Subframe With Steering Gear

Subframe with Steering Gear

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required
^ Ball joint puller 3287 A
^ Torque Wrench V.A.G. 1332

Removing

Vehicles with the battery in the engine compartment
- Remove battery and battery tray.

Continuation for all vehicles





- Disconnect wire - 1 - from the E-box.





- Disconnect Ground (GND) wire - 2 -.
- Separate connector - 3 -.





- Guide wiring harness out of all the brackets on the longmember so it can be removed together with the steering gear.





- Remove mounting nuts - arrows - and remove foot well trim - 1 -.





- Remove bolt - 1 - and pull off universal joint - 2 - from steering gear.
- Remove front wheels.
- Remove lower noise insulation.

Vehicles with auxiliary heater





- Remove bolts - arrows A - from heat shield.
- Remove bolt - arrow B - and slide exhaust pipe of auxiliary heater - 1 - upward.

Continuation for all vehicles
- Disconnect connector for service interval extension to the oil pan.
- Remove bracket for exhaust system from subframe.
- Remove coupling rods from stabilizer.





- Remove nuts - arrows -.
- Loosen tie rod end nut, but do not remove yet.

To protect thread, screw nut on pin a few turns.





- Press off tie rod end from wheel bearing housing with ball joint puller 3287A and then remove nut.





- Remove pendulum support from transmission, remove bolts - 13 - to do so.
- Secure subframe with brackets.





- Place
Engine/Transmission Jack VAG 1383 A under subframe.
- Place a block of wood - 1 -, for example, between Engine/Transmission Jack VAG 1383 A and the subframe.





- Loosen bolts - 4 and 5 - and lower subframe with brackets slightly. Observe electrical wires, when doing so.
- Lower Engine/Transmission Jack VAG 1383 A and guide the steering gear wiring harness back.





- Secure subframe on Engine/Transmission Jack V.A.G. 1383 A with the accompanying strap.

Installing
Installation is in reverse sequence.
- Install battery tray and battery.
- Install noise insulation and tighten.

Tightening Specifications

Tightening Specifications:

Tightening specifications, subframe to body

Tightening specifications, subframe to body:

Tightening specifications, pendulum support to the transmission

CAUTION! From model year 08, in the 02Q manual transmission, the pendulum support threaded connections are equipped with Heli-Coil(R) inserts.

Use strength class 10.9 bolts on these and all other transmissions.

If there are no Heli-Coil(R) inserts in the 02Q manual transmission, then use strength class 8.8 bolts and the appropriate tightening specifications.

Tightening specifications, pendulum support to the transmission: