Front Wheel Drive

Upper Track Control Arm

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Torque Wrench (40-200 Nm) (V.A.G 1332)

Removing

- Remove the wheel.

- Remove the coil spring. Refer to => [ Coil Spring ] Coil Spring.

- Unhook the speed sensor wire - arrow A - from the upper track control arm.






- Remove the track control arm to wheel bearing housing bolt - 1 -, washer and nut.

- Using a felt-tip marker, mark the position of the track control arm eccentric bolt - arrow - to the subframe.






- Remove the eccentric bolt - arrow -, eccentric washer and nut.

- Remove the upper track control arm.

Installing

- Insert the upper track control arm into the vehicle and install the bolts, washers and nuts hand tight.

Only tighten the upper track control arm bolts/nuts if dimension "a" is reached! => [ Tightening of the respective bolts/nuts must then only occur after dimension between the wheel hub center and the lower edge of the wheel housing has been attained. ] Rear Subframe.

- Install a new upper track control arm to subframe nut.






- Note the applied mark on the eccentric bolt - arrow -.

- Tighten the track control arm to wheel bearing housing bolt - 1 - and nut.






• Make sure that the washer is installed between the bolt and wheel bearing housing.

- Hook the speed sensor wire - arrow A - in at the upper track control arm.

- Install the coil spring. Refer to => [ Coil Spring ] Coil Spring.

- Install the wheel and tighten the wheel bolts. Refer to => [ Wheel Bolt Tightening Specifications ] [1][2]Specifications.

- Perform a vehicle alignment. Refer to => [ Vehicle Alignment ] Vehicle Alignment.

Tightening Specifications