Removing and installing suspension link: VW Polo 9N (CLPA, CLSA)
Step-by-step removing and installing suspension link for the VW Polo 9N (CLPA/CLSA): 15 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 Polo 9N (2001–2009)
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- Mark installation position of bolt (arrow) remove bolt and pull suspension link out from subframe.
- Insert bolt (arrow) and tighten to old mark(s).
- If suspension link has not been renewed, tighten bolts and swivel joint, aligning with old mark(s).
📋 Procedure
- Lift vehicle far enough to take weight off front wheels.
- Remove front wheel.
- Turn steering to full lock on right (removal on left side) or to full lock on left (removal on right side).
- Remove bolts (arrows).
- Pull wheel bearing housing with swivel joint out of suspension link.
- Mark installation position of bolt (arrow) remove bolt and pull suspension link out from subframe.
- Pull out suspension link (1) from bracket using multi-purpose toolVW 771.
- Coat the suspension link hexagon with tyre assembly paste.
- Insert suspension link in bracket, using a rubber mallet as required.
- ⚠ When pressing in the suspension link, check the installation position of the suspension link in relation to the bracket. The hexagon of the suspension link must line up with the hexagon in the bonded rubber bush in the bracket.The suspension link should form a level surface with the subframe.Failure to ensure the correct installation position will cause damage to the bonded rubber bush in the bracket and shorten the service life of the bonded rubber bush. — Fit suspension link in subframe, using a rubber mallet as required.
- Insert bolt (arrow) and tighten to old mark(s).
- Fit swivel joint in suspension link.
- If suspension link has not been renewed, tighten bolts and swivel joint, aligning with old mark(s).
- Position suspension link (1) and swivel joint (2) in such a way to each other that the bores (arrows) of suspension link and swivel joint line up with each other.
- Install wheel and tighten bolts or nuts .
🎬 Video walkthrough
Independent video tutorial by AUTODOC (YouTube) — a helpful visual companion to the steps above.
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