Tie Rod

Tie Rod

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Ball Joint Puller (3287 A)

• Hose Clamp Pliers (V.A.G 1275)

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

• 38 mm Open End Wrench Insert (V.A.G 1923)

• Locking Pliers (VAS 6199)

• Vehicle Diagnosis, Testing and Information System (VAS 5051B)

Removing

- Turn steering wheel into straight ahead position.

- Clean outside of steering gear in area of boot.

- Loosen nut - 3 -, while doing this counter hold on tie rod end - 2 -.






- Remove front wheel.

- Loosen nut of track rod ball joint, but do not remove yet.

• To protect thread, screw nut on pin a few turns.

- Press off track rod ball joint from wheel bearing housing using (3287 A) and now remove nut.






- Loosen spring clamp - 1 - using (V.A.G 1275) from boot and slide onto tie rod.






- Remove clamp and pull off boot from steering gear housing.

- Remove the tie rod from steering gear using (V.A.G 1923).






• If corrosion, damage, wear-out or first signs of contamination on the steering rack can be seen, complete steering gear must be replaced.

• If no grease film is visible on steering rack, steering gear must also be replaced completely.

Installing

Before installing, coat the steering rack with the grease supplied in the repair set.


Do not use other grease under any circumstances.

For this purpose, turn steering to stop toward both sides in succession.

For clearer illustration, steering gear has been removed in the illustration.

- Grease steering rack on toothed side - A - and on thrust piece side with grease (G 052 192 A1).






- Turn steering wheel into the straight ahead position.

- Guide new clamp and boot onto tie rod.

- Twist tie rod far enough into tie rod end until dimension - a - is obtained.






Dimension - a - = 371 +/- 1 mm

- Twist tie rod into steering gear and tighten to tightening specification.

- Slide boot - 2 - onto tie rod - 1 -, pay attention to correct position when doing this.






- Slide boot onto steering gear housing until it stops.

- Tighten the new clamp with (VAS 6199) as illustrated.






Further installation is in the reverse sequence to removal.

Tightening specifications, refer to => [ Steering Gear Overview, Generation II and III ] Steering Gear Overview, Generation II and III.

Tightening specifications, refer to => [ Steering Gear Overview, Generation I and II ] Steering Gear Overview, Generation I and II.

After the installation the vehicle must be measured.

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

- Perform basic setting for steering angle sensor (G85) via (VAS 5051B) in "Guided Fault Finding".

- Then perform basic setting of steering system via (VAS 5051B) in "Guided Fault Finding".