Trailing Arm With Mounting Bracket

Trailing Arm with Mounting Bracket

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Torque wrench (V.A.G 1332)

• Wheel hub support (T10149)

• Engine/transmission jack (V.A.G 1383 A)

Removing

- Remove the wheel.

- Remove coil spring. Refer to => [ Coil Spring ] Coil Spring.

- Remove bracket - 1 - by pressing out rivet inner pin - arrow -.






- Remove the coupling rod - 1 - from trailing arm.






- Remove bolts - Arrows -.

- Mark installation position of mounting bracket on body.

- Remove the bolts - arrows -.






- Remove trailing link with mounting bracket.

• If longitudinal control arm is being replaced, mounting bracket must be removed from longitudinal control arm.

- To do so, clamp longitudinal control arm into vise so that mounting bracket - 1 - makes contact at vise - arrow -.






- Remove bolt - 2 -.

Installation position of mounting bracket to trailing link must then be adjusted.

Determining Installation Position of Mounting Bracket Relative to Trailing Arm

Measure dimension - a - from center of bolt to outer edge of mounting bracket.






Dimension - a -: 88 +/- 1 mm.

1. Mounting bracket

2. Trailing arm


- When dimension - a - has been adjusted, tighten bolt.

Installing

Threaded connection of trailing arm/wheel bearing housing must only be tightened when all other components (spring and strut always) of the respective wheel suspension have been already assembled. To tighten, suspension must be unloaded. Only now do the trailing arm and wheel bearing housing move into the position required - arrows -.

Position: Threaded Connection of Trailing Arm/Wheel Bearing Housing





• Always perform the following work in the sequence given!

- Install trailing link and mounting bracket with bolts - 2 - on wheel bearing housing but do not yet tighten.






- Insert coupling rod - 3 - in trailing link, do not tighten nut yet.

- Raise wheel suspension using (V.A.G 1383 A) and (T10149) until mounting bracket makes contact on body.

- Tighten bolts - arrows - on old impression.






- Let down wheel suspension again using (V.A.G 1383 A) and remove (T10149) from wheel hub.

- Fasten bolts - 2 - for trailing arm to torque specification, making sure of the required positioning of the components. Refer to => [ Position: Threaded Connection of Trailing Arm/Wheel Bearing Housing ].






- Connect the coupling rod - 1 - to the wheel bearing housing and stabilizer bar.






- Install bracket - 1 - by pressing in new rivet inner pin - arrow -.






- Install coil spring. Refer to => [ Installing ] Coil Spring.

- Install the wheel and tighten the wheel bolts. Refer to => [ Wheel Bolts Tightening Specification ] [1][2]Specifications.

- Perform vehicle alignment. Refer to => [ Wheel Alignment ] Wheel Alignment.

Tightening Specifications