Removing and installing shock absorbers, adaptive chassis control DCC, four-wheel drive — VW
Removing and installing shock absorbers, adaptive chassis control DCC, four-wheel drive on VW: 21 steps.
Workshop procedure for VW — the documented step sequence, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Passat B7 saloon (362, 2010–2014), VW Passat B7 Variant (365, 2010–2014)
📋 Procedure
- Loosen wheel bolts.
- Raise vehicle.
- Remove wheel.
- Remove wheel housing liner General body repairs, exterior 66. Wheel housing liner; Removing and installing wheel housing liner.
- Unscrew rear left vehicle level sender G76 from lower transverse link.
- Remove coil spring (see the separate procedure).
- Disconnect connector and pull cable off shock absorber
- Remove bolts from shock absorber.
- Pull rear body acceleration sender G343 off shock absorber mount.
- Remove bolt (arrow).
- Remove shock absorber.
- Put rear body acceleration sender G343 on shock absorber mount.
- Place bracket from rear onto shock absorber mounting so that retaining lugs (1) engage in recesses in shock absorber mounting.
- Turn bracket forwards so it makes contact with shock absorber mount.
- Install shock absorber and tighten bolts.
- Tighten bolt (arrow).
- Push plug onto rear left/right shock absorber damper adjustment valve N338/N339.
- Install coil spring (see the separate procedure).
- Screw rear left vehicle level sender G76 onto lower transverse link.
- Install wheel housing liner General body repairs, exterior 66. Wheel housing liner; Removing and installing wheel housing liner.
- Install wheel and tighten bolts or nuts (see the separate procedure).
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