Control Arm with Mounting Bracket

Control Arm with Mounting Bracket

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Torque wrench (V.A.G 1332)

• Locating pins (T10096)

Removing

- Remove the wheel.

- Remove the lower noise insulation.

- Remove nuts - arrows -.






- Remove both the wheel bearing housing and ball joint from the control arm.

- Secure position for mounting bracket. Refer to => [ Securing Mounting Bracket ] Subframe, Securing.

- Replace bolt - 1 - for left side, - 2 - for right side using (T10096) and tighten locating pins to 20 Nm.






• (T10096) may only be tightened to a maximum of 20 Nm, since otherwise the threads of the locating bolts will be damaged.

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

- Remove 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 (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 -. Refer to => [ Wheel Bearing, Lifting to Curb Weight Position ] Procedures.






Further installation is in the reverse sequence to removal.

- Install lower noise insulation.

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

Tightening Specifications