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Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Removing and installing upper transverse link, front-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.
 

Removing and installing upper transverse link, front-wheel drive

–  Unhook line -1- from retainer -2--arrows-.
–  Unscrew nut -3- and remove washer -4-.
–  Pull out bolt -5-.
–  Use felt-tip pen or similar to mark position of eccentric bolt -3- in relation to subframe.
 

Removing and installing upper transverse link, front-wheel drive

–  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, front-wheel drive

Assembly overview - track rod, multi-link suspension, four-wheel drive
1 -  Subframe 2 -  Bolt Renew after removing 70 Nm +180° 3 -  Wheel bearing housin ...

Removing and installing upper transverse link, four-wheel drive
Special tools and workshop equipment required     Torque wrench -V.A.G 1332- Re ...

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After changing a wheel
First read and observe the introductory information and safety warnings Clean the tools as necessary and place them back in the foam rubber holder in the luggage compartment. Stow the spare wheel, temporary spare wheel or the removed wheel safely in the luggage compartment. Th ...

Bleeding hydraulic system following standard procedure
  Note Bleeding the hydraulic system using brake filling and bleeding equipment -VAS 5234- is described. A pre-pressure of 2 bar is required for bleeding the ABS hydraulic unit -N55-. Specia ...

Checking maximum wheel lock
The maximum wheel lock is determined with the aid of the wheel alignment computer. –  When the values for the maximum wheel lock lie outside the tolerances, then check following: Are steering or suspen ...

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