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

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

joint puller -3287 A- and now remove nut.

– Loosen spring-type clamp (item -1- in figure N44-10005

⇒ page 409

 ) on rubber boot using hose clip pliers -V.A.G

1275- and push onto track rod.

– Remove hose clip and pull boot from steering box housing.

– Unscrew track rod from steering rack using open jaw insert,

38 mm -V.A.G 1923- .

Note

♦

If the steering rack shows signs of corrosion, damage, wear or

soiling, renew the complete steering box.

♦

Likewise, if there is no film of grease on the steering rack, the

steering box must be renewed.

Installing track rod

Caution

Do not grease steering rack.

– Turn steering wheel to straight-ahead position.
– Thread new clamps and rubber boot onto track rod.

12. Repairing electromechanical steering box (2nd and 3rd generations)    

409

 

Dimension -a- = 371 ± 1 mm
– Turn track rod into steering rack and tighten to specified tor‐

que.

– Lightly lubricate seal point between boot and track rod with

grease -G 052 168 A1- (from repair kit Fuchs Renolit JP1619).

– Position boot -2- on track rod -1-.
– Secure spring-type clip on rubber boot using hose clip pliers -

V.A.G 1275- .

– Lightly lubricate seal point between boot and steering box with

grease -G 052 168 A1- (from repair kit Fuchs Renolit JP1619).

– Push rubber boot onto steering box housing to stop.

– Install new clamp, as shown in figure, with locking pliers for

Phaeton steering box -VAS 6199- .

Continue installation in reverse order.
Specified torque for fitting wheels 

⇒ page 288

 .

Check wheel alignment after completing the installation.
– Check wheel alignment 

⇒ page 305

 .

– Adapt steering angle sender -G85- using ⇒  vehicle diagnostic,

testing and information system -VAS 5051B- , “guided fault

finding” .

– Then adapt steering using ⇒  vehicle diagnostic, testing and

information system -VAS 5051B- , “guided fault finding” .

Specified torques

Component

Specified torque

Track rod to steering rack

100 Nm

Track rod ball joint to track rod

50 Nm

Track rod ball joint to wheel bearing housing

♦ Use new nut

20 Nm + 90°

410

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Service Department. Technical Information

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Repair Group overview for Body Repairs

Repair Group

00 - Technical data
50 - Body - front
51 - Body - centre
53 - Body - rear

Technical  information  should  always  be  available  to  the  foremen  and  mechanics,  because  their

careful and constant adherence to the instructions is essential to ensure vehicle road-worthiness and

safety. In addition, the normal basic safety precautions for working on motor vehicles must, as a

matter of course, be observed.

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