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Front Body Acceleration Sensor Bracket






Front Body Acceleration Sensor Bracket

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

Torque Wrench (5-50 Nm) (V.A.G 1331)

Pilot Drift (VW 222 A)

Spiral Bore Diameter: 11 mm

Removing

- Remove the left front body acceleration sensor, if necessary. Refer to => [ Left Front Body Acceleration Sensor G341 ] Left Front Body Acceleration Sensor G341.

- Remove the right front body acceleration sensor, if necessary. Refer to => [ Right Front Body Acceleration Sensor G342 ] Right Front Body Acceleration Sensor G342.

- Remove the bracket bolts and remove the bracket from the strut dome.






Installing

The body acceleration sensors must not be interchanged, for the allocation refer to the Parts Catalog.

- Clean the strut dome.

Left Front Body Acceleration Sensor

- Attach the left front body acceleration sensor to the bracket.

- Be sure to pay attention to the installed position of the left front body acceleration sensor bracket.






The tab on the bracket - 1 - must fit into the recess in the left front body acceleration sensor - arrow -.

Be sure to use the correct bracket. An "L" is stamped on the bracket

Right Front Body Acceleration Sensor

- Attach the right front body acceleration sensor to the bracket.

- Be sure to pay attention to the installed position of the right front body acceleration sensor bracket.






The tab on the bracket - 1 - must fit into the recess in the right front body acceleration sensor - arrow -.

Be sure to use the correct bracket. An "R" is stamped on the bracket.

Continuation for Both Sides

- Remove the adhesive on the sealing surfaces of the bracket and apply the two-sided adhesive tape.

- Using an 11 mm drill bit and the pilot drift (VW 222 A) , position the bracket.






The holes in the bracket must align with the holes in the strut dome.

- Install the bolts one after the other by hand and then tighten to specification.

- Connect the connector to the body acceleration sensor.

Tightening Specifications