Volkswagen Corrado (1993 year). Manual - part 189

 

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Volkswagen Corrado (1993 year). Manual - part 189

 

 

SUSPENSION - FRONT 

         1993 SUSPENSION
         Volkswagen - Front

         Corrado SLC

         DESCRIPTION

         FWD suspension system is equipped with MacPherson struts.
Steering knuckles are supported by lower control arms and vertically
mounted strut assemblies. See Fig. 1.

Fig. 1:  Exploded View Of Front Suspension (Typical)

         ADJUSTMENTS & INSPECTION

         WHEEL ALIGNMENT SPECIFICATIONS & PROCEDURES

SUSPENSION - FRONT 

         WHEEL BEARING

         No adjustment is required.

         BALL JOINT CHECKING

         Raise and support vehicle. Inspect ball joints for excessive
play and damaged rubber boots. There should be no vertical or
horizontal ball joint play. Replace ball joint if any play is present.

         REMOVAL & INSTALLATION

         HUB & KNUCKLE ASSEMBLY

         Use exploded view illustration when removing or installing
hub and knuckle assembly. See Fig. 1.

         LOWER CONTROL ARM & BALL JOINT

         Removal
         1) Raise and support vehicle. Remove bolt retaining ball
joint at steering knuckle. Separate ball joint from housing. Leave
control arm hanging in mounts at subframe.
         2) If control arm is not to be removed and ball joint is
riveted to control arm, drill out ball joint rivets using a 9/32" (7
mm) drill. After drilling rivets, chisel off rivet heads (if
necessary). If ball joint is bolted to control arm, remove bolts.
Remove ball joint.
         3) If control arm is to be removed from vehicle, remove
stabilizer bar link rod nut, washers, and bushings. Remove pivot bolt
and "U" bracket housing inner pivot pin. Slide out control arm.

NOTE:    On vehicles with automatic transmission, engine may have to
         be lifted slightly to gain access to pivot bolts.

         Inspection
         Check lower control arm bushings for excessive wear, cracks
or contamination. Replace bushings if necessary. To replace bushings,
press out worn bushing. Select new bushing and press into position.
Ensure bushing does not twist when seating into place.

         Installation
         Slide new ball joint into slot in control arm. Install and
tighten ball joint retaining bolts. Install lower control arm to
subframe. Install ball joint into steering knuckle. To complete
installation, reverse removal procedure. Tighten control arm bolts
with vehicle on ground. Tighten all bolts and nuts to specification.
See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS table at end of article. Check wheel

SUSPENSION - FRONT 

         STRUT ASSEMBLY

         Removal
         1) Raise and support vehicle. Remove wheel assembly.
Disconnect and wire caliper aside. Remove bolts retaining strut to
steering knuckle. Note top bolt is used for front wheel camber
adjustment.
         2) Support front suspension arm and components. Pry
suspension strut from steering knuckle. Remove upper strut retaining
nuts from inside engine compartment. Remove strut assembly.

         Installation
         To install, reverse removal procedure. Tighten bolts and nuts
to specification. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS table at end of article.
Check wheel alignment. See WHEEL ALIGNMENT SPECIFICATIONS & PROCEDURES
article in the  WHEEL ALIGNMENT section.

         FRONT SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY

         Removal
         1) Raise and support vehicle at center with safety stands.
Disconnect brake line and plug openings. Leave flex line in place.
Remove stabilizer link rod nut, bushings and washers.
         2) Remove tie rod nut. Separate tie rod from steering
knuckle. Disconnect inner portion of constant velocity joint from
transaxle drive flange.
         3) Remove lower control arm front pivot bolt. Remove "U"
shaped bracket bolts at control arm rear pivot.

NOTE:    On vehicles with automatic transmission, engine may have to
         be lifted slightly to gain access to pivot bolts.

         4) Support suspension assembly. Remove upper strut retaining
nuts. Remove suspension assembly from vehicle.

         Installation
         To install, reverse removal procedure. Ensure convex side of
thrust washer faces pivot bolt head. Tighten bolts and nuts to
specification. Check wheel alignment. Proceed to appropriate
WHEEL ALIGNMENT SPECIFICATIONS & PROCEDURES article in the WHEEL
ALIGNMENT section.

         WHEEL BEARING

         Removal
         1) Remove axle shaft nut with front wheels on ground. Raise
and support vehicle. Allow suspension to hang free. Remove wheel
assembly. Remove brake caliper attaching bolts. Remove caliper and
wire aside. Remove brake disc retaining screw and remove disc.

SUSPENSION - FRONT 

Fig. 2:  Pressing Wheel Bearing Out Of Steering Knuckle (Typical)

Fig. 3:  Removing Wheel Bearing Inner Race (Typical)

NOTE:    When installing hub, ensure press adapter contacts inner
         bearing race only.

         Installation
         1) Press new wheel bearing race onto hub. Using Bearing & Hub
Installer (VW 472/1), press new bearing into steering knuckle from
outboard side. Using same adapter, press wheel hub into steering
knuckle. See Fig. 4. Apply a small bead of locking compound to axle
splines before installing axle into hub.
         2) To complete installation, reverse removal procedure.
Always replace self-locking axle shaft nut. Tighten bolts and nuts to
specification. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS table. Check wheel alignment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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