Removing and installing protective sleeve for intermediate steering shaft — VW

Removing and installing protective sleeve for intermediate steering shaft
Special tools and workshop equipment required
Locking pliers for Phaeton steering rack
VAS 6199
Removing
Wheels in straight-ahead position.
Loosen wheel bolts.
Raise vehicle
Maintenance
Booklet
20.1
Description of work; Raising vehicle with lifting platform and trolley jack
.
Remove front left wheel.
If fitted, remove cover
1
in area of wheel housing liner.
Remove both clamps from protective sleeve.
Push protective sleeve
1
upwards and secure it from slipping down, e.g. with a 6 mm hexagon socket wrench
A
.
Unscrew nut
3
, counterholding eccentric bolt
2
in direction of
arrow
while doing so.
Remove eccentric bolt
2
from universal joint.
Move universal joint back away from intermediate steering shaft.
Pull off protective sleeve
1
from intermediate steering shaft.
Installing
Installation is performed in reverse sequence; note the following:
Align recesses in protective sleeve
arrows A
with detents on intermediate steering shaft
arrows B
.
Carefully push protective sleeve
3
with upper clamp
2
onto intermediate steering shaft
1
as far as it will go.
Note
Ensure that lugs
arrow B
on intermediate steering shaft
1
engage correctly in recesses in protective sleeve
arrows A
.
Secure protective sleeve
3
with clamp
2
on intermediate steering shaft
1
.
Fit universal joint on steering pinion.
Insert eccentric bolt
2
in universal joint.
To do this, turn eccentric bolt
2
in anti-clockwise direction
»onto stop«
arrow
and hold eccentric bolt in this position.
Tighten nut
3
.
Push protective sleeve
1
with clamp
2
onto steering rack
3
as far as it will go.
Ensure that marking
arrow A
on protective sleeve and marking
arrow B
on steering rack align.
In left-hand drive vehicles, the mark "LHD" on protective sleeve
arrow A
and mark on steering rack
arrow B
must align.
In right-hand drive vehicles, the mark "RHD" on protective sleeve
arrow A
and mark on steering rack
arrow B
must align.
Secure protective sleeve
1
with clamp
2
on steering rack
3
.
If featured, fit cover
1
in area of wheel housing liner.
Mount front left wheel.
Specified torques
Chapter
“
Assembly overview - steering column
”
Chapter
“
Torque settings for wheel bolts
”