Control Arm with Mounting Bracket, Left Side for Vehicles

Control Arm with Mounting Bracket, Left Side for Vehicles

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Locating Pins (T10096)

• Engine/Transmission Jack (V.A.G 1383 A)

Removing

- Remove left front wheel.

- Remove lower noise insulation.

- Remove bracket for exhaust system from the subframe.

With FWD

- Remove bolts - arrows - from heat shield.





- Remove heat shield from subframe.

Continuation for all vehicles

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





- Remove left front level control system sensor ( G78) coupling rod from control arm, if present.

- Secure bracket and mounting bracket of control arm on left side of vehicle using (T10096). Refer to => [ Subframe and Brackets, Securing ] Procedures.

- Remove nuts - arrows -.





- Loosen bolt - 17 -.





- Now remove the bolts for:

• Steering gear - 3 - and - 6 -

• Stabilizer - 11 - and - 16 -

• Subframe on right side - 5 - and - 12 -



- Place (V.A.G 1383 A) below subframe.





- Place for example a block of wood - 1 - between (V.A.G 1383 A) and subframe.

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





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

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

Installing

Installation is in reverse order of removal.

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

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

- Install lower noise insulation.

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

Tightening Specifications





Tightening specification, pendulum support to the 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 Heli-Coil insert, then use 8.8 strength class bolts and the appropriate tightening specification.