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 wheel.

- Remove lower noise insulation. Refer to

- Remove nuts - arrows -.





- Pull wheel bearing housing with ball joint out of control arm.

- Secure the position of the mounting bracket. Refer to => [ Subframe, Securing ] Subframe, Securing.

- Replace bolt - 1 - for left side, - 8 - for right side with (T10096) and tighten (T10096) 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 - 10 - for left side of vehicle, item - 17 - for right side of vehicle.

- Remove bolts - 1 -.





Installing

- Insert control arm with mounting bracket into subframe.

- Install items - 7 - and - 17 - but do not tighten.





- Insert bolts - 1 - and tighten.





- Now replace (T10096) with a new bolt and tighten it to tightening specification.

- Bolt control arm tightly to ball joint - arrows -.





- Bolt control arm tightly to console in curb weight position - 10 - and - 17 -.





Further installation is in the reverse sequence to removal.

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

- Install lower noise insulation. Refer to

- Install wheel and tighten. Specification, refer to => [ Wheel Bolt Tightening Specification ] Specifications.

Tightening Specifications