Control Arm with Mounting Bracket, Left Side for Vehicles with DSG or A/T

Control Arm with Mounting Bracket, Left Side for Vehicles with DSG or Automatic Transmission

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Locating pins (T10096)

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

Removing

- Remove left front wheel.

- Remove lower noise insulation.

- Remove bracket for exhaust system from the subframe.

- Remove bolts - arrows - from heat shield.





- Remove heat shield from subframe.

- Remove pendulum support from transmission, unscrew bolts - 14 - to do so.





- Remove Left Front Level Control System Sensor (G78) coupling rod from control arm, if present.

- Secure console and mounting bracket of control arm on left side of vehicle using (T10096). Refer to => [ Subframe, Securing ] Subframe, Securing.

- Remove nuts - arrows -.





- Loosen bolt - 17 -.





- Now remove the bolts for:

• Steering gear - 3 - and - 6 -.

• Stabilizer - 11 - and - 16 -.

• Subframe on right side - 5 - and - 12 -.



- Place (V.A.G 1383 A) under subframe.





- Place for example a block of wood - 1 - between (V.A.G 1383 A) and subframe.

- Remove bolts - 2 -, - 4 -, - 5 - and - 12 - and lower subframe with brackets as far as necessary.





- When doing this, pry alignment bushings of steering gear out of left console.

- Remove the bolt - 17 - and remove control arm from console.

Installing

Installation is performed in the reverse order of removal.

• Make sure alignment bushings of steering gear fit correctly in console!

• Make sure that the ball joint boot is not damaged or twisted.

- Install lower noise insulation. Refer to

- Install wheel and tighten. Specification, refer to => [ Wheel Bolt Tightening Specification ] Specifications.

Tightening Specifications






Tightening specifications, pendulum support to the transmission


From MY 2008, Heli-Coil inserts are installed in the threads for the pendulum support threaded connection in the 02Q manual transmissions.

On these and all other transmissions, use strength class 10.9 bolts.

If, in the 02Q manual transmissions, there is not Heli-Coil insert, then use 8.8 strength class bolts and the appropriate tightening specification.