Trailing Arm with Mounting Bracket

Trailing Arm with Mounting Bracket

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Torque wrench (V.A.G 1332)

• Mount (T10149)

Removing

- Remove wheel.

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

- Remove the bolt - arrow - for parking brake cable - 1 - from trailing link - 2 -.





Vehicles with a bracket for the parking brake cable

- Remove bracket - 1 - by pressing out rivet inner pin - arrow -.





Continuation for all vehicles

- Remove the coupling rod - 1 - from trailing arm.





- Remove bolts - Arrows -.

- Mark installation position of mounting bracket on body.

- Remove bolts - arrows -.





- Remove trailing arm with mounting bracket.

Mounting bracket must be removed from trailing arm if trailing arm is being replaced.

Installation position of mounting bracket to trailing arm must then be adjusted.

Determining installation position of mounting bracket relative to trailing link

Dimension - a - is 34 ± 1 mm.





1. Mounting bracket

2. Trailing arm

- When dimension - a - has been adjusted, tighten bolt.

Installing

Threaded connection of trailing link/wheel bearing housing must only be tightened when all other components (spring and strut always) of the respective wheel suspension have been already assembled. To tighten, suspension must be unloaded. Only now do the trailing arm and wheel bearing housing move into the position required - arrows -.

Position: Threaded connection of trailing link/wheel bearing housing





Always follow the order of the following work steps!

- Install trailing arm and mounting bracket with bolts - 2 - on wheel bearing housing but do not yet tighten.





- Insert coupling rod - 3 - in trailing arm, do not tighten nut yet.

- Raise wheel suspension using (V.A.G 1383 A) and (T10149) until mounting bracket makes contact on body.

- Tighten bolts - arrows - on old impression.





- Let down wheel suspension again using (V.A.G 1383 A) and remove (T10149) from wheel hub.

- Tighten bolts - 2 - for trailing arm to tightening specification, make sure components are in the required position when doing this. Refer to => [ Position: Threaded connection of trailing link/wheel
bearing housing ]





- Connect the coupling rod - 1 - to the wheel bearing housing and stabilizer bar.





- Screw parking brake cable - 1 - on trailing arm - 2 - - arrow -.





Vehicles with a bracket for the parking brake cable

- Install bracket - 1 - by pressing in new rivet inner pin - arrow -.





Continuation for all vehicles

- 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