Front Toe

Front axle toe, adjusting

Special tools and equipment
^ VAG 1332 Torque wrench
If a value lies outside the tolerances, the vehicle's transverse inclination must be checked and compensated.
- Loosen lock nut -1-.





- Adjust toe by turning the left and/or right toe rod.
To do this use an open-end wrench on the hex -arrow- on the tie rod.
- After turning tie rods, make sure that the boots are not twisted.
- Twisted boots: boots wear out quickly.
- Tighten lock nut -1- to 50 Nm (37 ft. lbs.) and check tie-in again.
- After tightening lock nut -1- it is possible that the value will change slightly.
- If the set value does not deviate by more than 2 / from specification, the setting is OK.