Stabilizer Bar

Stabilizer Bar

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Torque wrench (V.A.G 1332)

• Engine/transmission jack (V.A.G 1383 A)

Perform The Following:

Removing

- Loosen the wheel bolts.

- Raise the vehicle.

- Remove the front wheels.

- Remove the lower noise insulation.

- Remove the right and left nuts - 1 - from the coupling rods - 3 -.






- Remove the right and left coupling rods - 3 - from the stabilizer bar - 2 -.

- Remove exhaust system bracket from subframe- arrows -.






- Loosen the double clamp for the exhaust system.

- Remove the stabilizer from subframe - 7 - and - 8 -.






Vehicles with hydraulic power steering gear






- Remove the bolts - 9 - and - 10 - from the steering gear.

Vehicles With Electro-Mechanical Steering Gear






- Remove the bolts - 9 - and - 10 - from the steering gear.

Continuation For All Vehicles

- Remove the bolts - 11 - and then remove the pendulum support from the transmission.






- Secure the subframe. Refer to => [ Subframe Securing ] Subframe Securing.

- Move the engine/transmission jack (V.A.G 1383 A) - 1 - under the subframe.






- Remove the bolts - 5 - and - 6 - and lower the subframe maximum 10 cm.






- Remove the stabilizer bar to the rear.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

The steering gear threaded sleeves must be seated in the subframe holes on the left side.

- Install the front wheels and tighten them.

Tightening Specifications






Tightening specification, pendulum support to the transmission






- After installing, perform the basic setting on the Steering Angle Sensor (G85) Vehicle diagnostic tester.