Raising rear wheel suspension to unladen position — VW

Raising rear wheel suspension to unladen position
Special tools and workshop equipment required
Engine and gearbox jack
V.A.G 1383 A
Tensioning strap
T10038
Support
T10149
Caution
All bolts on running gear components with bonded rubber bushes may be tightened only when the component is in the unladen position (normal position) or the vehicle is standing on its wheels and is unladen.
Bonded rubber bushes can be twisted only to a limited extent.
Axle components with bonded rubber bushes must therefore be brought to a position equivalent to the unladen (normal) position before being tightened.
Otherwise, the bonded rubber bush would be subject to torsion loading, shortening its service life.
To simulate this position on the lifting platform, raise the axle on one side using the
engine and gearbox jack
V.A.G 1383 A
and
support
T10149
.
Note
Before the axle on one side is raised, both sides of the vehicle must be strapped to the lifting platform arms with
tensioning straps
T10038
Maintenance
Booklet
11
Descriptions of work; Raising the vehicle
.
WARNING
If the vehicle is not strapped down, there is a danger that the vehicle will slip off the lifting platform!
Remove respective wheel.
Turn wheel hub until one of the wheel bolt holes is at the top.
Attach
support
T10149
to wheel hub using wheel bolt.
Note
Respective nuts and bolts may be tightened only when dimension
a
between the centre of wheel hub and edge of wheel housing has been attained.
Raise wheel bearing housing using
engine and gearbox jack
V.A.G 1383 A
until dimension
a
is attained.
The dimension
a
depends on the ride height of the installed running gear:
Running gear
Ride height
a
in mm
Without wheel house trim
585 ± 17 mm
With wheel house trim
578 ± 17 mm
WARNING
Never raise or lower the vehicle while the engine and gearbox jack is positioned beneath the vehicle.
Do not leave
engine and gearbox jack
V.A.G 1383 A
under vehicle longer than necessary.
Tighten respective nuts and bolts.
Lower wheel bearing housing.
Pull
engine and gearbox jack
V.A.G 1383 A
out from under vehicle.
Detach
support
T10149
.