Removing and installing upper transverse link: VW Sharan II / SEAT Alhambra
Step-by-step removing and installing upper transverse link for the VW Sharan II / SEAT Alhambra: 18 steps.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Sharan II / SEAT Alhambra (7N, 2010–)
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- Mark position of eccentric bolt (arrow) in relation to subframe, for example using a felt-tip pen.
- Observe mark made for position of eccentric bolt (arrow) relative to subframe.
- Ensure that a washer is installed between the bolt and the wheel bearing housing.
📋 Procedure
- Loosen wheel bolts.
- Raise vehicle.
- Remove wheel.
- Remove coil springs .
- Detach wire (arrow A) for speed sensor from upper suspension link.
- Remove bolt (1).
- Mark position of eccentric bolt (arrow) in relation to subframe, for example using a felt-tip pen.
- Remove bolt (arrow).
- Remove upper transverse link (1).
- Insert upper suspension link into vehicle and tighten bolts hand-tight.
- Tighten new nut (arrow) to specified torque only.
- To do so, use insert tool 18 mm T10179.
- Observe mark made for position of eccentric bolt (arrow) relative to subframe.
- Tighten bolt (1) for upper transverse link. [Note: Ensure that a washer is installed between the bolt and the wheel bearing housing.]
- Attach wire (arrow A) for speed sensor to upper suspension link.
- Install coil spring .
- Install wheel and tighten bolts or nuts .
- Perform wheel alignment .
🎬 Related video tutorial
Independent AUTODOC tutorial for the same job, filmed on a different model (CADDY 3 (2KB)) — the technique carries over, the fasteners and figures on this page are the ones for your car.
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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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