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Adjusting Front Camber






Adjusting Front Camber

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

Torque wrench (V.A.G 1332)

Correct the camber according to Body Collision only. Camber corrections are not possible. Moving the subframe can also adjust it.

Slide subframe only toward left or right, under no circumstances in or against direction of travel!

Perform The Following:

- Remove the lower noise insulation.

- Loosen the subframe bolts - 1 - through - 4 - on the body.






- Loosen the subframe bolts - 5 - and - 6 - on the body.






Adjusting the camber is limited by the subframe hole tolerances. If moving the subframe does not reach the specified value, then check the installation.

- By moving the subframe, only the specified value of the camber can be adjusted.

- Bolt on subframe to body with additional torque angle using new bolts.

- Remove the bolts - 1 - and remove the footwell trim panel - 2 -.






There must be at least 5 mm of free space all around between universal joint - 1 - and cutout of bulkhead - 2 -.






Tightening Specifications