Strut, with Adaptive Chassis DCC

Strut, with Adaptive Chassis DCC

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Spreader (3424)

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

• Engine-/Gearbox Jack (V.A.G 1383 A)

• Wheel Hub Support (T10149)

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

Removing

- Loosen the drive axle to wheel hub bolt. Refer to => [ Drive Axle Bolt Loosening and Tightening, Twelve Point Bolt with Ribs ] Drive Axle Bolt Loosening and Tightening, Twelve Point Bolt with Ribs.

- Remove the wheel.

- Remove the level control system sensor from the control arm.

- Remove the coupling rod nut - arrow - from the strut.






- Remove the ball joint nuts - arrows -.






- Remove the wheel bearing housing and ball joint from the control arm.

- Remove the drive axle outer Constant Velocity (CV) joint from the wheel hub.

- Secure the drive axle to the body using wire.

• The drive axle must not hang down, otherwise the inner CV joint will be damaged by overflexing.

- Reinstall the ball joint to the control arm.

- Install engine-/gearbox jack (V.A.G 1383 A) and the wheel hub support (T10149) to the wheel hub using a wheel bolt.






- Disconnect the connector and remove the wire from the strut






- Remove the wheel bearing housing pinch bolt and nut - arrow -.






- Insert the spreader (3424) into the slot in the wheel bearing housing.






- Using a ratchet and the spreader (3424) , spread open the wheel bearing housing slot.

- Press the brake rotor in the direction of the strut by hand.

Otherwise the strut tube may be tilted in the wheel bearing housing.

- Pull the wheel bearing housing downward from the strut tube and lower it using the engine-/gearbox jack (V.A.G 1383 A) until the strut tube hangs free.

- Secure the wheel bearing housing to the bracket/subframe using wire.

- Remove the engine-/gearbox jack (V.A.G 1383 A) from below the wheel bearing housing.

- Remove the wiper arms.

- Remove the plenum chamber cover..

- Remove the upper strut bolts and remove the strut.






Installing

- Install the engine-/gearbox jack (V.A.G 1383 A) with the wheel hub support (T10149) to the wheel hub using a wheel bolt.






- Install the strut to the wheel bearing housing and secure the strut using the pinch bolt and a new nut.

The bolt end must point in the direction of travel.

- Remove the spreader (3424).

One of the two marks - arrows - on the strut mounting must point in the direction of travel.






Left Strut






The strut must be installed so that the left front dampening adjustment valve faces opposite the drive direction.

Right Strut






The strut must be installed so that the right front dampening adjustment valve faces opposite the drive direction.

Continuation for Both Sides

- Check the installed position of the left and right front body acceleration sensor brackets.






• Use an 11 mm drill bit - 1 - and the pilot drift (VW 222 A) to check the installed position.

• The holes in the bracket must align with the holes in the strut tower.

- Remove the wire holding the wheel bearing housing.

- Carefully lift the wheel bearing housing using the engine-/gearbox jack (V.A.G 1383 A) enough so that the upper strut bolts can be installed.






If necessary, use the step ladder (VAS 5085) to install the bolts.

- Tighten the upper strut bolts.

- Remove the wheel hub support (T10149).

- Tighten the wheel bearing housing pinch bolt and nut - arrow -.






- Remove the ball joint nuts - arrows - again.






- Insert the drive axle into the wheel hub.

- Install the wheel bearing housing with ball joint into the control arm.

- Install the ball joint to control arm nuts - arrows -.

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

- Connect the level control system sensor to the control arm.

• The level control system sensor lever must point toward the vehicles exterior.

• The threads on the vehicle level sensor must be installed into the front hole in the control arm. The tab on the vehicle level sensor retainer must lock into the rear hole in order to assure a correct installed position.

- Connect the connector to the left and right front dampening adjustment valves.

- Tighten the drive axle bolt to the wheel hub. Refer to => [ Drive Axle Bolt Loosening and Tightening, Twelve Point Bolt with Ribs ] Drive Axle Bolt Loosening and Tightening, Twelve Point Bolt with Ribs.

• The vehicle must not be sitting on its wheels when doing this, otherwise the wheel bearing will be damaged.

- Install the plenum chamber cover..

- Install the wiper arms.

Further installation is in the reverse order of removal.

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

Tightening Specifications