Removing and installing sub-frame, anti-roll bar and wishbone (Base running gear) — VW

Notes:

If a vehicle has to be moved after removing the drive shaft, first install outer joint and tighten to 50 Nm otherwise the wheel bearing will be damaged.
It is not permitted to carry out welding and straightening operations on load bearing suspension components or those components which locate the wheels.
Always renew self-locking nuts.
Always renew corroded nuts/bolts.

35 Nm
Swivel joint
Checking => Page
40-11
Check rubber boot for damage and if necessary, renew ball joint
Mark installation position. If renewed set to centre of elongated hole and check track
Elongated holes are not for camber adjustment!

Plate with nuts
Wishbone
Rear wishbone mounting
Installation position => Fig.
3
Pressing out and in => Fig.
4
Modification => Page
40-9

Connecting link mounting
Conical side to wishbone

Connecting link
Rubber mounting
Coat with lubricant soft soap before pressing in

65 Nm
Rubber mounting
Anti-roll bar
Allocation => Page
40-10

25 Nm
Clamp
Vibration damper

25 Nm
Sub-frame
Removing and installing with assemblies installed: supporting assemblies => Fig.
5
Remove assembly carrier with wishbone but not with steering box from below using gearbox jack V.A.G 1383. After installing check position of steering wheel.
Aligning engine-gearbox assembly

=> Repair group 10
Running gear

Hexagon bolt
M 12 x 1.5 x 82
50 Nm and turn 90° further

Hexagon bolt
M 12 x 1.5 x 65
70 Nm and turn 90° further

Hexagon bolt
M 12 x 1.5 x 78
70 Nm and turn 90° further

Front wishbone mounting
Pressing out => Fig.
1
Pressing in => Fig.
2

Washer
Collar faces away from mounting

25 Nm
Cap nut
Reworking in side member => Page
40-12

Fig.1
Pressing out front wishbone mounting

Fig.2
Pressing in wishbone front mounting

Note:

Before pressing in coat with acid-free lubricant e.g. soft soap.

Fig.3
Installation position of rear wishbone mounting

One of the embossed arrows points towards the recess in the wishbone and the kidney shaped opening (arrow A) faces towards centre of vehicle.

Fig.4
Pressing rear wishbone mounting out and in

Fig.5
Support engine/gearbox assembly with 10-222 A and legs 10-222 A/1

Modified wishbone bonded rubber mounting

A bonded rubber mounting with 17 mm internal ø is supplied as a replacement part and not the bonded rubber mounting -1- with 15 mm internal ø.

The pressing in and pressing out of the bonded rubber mounting remains unchanged.

Because of the 17 mm ø a larger air gap exists between bolt shaft and inner bush, this has no effect on the secure seating of the wishbone in the sub-frame. The seating is achieved by surface pressure on the end of the inner bush.

1 -
Bonded rubber mounting
2 -
Wishbone
3 -
Sub-frame