Volkswagen Golf / Golf Plus. Manual - part 13

 

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Volkswagen Golf / Golf Plus. Manual - part 13

 

 

Renewing mounting bracket with suspension link bush

Special tools and workshop

equipment required
♦ Guide -VW 439-
♦ Thrust plate -VW 401-
♦ Thrust plate -VW 402-

3. Subframe, anti-roll bar, suspension link    

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in conjunction with the mounting bracket.
– Press mounting bracket with bonded rubber bush off suspen‐

sion link.

Note

Hold suspension link when pressing off.

1 - Thrust plate -VW 401-
2 - Guide -VW 439-
3 - Thrust plate -VW 402-
Pressing in mounting bracket with bush onto suspension link
– Moisten hexagon flats of suspension link with assembly lubri‐

cant -G 294 421 A1- diluted 1:20.

– Carefully press bush onto suspension link to stop.
1 - Tube -VW 418 A-
2 - Bearing bracket with bonded rubber bush.
3 - Suspension link
4 - Thrust plate -VW 401-

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     Rep. Gr.40 - Front suspension

 

Special tools and workshop

equipment required
♦ Locating pins -T10096-
♦ Torque wrench -V.A.G

1332-

♦ Engine and gearbox jack -

V.A.G 1383 A-

♦ Ball joint puller -3287 A-

Removing
– Remove front wheels.
– Remove footwell trim by removing nuts -arrows-.

3. Subframe, anti-roll bar, suspension link    

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– Detach coupling rods from anti-roll bar.

– Remove nuts -arrows-.
– Loosen nut on track rod ball joint on each side but do not re‐

move completely.

Leave nut screwed on a few turns to protect thread on pin.

– Press track rod ball joint off wheel bearing housing using ball

joint splitter -3287A-.

– Fixing position of subframe with bracket 

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– Unbolt anti-roll bar from subframe -11 and 16-

.

– Disconnect pendulum support from gearbox by removing bolts

-14-.

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     Rep. Gr.40 - Front suspension

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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