear, Removing and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
4.8 Subframe, Servicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
5 Front Suspension and Control Arm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
5.1 Overview - Front Suspension and Control Arm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
5.2 Ball Joint, Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
5.3 Ball Joint, Removing and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
5.4 Control Arm, Removing and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
5.5 Control Arm, Removing and Installing, Left Side of Vehicle with DSG® or Automatic
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
5.6 Control Arm Front Bonded Rubber Bushing, Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
5.7 Control Arm Rear Bonded Rubber Bushing, Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
6 Wheel Bearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
6.1 Overview - Wheel Bearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
6.2 Wheel Bearing Unit, Removing and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
6.3 Wheel Bearing Housing, Removing and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
7 Stabilizer Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
7.1 Overview - Stabilizer Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
7.2 Stabilizer Bar, Removing and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
8 Suspension Strut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
8.1 Overview - Suspension Strut . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
8.2 Suspension Strut, Removing and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
8.3 Suspension Strut, Servicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
9 Drive Axles, Removing and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
9.1 Twelve-Point Bolt with Ribs, Loosening and Tightening, Drive Axle Threaded Connection
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
9.2 Twelve-Point Bolt without Ribs, Loosening and Tightening, Drive Axle Threaded
Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
9.3 Drive Axle with CV Joint, Removing and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
9.4 Right Axle Shaft with Mounted CV Joint, Removing and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
9.5 Drive Axles with Triple Roller Joint AAR2600i, Removing and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
9.6 Drive Axles with Triple Roller Joint AAR3300i, Removing and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
10 Drive Axles, Overview and Servicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
10.1 Overview - Drive Axles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
10.2 Drive Axle Heat Shield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
11 Drive Axle with CV Joint VL 100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
11.1 Overview - Drive Axle with CV Joint VL 100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
11.2 Drive Axle with CV Joint VL100, Disassembling and Assembling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
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11.3 Outer CV Joint, Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
11.4 Inner CV Joint, Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
12 Drive Axle with CV Joint VL 107 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
12.1 Overview - Drive Axle with CV Joint VL 107 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
12.2 Drive Axle with CV Joint VL107, Disassembling and Assembling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
13 Drive Axle with CV Joint VL107 (attached) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
13.1 Overview - Drive Axle with CV Joint VL107 (attached) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
13.2 Drive Axle with CV Joint VL107 Attached, Disassembling and Assembling . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
14 Drive Axle with Triple Roller Joint AAR2600i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
14.1 Overview - Drive Axle with Triple Roller Joint AAR2600i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
14.2 Drive Axle with Triple Roller Joint AAR2600i, Disassembling and Assembling . . . . . . . . . . 122
15 Drive Axle with Triple Roller Joint AAR3300i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
15.1 Overview - Drive Axle with Triple Roller Joint AAR3300i . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
15.2 Drive Axle with Triple Roller Joint AAR3300i, Disassembling and Assembling . . . . . . . . . . 128
16 Special Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
42 - Rear Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
1 Vehicles Involved in Collisions, Evaluating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
2 Rear Axle Curb Weight (Twist Beam Rear Suspension) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
3 Overview - Rear Axle (Torsion Beam) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
4 Axle Beam, Subframe, Crossbrace (Torsion Beam) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
4.1 Overview - Axle Beam, Subframe, Crossbrace (Torsion Beam) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
4.2 Axle Beam, Removing and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
4.3 Axle Beam Bonded Rubber Bushing, Removing and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
4.4 Crossbrace, Removing and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
4.5 Crossbrace Bonded Rubber Bushing, Removing and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
5 Axle Beam Plate (Torsion Beam) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
5.1 Overview - Axle Beam Plate (Torsion Beam) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
5.2 Axle Beam Plate, Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
5.3 Axle Beam Plate, Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
6 Suspension (Torsion Beam) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
6.1 Overview - Suspension (Torsion Beam) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
6.2 Coil Spring, Removing and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
7 Shock Absorber (Torsion Beam) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
7.1 Overview - Shock Absorber (Torsion Beam) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
7.2 Shock Absorber, Removing and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
8 Wheel Bearing, Drum Brake (Torsion Beam) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
8.1 Overview - Wheel Bearing, Drum Brake (Torsion Beam) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
8.2 Wheel Bearing/Wheel Hub on Vehicles with Drum Brakes, Removing and Installing . . . . 175
9 Wheel Bearing, Disc Brake (Torsion Beam) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
9.1 Overview - Wheel Bearing, Disc Brake (Torsion Beam) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
9.2 Wheel Bearing/Wheel Hub on Vehicles with Disc Brakes, Removing and Installing . . . . . . 179
10 Rear Axle Curb Weight (Multi-link Rear Suspension) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
11 Overview - Rear Axle, Multi-Link Rear Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
12 Subframe, Transverse Link and Tie Rod (Multi-Link Suspension) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
12.1 Overview - Subframe, Transverse Link and Tie Rod (Multi-Link Suspension) . . . . . . . . . . 185
12.2 Overview - Left Rear Level Control System Sensor G76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
12.3 Left Rear Level Control System Sensor G76 , Removing and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
12.4 Subframe, Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
12.5 Rear Axle, Lowering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
12.6 Rear Axle, Removing and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
12.7 Upper Transverse Link, Removing and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
12.8 Lower Transverse Link, Removing and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
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12.9 Tie Rod, Removing and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
13 Wheel Bearing Housing and Trailing Arm (Multi-Link Suspension) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
13.1 Overview - Wheel Bearing Housing and Trailing Arm (Multi-Link Suspension) . . . . . . . . . . 201
13.2 Wheel Bearing Housing, Removing and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
13.3 Wheel Bearing Housing Bonded Rubber Bushing, Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
13.4 Wheel Bearing and Wheel Hub, Removing and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
13.5 Trailing Arm with Mounting Bracket, Removing and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
13.6 Trailing Arm, Servicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
14 Shock Absorber and Coil Spring (Multi-Link Suspension) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
14.1 Overview - Shock Absorber and Coil Spring (Multi-Link Suspension) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
14.2 Coil Spring, Removing and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
14.3 Shock Absorber, Removing and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
14.4 Shock Absorber, Servicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
15 Stabilizer Bar (Multi-Link Suspension) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
15.1 Overview - Stabilizer Bar (Multi-Link Suspension) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
15.2 Stabilizer Bar, Removing and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
16 Subframe Attachments, BlueMotion Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
16.1 Overview - Subframe Attachments, BlueMotion Vehicles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
16.2 Rear Axle Trim Panel, Removing and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
17 Special Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
44 - Wheels, Tires, Wheel Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
1 Vehicles Involved in Collisions, Evaluating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
2 Wheel Installation Tightening Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
3 Wheels and Tires, Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
3.1 General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
3.2 Assembly Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
4 Tires, Wheels with TPMS, Removing and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
4.1 Safety Precautions and Conditions for Removing and Installing Tires, Wheels with TPMS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
4.2 Wheel, Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
4.3 Assembly Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
4.4 Tires, Dismounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
4.5 Tires, Dismounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
4.6 Tires, Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
5 Run-Flat Tires, Removing and Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
5.1 Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
5.2 Assembly Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
5.3 Tires, Dismounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
5.4 Tires, Dismounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
5.5 Tires, Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
6 Tire Pressure Monitoring System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
6.1 General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
7 Tire Pressure Monitoring System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
7.1 Overview - Tire Pressure Monitoring Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
7.2 Tire Pressure Monitoring Sensor , Removing and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
8 Wheel Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
8.1 General Information about Vehicles with Torsion Beam Rear Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
8.2 General Information about Vehicles with Multi-Link Rear Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
8.3 Test Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
8.4 Axle Beam Trailing Arm (Torsion Beam), Checking with Measuring Square VAS241001
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
8.5 Axle Beam Trailing Arm (Torsion Beam), Checking with Crankshaft Holding Fixture VW801
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
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8.6 Measure Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
8.7 Alignment Specified Values for Vehicles with Torsion Beam Rear Suspension . . . . . . . . 265
8.8 Alignment Specified Values for Vehicles with Multi-Link Rear Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
8.9 Vehicle Transverse Inclination, “Zero Position” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
8.10 Work Procedure Overview for Vehicle Alignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
8.11 Front Axle Camber, Correcting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
8.12 Rear Torsion Beam Suspension Camber, Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
8.13 Multi-Link Suspension Camber, Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
8.14 Rear Torsion Beam Suspension Toe, Checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
8.15 Multi-Link Suspension Toe, Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
8.16 Front Axle Toe, Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
8.17 Basic Setting for Steering Angle Sensor G85 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
8.18 Vehicle Data Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
9 Wheels and Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
9.1 Vehicles with Tire Mobility Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
9.2 Tires, Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
9.3 Tires, Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
9.4 Tire Sealant, Disposing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
10 Wheel, Changing and Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
10.1 Wheel, Mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
11 Wheel Centering Seat, Protecting against Corrosion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
12 Wheel/Tire Vibration, Causes and Solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
12.1 Vibration Causes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
12.2 Balancing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
12.3 Road Test, Performing Before Balancing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
12.4 Stationary Balancing Machine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
12.5 Hunter RFT33VAG Road Force Touch™ Wheel Balancer VAS6230B4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
12.6 Finish Balancer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
12.7 Tire and Wheel Radial and Lateral Run-Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
12.8 Wheels and Tires, Checking Radial and Lateral Run-Out with Tire Dial Gauge VAG1435
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
12.9 Disc Wheel, Checking Radial and Lateral Run Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
12.10 Matching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
12.11 Flat Spots in Tires From Standing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
13 Special Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
48 - Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
1 Vehicles Involved in Collisions, Evaluating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
2 General Repair Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
2.1 Preliminary Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
2.2 Steering Gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
2.3 Seals and Gaskets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
2.4 Bolts and Nuts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
2.5 Electrical Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
2.6 Guided Fault Finding, OBD and Test Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
3 Steering Wheel Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
3.1 Overview - Steering Wheel Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
3.2 Airbag Steering Wheel, Removing and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
4 Steering Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
4.1 Overview - Steering Column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
4.2 Steering Column, Removing and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
4.3 Steering Column, Handling and Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
4.4 Steering Column, Checking for Damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
5 Overview - Steering Column, RHD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
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5.1 Steering Column, Removing and Installing, RHD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
5.2 Steering Column, Handling and Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
5.3 Steering Column, Checking for Damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
6 Electromechanical Steering Gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
6.1 Overview - Electromechanical Steering Gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
6.2 Steering Gear, Removing and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
7 Electromechanical Steering Gear, RHD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
7.1 Overview - Electromechanical Steering Gear, RHD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
7.2 Steering Gear, Removing and Installing, RHD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
8 Electromechanical Steering Gear, Servicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
8.1 Overview - Electromechanical Steering Gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
8.2 Tie Rod, Removing and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
8.3 Tie Rod End, Removing and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
8.4 Boot, Removing and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
8.5 Checking Play, Fastening and Joint Boots of Tie Rod Ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
8.6 Tie Rod Length, Checking and Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
8.7 Tie Rod End Allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
9 Hydraulic Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
9.1 Overview - Hydraulic Power Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
9.2 Power Steering Gear, Removing and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
10 Hydraulic Power Steering Gear, Servicing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
10.1 Overview - Power Steering Gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
10.2 Tie Rod, Removing and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
10.3 Tie Rod End, Removing and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
10.4 Boot, Removing and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
10.5 Checking Play, Fastening and Joint Boots of Tie Rod Ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
10.6 Left Tie Rod Length, Checking and Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
10.7 Tie Rod End Allocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
11 Power Steering Pump, 4-Cylinder Gasoline Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
11.1 Overview - Power Steering Pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
11.2 Power Steering Pump, Removing and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
12 Power Steering Pump, 5-Cylinder Gasoline Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
12.1 Power Steering Pump, Checking Delivery Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
12.2 Overview - Power Steering Pump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
12.3 Power Steering Pump, Removing and Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
13 Overview - Hydraulic Lines, 4-Cylinder Gasoline Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
14 Overview - Hydraulic Lines, 5-Cylinder Gasoline Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
15 Overview - Power Steering Fluid Reservoir, 4-Cylinder Gasoline Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
16 Overview - Power Steering Fluid Reservoir, 5-Cylinder Gasoline Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
17 Power Steering, Checking Hydraulic Oil Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
18 Steering System, Bleeding and Checking for Leaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
18.1 Power Steering System, Bleeding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
18.2 Steering System, Checking for Leaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
19 Special Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
20 Revision History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
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00 – General, Technical Data
1 Check List, Assessing the Suspen‐
sion on Vehicles Involved in a Colli‐
sion
(Edition 08.2015)
When servicing load-bearing or wheel-supporting components on
vehicles involved in a collision, damages on the suspension could
remain undiscovered. These undiscovered damages may lead to
severe damage in continued vehicle operation. Therefore, on ve‐
hicles involved in a collision, the listed components must be
checked in the described manner and sequence and done inde‐
pendently from the vehicle alignment to be performed. If no
deviations from the specified values were determined during the
vehicle alignment, then there are no deformations on the sus‐
pension.
Visual Inspection and Function Check of the Steering System
♦ Visual inspection for deformations and cracks
♦ Check for play in tie rod joints and steering gear
♦ Visual inspection for faulty boots and grease boots
♦ Check electric and hydraulic lines and hoses for chafe marks,
cuts and kinks.
♦ Check hydraulic lines, threaded connections and steering gear
for leaks
♦ Make sure the steering gear and lines are securely fastened.
♦ Check for correct function over the entire steering angle by
turning the steering wheel from stop to stop. Steering wheel
must be able to rotate an even force without getting caught.
Visual and Function Test for the Suspension
• The sequence of the following test steps must be upheld.
♦ Check all components shown in the overviews for deforma‐
tion, cracks and other damage.
♦ Replace the damaged components
♦ Perform a vehicle alignment on a Volkswagen AG approved
alignment rack.
Visual and Function Test for Wheels and Tires
♦ Check for run-out and imbalance. Refer to
⇒ “12 Wheel/Tire Vibration, Causes and Solution”,
page 281 .
♦ Check tires for cuts and impact damage in the tread and on
the sidewalls. Refer to
⇒ “12 Wheel/Tire Vibration, Causes and Solution”,
page 281 .
♦ Check tire inflation pressure; see the tire pressure label in the
fuel filler door for the inflation pressure.
Replace the tire if the rim and/or the tire are damaged. This also
applies when the crash details and damage to the vehicle point
to possible non-visible damages.
Another deciding factor is the age of the tires: the tires must not
be older than 6 years.
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• As soon as a safety risk cannot be ruled out, the tire(s) must
be replaced.
Entire Vehicle
Check other vehicle systems, for example:
♦ Brake system including ABS
♦ Exhaust system and passenger protection by visual and func‐
tion test
Test values, adjustment values and notes can be found in re‐
spective repair manuals/ELSA.
This test is for checking the suspension on a vehicle that has been
in a collision. The test does not cover the entire vehicle.
Electronic Vehicle Systems
Safety related systems, such as ABS/EDS; airbags; electronically
controlled suspension systems; Electromechanical; electro-hy‐
draulic steering and other driver assist systems, must be checked
for possible stored fault messages using the Vehicle Diagnostic
Tester . If faults were stored in the DTC memory for the system
mentioned, then these systems must be serviced according to the
specifications in the repair manual/ELSA. After performing re‐
pairs, check the DTC memory entries of the affected system again
to make sure that proper function can be guaranteed.
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2 General Information
Information on Wheels, Tires and Snow Chains Can Be Found in
the“Wheel and Tire Guide”. Refer to ⇒ Wheels, Tires, Wheel
Alignment; Rep. Gr. 44 .
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40 – Front Suspension
1 Vehicles Involved in Collisions, Eval‐
uating
For a check list for assessing the suspension on vehicles involved
in a collision. Refer to
⇒ “1 Check List, Assessing the Suspension on Vehicles Involved
in a Collision”, page 1 .
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2 Wheel Bearing, Lifting to Curb
Weight Position
Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Engine and Gearbox Jack - VAS6931-
♦ Tensioning Strap - T10038-
♦ Engine/Gearbox Jack Adapter - Wheel Hub Support - T10149-
Caution
All bolts on suspension components with bonded rubber bush‐
ings must always be tightened in curb weight position (unloa‐
ded condition).
Bonded rubber bushings have a limited range of motion.
Axle components with bonded rubber bushings must be
brought into the position they will be in when driving before they
are tightened (curb weight position).
Otherwise, the bonded rubber bushing will have tension, which
will reduce the service life.
By raising appropriate suspension using Engine and Gearbox
Jack - VAS6931- and Engine/Gearbox Jack Adapter - Wheel Hub
Support - T10149- , this position can be simulated on the hoist.
Before Appropriate Suspension Is Raised, Vehicle Must Be Strap‐
ped to the Hoist Lifting Arms Using Tensioning Straps - T10038- .
WARNING
The vehicle could fall off the hoist if it is not secured.
– Turn the wheel hub until one of the holes for the wheel bolts
is on top.
– Install the Engine/Gearbox Jack Adapter - Wheel Hub Support
- T10149- with wheel bolt on wheel hub.
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The Applicable Bolts/Nuts Must Only Be Tightened When Dimen‐
sion -a- Is between the Center of the Wheel Hub and the Lower
Edge of the Wheel Housing Has Been Reached.
The dimension -a- is dependent on the height of the installed
suspension:
Chassis 1) Height -a- in mm
Basic suspension (2UA) 379 ± 10 mm
Sport suspension Mexico
(2UC)
379 ± 10 mm
Sport suspension with 18"
wheels (2UC+1JE/1JK)
364 ± 10 mm
Sport suspension with 18”
wheels (2UC+1JS)
379 ± 10 mm
Sport suspension NAR/EU/
Rest of World (2UC+1JC/1JL)
364 ± 10 mm
Comfort suspension (2UD) 389 ± 10 mm
Heavy duty suspension (2UB) 399 ± 10 mm
Comfort suspension India (2UB
+0N4)
389 ± 10 mm
1) The type of vehicle suspension is indicated on the vehicle data
label. The suspension is indicated by a PR number. Allocation of
the PR number according to the suspension. Refer to
⇒ “8.18 Vehicle Data Label”, page 275 .
– Lift the wheel bearing housing using the Engine and Gearbox
Jack - VAS6931- until dimension -a- is reached.
WARNING
♦ Do not lift or lower the vehicle when the Engine and Gear‐
box Jack - VAS6931- is under the vehicle.
♦ Do not leave the Engine and Gearbox Jack - VAS6931-
under the vehicle any longer than necessary.
– Tighten the applicable bolts and nuts.
– Lower the wheel bearing housing.
– Remove the Engine and Gearbox Jack - VAS6931- from under
the vehicle.
– Remove the Engine/Gearbox Jack Adapter - Wheel Hub Sup‐
port - T10149- .
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3 Overview - Front Axle
Note
♦ Welding and alignment work on supporting or wheel carrying suspension components is not permitted.
♦ Always replace self-locking nuts.
♦ Always replace corroded bolts/nuts.
♦ Bonded rubber bushings have a limited range of motion. Therefore, only tighten the threaded connections
on the components with bonded rubber bushings when the wheel bearing housing is lifted (curb weight
position). Refer to ⇒ “2 Wheel Bearing, Lifting to Curb Weight Position”, page 5 .
I - Overview - Subframe. Refer
to ⇒ “4 Subframe”, page 9 .
II - Overview - Front Suspen‐
sion and Control Arm. Refer to
⇒ “5 Front Suspension and
Control Arm”, page 37 .
III - Overview - Wheel Bearing.
Refer to
⇒ “6 Wheel Bearing”,
page 52 .
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IV - Overview - Stabilizer Bar.
Refer to
⇒ “7 Stabilizer Bar”,
page 64 .
V - Overview - Suspension
Strut. Refer to
⇒ “8 Suspension Strut”,
page 68 .
Refer to
⇒ “9.3 Drive Axle with CV Joint, Removing and Installing”,
page 80 for the “Drive Axles, Removing and Installing” chapter.
Refer to ⇒ “10 Drive Axles, Overview and Servicing”, page 97
for the “Drive Axles, Servicing” chapter.
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4 Subframe
⇒ “4.1 Overview - Subframe”, page 9
⇒ “4.2 Thread in Longitudinal Member, Servicing”, page 11
⇒ “4.3 Subframe, Securing”, page 11
⇒ “4.4 Subframe, Lowering”, page 14
⇒ “4.5 Subframe without Steering Gear, Removing and Installing”,
page 17
⇒ “4.6 Subframe with Hydraulic Steering Gear, Removing and In‐
stalling”, page 20
⇒ “4.7 Subframe with Electromechanical Steering Gear, Remov‐
ing and Installing”, page 26
⇒ “4.8 Subframe, Servicing”, page 30
4.1 Overview - Subframe
Note
♦ Welding and alignment work on supporting or wheel carrying suspension components is not permitted.
♦ Always replace self-locking nuts.
♦ Always replace corroded bolts/nuts.
♦ Bonded rubber bushings have a limited range of motion. Therefore, only tighten the threaded connections
on the components with bonded rubber bushings when the wheel bearing housing is lifted (curb weight
position). Refer to ⇒ “2 Wheel Bearing, Lifting to Curb Weight Position”, page 5 .
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1 - Subframe
❑ Securing. Refer to
⇒ “4.3 Subframe, Secur‐
ing”, page 11 .
❑ Removing and instal‐
ling, without steering
gear. Refer to
⇒ “4.5 Subframe without
Steering Gear, Remov‐
ing and Installing”, page
17 .
❑ Removing and instal‐
ling, with hydraulic
steering gear. Refer to
⇒ “4.6 Subframe with
Hydraulic Steering
Gear, Removing and In‐
stalling”, page 20 .
❑ Removing and instal‐
ling, with Electrome‐
chanical steering gear.
Refer to
⇒ “4.7 Subframe with
Electromechanical
Steering Gear, Remov‐
ing and Installing”, page
26 .
❑ Servicing. Refer to
⇒ “4.8 Subframe, Serv‐
icing”, page 30 .
❑ Allocation. Refer to the
Parts Catalog.
2 - Nut
3 - Intermediate Plate
❑ Always replace if re‐
moved
❑ Installation position. Re‐
fer to ⇒ Fig. ““Intermediate Plate Installation Position”“ , page 11
4 - Bolt
❑ 70 Nm + 180° turn
❑ Always replace if removed
❑ M12 x 1.5 x 100
5 - Bolt
❑ 70 Nm + 180° turn
❑ Always replace if removed
❑ M12 x 1.5 x 90
6 - Control Arm
❑ Replace with the ball joint if damaged.
❑ Removing and installing. Refer to ⇒ “5.4 Control Arm, Removing and Installing”, page 43 .
❑Removing and installing (left side of the vehicle with a DSG® transmission or automatic transmission).
Refer to
⇒ “5.5 Control Arm, Removing and Installing, Left Side of Vehicle with DSG® or Automatic Transmission”,
page 44 .
7 - Bolt
❑ 70 Nm + 180° turn
❑ Always replace if removed
❑ M12 x 1.5 x 80
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8 - Bolt
❑ 70 Nm + 180° turn
❑ Always replace if removed
❑ M12 x 1.5 x 80
9 - Bolt
❑ 100 Nm + 90° turn
❑ Always replace if removed
❑ Tighten only when the pendulum support is bolted to the transmission
❑ M14 x 1.5 x 70
10 - Bolt
❑ 50 Nm + 90° turn
❑ Always replace if removed
❑ M10 x 75
11 - Bolt
❑ 50 Nm + 90° turn
❑ Always replace if removed
❑ M10 x 35
12 - Lower Bonded Rubber Bushing for Pendulum Support
❑ Removing and installing. Refer to ⇒ “4.8 Subframe, Servicing”, page 30 .
13 - Pendulum Support
❑ Bolt first to the transmission, then to subframe
❑ There are different versions.
❑ Allocation. Refer to the Parts Catalog.
14 - Upper Bonded Rubber Bushing for Pendulum Support
❑ Removing and installing. Refer to ⇒ “4.8 Subframe, Servicing”, page 30 .
Intermediate Plate Installation Position
Insert the long side of the intermediate plate -1- so that it is per‐
pendicular to the direction of travel. The tabs -arrows- must lock
into the subframe -2-.
4.2 Thread in Longitudinal Member, Servic‐
ing
Servicing the weld nut threads in the longitudinal member is pos‐
sible under certain conditions. Refer to ⇒ Body Repair; Rep. Gr.
50 .
4.3 Subframe, Securing
Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Engine and Gearbox Jack - VAS6931-
♦ Locating Pins - T10096-
♦ Subframe Locking Pin (2 pc.) - T10452-
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Perform the Following
Caution
The Locating Pins - T10096- and Subframe Locking Pin (2 pc.)
- T10452- have different diameters.
The color differentiates them:
♦ Locating Pins - T10096- are BLACK.
♦ The Subframe Locking Pin (2 pc.) - T10452- are SILVER.
To secure the subframe, the Subframe Locking Pin (2 pc.) -
T10452- must be screwed in at positions -3 and 4-.
Note
The Subframe Locking Pin (2 pc.) - T10452- may only be tight‐
ened to a maximum of 20 Nm, otherwise the threads on the
locating pins will be damaged.
The Locating Pins - T10096- must be screwed in one after the
other at positions -1 and 2-.
Note
Locating Pins - T10096- may only be tightened to a maximum of
20 Nm, otherwise the threads on the locating pins will be dam‐
aged.
Subframe Locking Pin (2 pc.) - T10452- , Installing
– Remove the front bolt -3-.
– Insert the Subframe Locking Pin (2 pc.) - T10452- -1- and
tighten it to 20 Nm.
Caution
The Subframe Locking Pin (2 pc.) - T10452- are SILVER.
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