All Wheel Drive

Upper Track Control Arm

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Torque Wrench (40-200 Nm) (V.A.G 1332)

Removing

- Remove the wheel.

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

- Unhook the speed sensor wire - arrow A - from the upper track control arm.






- Remove the upper track control arm to wheel bearing housing bolt - 1 -, washer and nut.

- Using for example, a felt-tip pen, mark the position of the upper track control arm to subframe eccentric bolt to the subframe.






- Remove the eccentric bolt, washer and nut - arrow -.

- Remove the upper track control arm - 1 -.

Installing

- Install the upper track control arm to the vehicle and tighten the bolts/nuts hand tight.

Only tighten the track control arm bolts/nuts if dimension "a" is reached. Refer to => [ Tightening of the respective bolts/nuts must then only occur after dimension between the wheel hub center and the lower edge of the wheel housing has been attained. ] Rear Subframe.

- Tighten the upper track control arm - 1 - to subframe nut - arrow -.






- Note the applied mark of the eccentric bolt to the subframe.

- Tighten the upper track control arm bolt - 1 - to the wheel bearing housing.






• Make sure that the washer is installed between the bolt and wheel bearing housing.

- Hook the speed sensor wire - arrow A - in at the upper track control arm.

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

- Install the wheel and tighten the wheel bolts. Refer to => [ Wheel Bolt Tightening Specifications ] Wheel Bolt Tightening Specifications.

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

Tightening Specifications