Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Removing and installing upper transverse link, four-wheel drive

Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual / Running gear, axles, steering / Rear suspension, drive shaft / Suspension link, track rod / Removing and installing upper transverse link, four-wheel drive

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“

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