Removing and installing steel spring strut: VW Touareg II
Step-by-step removing and installing steel spring strut for the VW Touareg II: 22 steps, 1 torque figure.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Touareg II (7P, 2010–2018)
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 50 Nm (37 lb-ft) | Tighten bolts (1) to (4) |
ℹ️ Always cross-check the exact figure against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening — a wrong torque can damage the engine. These values are extracted from workshop data and may not cover every variant or revision.
📋 Procedure
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- Remove plugs above bolted connections of steel spring strut.
- Unscrew and remove bolted connections (arrows) of steel spring strut.
- Undo bolted connection (arrow) between steel spring strut (1) and coupling rod at wheel bearing housing.
- Insert wooden beam between subframe (1) and upper rear transverse link (2).
- Press axle down with wooden beam.
- Remove bolt.
- Remove steel spring strut.
- Insert steel spring strut with guide bolts (arrows A) into upper holes (arrows B) in body.
- Hand-tighten bolts (arrows) at strut support.
- Insert wooden beam between subframe (1) and upper rear transverse link (2).
- Press axle down with wooden beam.
- Insert steel spring strut (1) in wheel bearing housing.
- Insert bolt (arrow) between steel spring strut (1) and coupling rod at wheel bearing housing.
- Hand-tighten bolt.
- Tighten bolts (1) to (4) to 50 Nm in sequence shown. — 50 Nm (37 lb-ft)
- Then tighten bolts (1) to (4) 180° further in sequence shown.
- Tighten bolts (1) to (4) to 50 Nm in sequence shown. — 50 Nm (37 lb-ft)
- Then tighten bolts (1) to (4) 180° further in sequence shown.
- Tighten bolts on lower steel spring damper.
- Install wheel and tighten bolts or nuts .
🎬 Related video tutorial
Independent AUTODOC tutorial for the same job, filmed on a different model (POLO 4) — the technique carries over, the fasteners and figures on this page are the ones for your car.
How to change springs on VW POLO 4
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Who makes these pages, and how
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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