Lower Transverse Link

Lower Transverse Link

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Torque wrench (V.A.G 1332)

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Removing

- Remove wheel.

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

- Remove bolt - arrow - for lower transverse link - 1 -.





Vehicles with automatic vertical headlight aim control

- Remove the bolts - 1 - from the lower transverse link.





Continuation for all vehicles

- Mark, e.g. using a felt-tip marker, position of eccentric bolt - arrow - to subframe.

- Disengage rear exhaust system and lower.

- Remove bolt - arrow -.

- Remove lower transverse link.

Installing

- Insert lower transverse link into vehicle and tighten the bolts by hand.

Only bolt on transverse link 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 wheel housing has been attained. ] Rear Suspension.

- Connect the upper transverse link to the subframe and tighten the new nut - arrow - to the tightening specification only.





- Note applied marking of eccentric bolt - arrow - to subframe.

- Suspend rear exhaust system.

Vehicles with automatic vertical headlight aim control

- Install the bolts - 1 - to the lower transverse link.

Continuation for all vehicles

- Tighten bolt - arrow - for lower transverse link - 1 -.





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

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

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

Tightening Specifications