Control Arm with Mounting Bracket, Left Side, with DSG or Automatic Transmission

Control Arm with Mounting Bracket, Left Side, with DSG or Automatic Transmission

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Locating pins (T10096)

• Engine and transmission jack (VAG 1383A)

Removing

- Remove the left front wheel.

- Remove the lower noise insulation.

- Remove the bracket for the exhaust system from the subframe.

- Remove the bolts - arrows - for the heat shield.





- Remove the heat shield from the subframe.

- Remove the pendulum support from the transmission, remove bolts - 14 - to do so.





- Remove the coupling rod of the left front level control system sensor from the control arm, if present.

- Secure the bracket and mounting bracket of the control arm on the left side of vehicle using (T10096). Refer to --> [ Subframe Locating ] Subframe Locating.

- Remove the ball joint nuts - arrows -.





- Loosen bolt - 17 -.





- Now remove the bolts for:

• The steering gear - 3 - and - 6 -

• The stabilizer bar bracket - 11 - and - 16 -

• The subframe on the right side - 5 - and - 12 -

- Place the (VAG 1383A) under the subframe.





- Place a block of wood - 1 - between the (VAG 1383A) and the subframe.

- Remove bolts - 2 -, - 4 -, - 5 - and - 12 - and lower the subframe with brackets as far as necessary.





- When doing this, pry alignment bushings of steering gear out of the left bracket.

- Remove bolt - 17 - and remove the control arm with bracket.

Installing

Installation is performed in the reverse order of removal.

• Make sure the alignment bushings of the steering gear fit correctly in the bracket!

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

- Install the lower noise insulation.

- Install the wheel and tighten. Refer to --> [ Wheel Bolt Tightening Specification ] .

Tightening Specifications





Tightening Specifications, Pendulum Support to Transmission

CAUTION!
From MY 2008, Heli-coil inserts are installed in the threads for the pendulum support threaded connection in the 02Q manual transmissions.

On these and all other transmissions, use strength class 10.9 bolts.

If, in the 02Q manual transmissions, there is not a Heli-coil insert, then use 8.8 strength class bolts and the appropriate tightening specification.