Control Arm: Service and Repair

Control arm, removing and installing
Removing
- Raise vehicle.
- Remove wheel.





- Remove noise insulation panel -arrows-.





- Remove left-side noise insulation -arrows-.

Vehicles with TDI engine
- Remove intake air duct between charge air cooler and turbocharger.

Continued for all vehicles
- Remove right-side noise insulation.





Vehicles with automatic transmission
- Remove bolts -arrows-.

Continued for all vehicles
- Mark installation position of ball joint bolts on control arm.





- Remove bolts -arrows-.
- Disconnect drive axle from transmission drive flange.
- Pull wheel bearing housing with ball joint out from control arm.
- Remove hex. bolt -3- on control arm.





- Remove hex. bolts -1- and -2- and remove control arm.

Vehicles with automatic transmission
- Push engine/transmission assembly forward (i.e. using lever).
- Remove hex. bolt -1- and remove control arm.

Install in reverse order of removal.

Tightening torques:
Ball joint to control arm 20 Nm + 90° turn (15 ft. lbs. + 90° turn)
Use new bolts!
Front bolt for control arm 70 Nm + 90° turn (52 ft. lbs. + 90° turn)
Rear bolt for control arm
Use new bolts!
Connecting link to control arm 45 Nm (33 ft. lbs.)
Drive axle to drive flange
Socket head multi-spline bolt M8 x 18 40 Nm (30 ft. lbs.)
Socket head multi-spline bolt M8 x 28 40 Nm (30 ft. lbs.)
Socket head multi-spline bolt M8 x 49 80 Nm (59 ft. lbs.)
Socket head multi-spline bolt M10 x 20 80 Nm (59 ft. lbs.)
Socket head multi-spline bolt M10 x 48





Transmission support
^ Bolts -A-: 20 Nm (15 ft. lbs.) plus additional 90° turn
- Bolts -B-: 40 Nm (30 ft. lbs.) plus additional 90° turn
- Always replace bolts