TRAILING ARM WITH MOUNTING BRACKET
Special tools and workshop equipment required
- Torque Wrench 40-200 Nm V.A.G 1332
- Wheel Hub Support T10149
Removing
Remove the wheel.
Remove coil spring. Refer to COIL SPRING .
Remove the bolt -arrow- for parking brake cable -1- from trailing link -2-.
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Remove the coupling rod -1- from trailing arm.
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Remove bolts -arrows-.
Mark installation position of mounting bracket on body.
Remove the bolts -arrows-.
Remove trailing arm with mounting bracket.
Note. If longitudinal control arm is being replaced, mounting bracket must be removed from trailing arm. Installation position of mounting bracket to longitudinal control arm must then be adjusted.
Determining Installation Position of Mounting Bracket Relative to Trailing Arm
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Dimension -a- is 34 mm.
1 - Mounting bracket
2 - Trailing arm
When dimension -a- has been adjusted, tighten the bolt.
Installing
Installation is the reverse of removal, with special attention to the following
Threaded connection of trailing link/wheel bearing housing must only be tightened when all other components (spring and strut always) of the respective wheel suspension have been already assembled. To tighten, suspension must be unloaded. Only now do the trailing link and wheel bearing housing move into the position required -arrows-.
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Always perform the following work in the sequence given!
Install trailing arm and mounting bracket with bolts -arrows- on wheel bearing housing but do not yet tighten.
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Insert coupling rod -1- in trailing link, do not tighten nut yet.
Raise wheel suspension using V.A.G 1383 A and T10149 until mounting bracket makes contact on body.
Tighten bolts -arrows- on old impression.
Let down wheel suspension again using V.A.G 1383 A and remove T10149 from wheel hub.
Install coil spring. Refer to COIL SPRING .
Tighten bolts -arrows- for longitudinal control arm to tightening specification, while doing this observe required position of components TRAILING ARM WITH MOUNTING BRACKET .
Tighten coupling rod nut -1- on trailing arm.
Screw parking brake cable -1- on trailing arm -2- -arrow-.
Install wheel and tighten.
Tightening specifications, refer to SUBFRAME, LOWER TRANSVERSE LINK, UPPER TRANSVERSE LINK, TIE ROD AND LEVEL CONTROL SYSTEM OVERVIEW .
Tightening specifications, refer to WHEEL BEARING HOUSING, WHEEL BEARING UNIT, TRAILING ARM WITH MOUNTING BRACKET AND STONE DEFLECTOR OVERVIEW .
Tightening specifications, refer to SHOCK ABSORBER AND COIL SPRING OVERVIEW .
Tightening specifications, refer to STABILIZER BAR OVERVIEW .
Note. After installation, toe adjustment must be checked on alignment stand.
Axle alignment is required, see Table WHEEL ALIGNMENT .