Lower Transverse Link, AWD

Lower Transverse Link, AWD

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Torque wrench (V.A.G 1332)

Removing

- Remove the wheel.

- Remove coil spring => [ Coil Spring, AWD ] Coil Spring, AWD.

- Remove bolt - arrow - for lower transverse link - 1 -.






Vehicles with dynamic headlamp range control

- Remove the bolts - 1 - from the lower transverse link.






Continuation for all vehicles

- Mark, e.g. using a felt-tip marker, position of eccentric bolt - arrow - to subframe.

- Disengage rear exhaust system and lower.

- Remove the bolt - arrow -.

- Remove lower transverse link.

Installing

- Insert lower transverse link into vehicle and tighten the bolts by hand.

Only bolt on transverse link if dimension "a" is reached => [ Measure dimension ] Rear Suspension!

- Connect the upper transverse link to the subframe and tighten the new nut - arrow - to the tightening specification only.






- Note applied marking of eccentric bolt - arrow - to subframe.

- Suspend rear exhaust system.

Vehicles with dynamic headlamp range control

- Install the bolts - 1 - to the lower transverse link.

Continuation for all vehicles

- Tighten bolt - arrow - for lower transverse link - 1 -.






- Install coil spring Coil Spring, AWD.

- Install the wheel and tighten the wheel bolts. Refer to => [ Tightening Specification for Mounting Wheels ] Specifications.

- Perform vehicle alignment => [ Vehicle Alignment Procedure ] Vehicle Alignment Procedure.

Tightening Specifications