Front Wheel Drive

Tie Rod

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

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

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

Removing

- Remove the wheel.

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

- Remove the nut - 1 - and pull the coupling rod - 2 - out of the stabilizer bar.






- Remove the tie rod bolt - arrow - and nut from the wheel bearing housing.

- Remove the stabilizer bar clamp bolts - arrows -.






- Remove the nut - arrow - at the subframe and remove the bolt toward the rear.






- Remove tie rod - 1 -.

Installing

Pay attention to the different trailing arm versions when replacing the tie rod. Refer to => [ Trailing Arm Characteristics ] Procedures.

Note the allocation of the tie rods for the trailing arms. Refer to => [ Allocation of the Tie Rods for the Trailing Arms ] Procedures.

- Install the tie rod bolts, nuts and washers to the vehicle and tighten the bolts/nuts hand tight.

The tie rod bolts/nuts must only be tightened when dimension "a" is achieved => [ 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!

- Tighten the new tie rod - 1 - to subframe nut - arrow - to specification.






- Install and tighten the stabilizer bar clamp bolts - arrows -.






- Tighten the tie rod to wheel bearing housing bolt - arrow - to specification.






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

- Insert the coupling rod - 2 - into the stabilizer bar and tighten the nut - 1 -.

- 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