Left Control Arm With Mounting Bracket, DSG and Automatic Transmission
Left Control Arm with Mounting Bracket, DSG and 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.
With FWD
- Remove bolts - arrows - from heat shield.
Vehicles with Auxiliary Heater
- Remove bolts - arrows A - from heat shield.
- Remove bracket - 2 - from subframe.
- Remove bolt - arrow B - and slide exhaust pipe of auxiliary heater - 1 - upward.
Continuation for All Vehicles
- Remove heat shield from subframe.
- Remove pendulum support from transmission, unscrew bolts - 13 - to do so.
- Remove left front level control system sensor (G78) coupling rod from control arm, if present.
- Remove nuts - arrows -.
- Loosen bolt - 15 -.
- Now remove the bolts for:
• Steering gear: - 3 - and - 6 -.
• Stabilizer: - 11 - and - 14 -.
- Subframe, securing, refer to => [ Subframe, Securing ] Subframe, Securing.
- 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 -, and - 5 - and lower the subframe with the brackets as far as possible.
- When doing this, pry alignment bushings of steering gear out of left console.
- Remove the bolt - 15 - 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!
- Install lower noise insulation.
• Make sure that the ball joint boot is not damaged or twisted.
Tightening Specifications
Tightening Specifications, Subframe to Body
Tightening Specifications, Pendulum Support to the Transmission
CAUTION!
From MY 2008, Heli-Coil inserts are installed in the threads for the pendulum support threaded connection in the 02Q manual transmissions. Differences
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.
