Removing and Installing

Removing and Installing
Special tools, workshop equipment, testers, measuring instruments and auxiliary items required





^ 80-200 Removal lever





^ VAG 1383 A Engine/transmission jack

Removing





- Remove bolts with vehicle standing on its wheels (raise vehicle until the bolt is excessible).
- Raise vehicle to assembly height to relieve the pressure on the coil spring.
- Pull rear axle down and remove coil spring with the help of a second mechanic if necessary.
- Remove wheels.





- Remove cover -arrows-.





- Remove retainer -arrows- for parking brake cable.





- Remove retainer -arrow- for parking brake cable.





- Disconnect ABS vehicle speed sensor.
- Unclip vehicle speed sensor wiring from retainer.
- Unclip brake line.
- Unscrew brake caliper and hang up on body.





- Unscrew retainer -arrow- for brake line.





- Loosen left mounting bracket bolts -arrows-.
- Support rear axle using, e.g. VAG 1383.
- Mark installation position of mounting bracket on longitudinal member, e.g. with color or felt tip.





- Remove rear axle mounting bracket bolts -arrows- on both sides and take out rear axle.

Installing
- Make sure that the contact surface is clean before installing rear axle
- Install rear axle to vehicle.





Make sure that the rubber mounting centralizer -arrow A-, seats in the hole of the axle beam -arrow B-.
- Insert bolt for mounting bracket and rear axle and tighten nut only until mounting bracket and rear axle are in position.





- Tighten bolts -arrows- for mounting bracket (110 Nm + 90°).
- Loosen bolt for bearing bracket and rear axle until the nut and the bolt can be turned by hand.

CAUTION: The mounting bracket on rear axle bolted union must be tightened only when the vehicle is standing on its wheels!

Otherwise the rubber mounting will be stressed, resulting in a reduced service life.
Further installation in reverse order
- Install wheel and tighten.
After installing check position of steering wheel during a test drive.
If steering wheel is not in straight ahead position, the front axle tracking must be checked!
Tightening torques:
Shock absorber to body - 45 Nm
Shock absorber to rear axle - 50 Nm + 90°
Rear axle to mounting bracket - 120 Nm + 90°