Removing and installing lower transverse link, front-wheel drive — VW
Removing and installing lower transverse link, front-wheel drive on VW: 18 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Passat B7 saloon (362, 2010–2014), VW Passat B7 Variant (365, 2010–2014)
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- Mark position of eccentric bolt (arrow) in relation to subframe, for example using a felt-tip pen.
- Observe mark made for position of eccentric bolt (arrow) relative to subframe.
📋 Procedure
- Loosen wheel bolts.
- Raise vehicle.
- Remove wheel.
- Remove coil springs .
- Remove bolt (arrow) for lower transverse link (1).
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- Remove bolts (1) from lower transverse link.
- Mark position of eccentric bolt (arrow) in relation to subframe, for example using a felt-tip pen.
- Remove bolt (arrow).
- Remove lower transverse link.
- Insert lower transverse link into vehicle and hand-tighten bolts.
- Tighten new nut (arrow) to specified torque only.
- Observe mark made for position of eccentric bolt (arrow) relative to subframe.
- Install bolts (1) in lower transverse link.
- Tighten bolt (arrow) for lower transverse link (1).
- Install coil spring .
- Install wheel and tighten bolts or nuts .
- Perform wheel alignment .
🎬 Related video tutorial
Independent AUTODOC tutorial for the same job, filmed on a different model (PASSAT B6 (3C5)) — the technique carries over, the fasteners and figures on this page are the ones for your car.
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TorqFix was built by a mechanic — after a 2,700 km drive with five roadside repairs that no diagnostic tool could explain.
The figures on this page come from manufacturer workshop documentation and are shown as they are. The page is assembled automatically from that data — it is not written by an AI. The AI works in the chat, where it answers for your specific car. It writes nothing here.
Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.
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