Front Suspension

Lower control arm, servicing

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required
^ Assembly tool T10230
^ Hollow piston cylinder VAS 6179
^ Hydraulic press VAS 6178
^ Engine/transmission jack V.A.G 1383 A
^ Torque wrench V.A.G 1332
^ Socket T10188

Bonded rubber bushing, pressing out (camber adjustment bolt bushing)

CAUTION! On vehicles with decouplable stabilizer bars, the stabilizer bars must be coupled in before beginning work. Otherwise, the risk of injury exists when decoupled stabilizer bars become unintentionally coupled.

- Remove lower control arm from subframe.

- Pull lower control arm from subframe and place a piece of wood - arrow - between lower control arm and subframe.

- Install special tools to lower control arm as shown in the illustration.
1. Nut T10230/2
2. Press piece T10230/4
3. Lower control arm
4. Tube T10230/5
5. Thrust plate T10230/7
6. Hydraulic press VAS 6178

CAUTION! Before pressing out bonded rubber bushing, place a engine/transmission jack V.A.G 1383 A with universal mountings under the cylinder; the cylinder may fall down at the end of the pressing out procedure.

- Press out bonded rubber bushing.

Bonded rubber bushing, pressing in (camber adjustment bolt bushing)

- Install special tools to lower control arm as shown in the illustration.
1. Nut T10230/2
2. Press piece T10230/8
3. Lower control arm
4. Bonded rubber bushing
5. Press piece T10230/6
6. Thrust plate T10230/7
7. Hydraulic press VAS 6178
- Press in bonded rubber bushing up to stop.

Thereby, the center of the bonded rubber bushing is pressed in further by press piece T10230/6. This is necessary so that the outside lip of bonded rubber bushing contacts control arm. The center of bonded rubber bushing sets itself in the correct position after the hydraulic press VAS 6178 is removed.
- Install control arm to subframe.
- Perform vehicle alignment.

Bonded rubber bushing, pressing out (caster adjustment bolt bushing)

CAUTION! On vehicles with decouplable stabilizer bars, the stabilizer bars must be coupled in before beginning work. Otherwise, the risk of injury exists when decoupled stabilizer bars become unintentionally coupled.

- Remove lower control arm from subframe.

- Pull lower control arm from subframe and place a piece of wood - arrow - between lower control arm and subframe.

- Install special tools to lower control arm as shown in illustration.
1. Hydraulic press VAS 6178
2. Thrust plate T10230/7
3. Tube T10230/9
4. Lower control arm
5. Press piece T10230/10
6. Nut T10230/2

CAUTION! Before pressing out, place a engine/transmission jack V.A.G 1383 A with universal mountings under the cylinder; the cylinder may fall down at the end of the pressing out procedure.

- Press out bonded rubber bushing.

Bonded rubber bushing, pressing in (caster adjustment bolt bushing)
- Using a felt-tipped pen, draw an extension of the relief notch on the outer diameter of the bonded rubber bushing.

Align bonded rubber bushing according to the marking - arrow - and press in up to stop.

Arrow A - Seam edge in casting of control arm
Arrow B - Relief notch in bonded rubber bushing
- Install control arm to subframe.
- Perform vehicle alignment.

Bonded rubber bushing, pressing out (suspension strut bushing)
- Remove wheel.
- Remove lower control arm.

- Install special tools to lower control arm as shown in illustration.
1. Threaded spindle T10230/1
2. Nut T10230/2
3. Press piece T10230/13
4. Tube T10230/5
5. Press plate T10230/7 and hydraulic press VAS 6178
- Press out bonded rubber bushing.

Bonded rubber bushing, pressing in (suspension strut bushing)

- Install special tools to lower control arm as shown in illustration.
1. Threaded spindle T10230/1
2. Nut T10230/2
3. Press piece T10230/13
4. Bonded rubber bushing
5. Tube T10230/5
6. Thrust plate T10230/7
7. Hydraulic press VAS 6178
- Press in bonded rubber bushing so that it is flush.
- To observe the pressing-in process, utilize relief notches in tube T10230/5.
- Install lower control arm.
- Perform vehicle alignment.