Audi Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Removing and installing lower transverse link Special tools and workshop equipment required

t  Torque wrench -V.A.G 1331-

t  Torque wrench -V.A.G 1332-

Removing –  Before starting work, measure distance -a- from centre of wheel to lower edge of wheel housing with vehicle standing on its wheels. –  Raise vehicle on lifting platform. –  Remove wheel. –  Remove coil spring → Chapter.

–  On vehicles with vehicle level sender -1-, remove bolt -2-.

–  Remove bolt -4-.

–  Remove nut -3-. –  Remove bolt -1- and detach spacer -2-.   Note The wheel alignment must be checked if nut -3- is slackened or bolt -1- is removed.

–  Remove bolt -1-. –  Unscrew nut -3- and remove bolt -2-. –  Take out lower transverse link. Installing Installation is carried out in the reverse sequence. Note the following points: Tightening torques → Chapter „Exploded view of upper transverse link, track rod, coil spring, lower transverse link, vehicle level sender“   Note t  Bonded rubber bushes can only be turned to a limited extent. The suspension mountings must therefore only be tightened when the suspension is in the unladen position or reference position. t  Raising suspension to unladen position (vehicles with coil springs) → Chapter

–  Fit lower transverse link and screw in bolt -1- loosely initially.   Note To provide access to the bolt head when tightening bolt -2-, the aerodynamic fairing (Cd panel) and wheel spoiler must be removed → Rep. gr.66. –  Fit bolt -2- and screw on nut -3- loosely.

–  Fit bolt -1- with spacer -2- and screw on nut -3- loosely.   Caution The bolt connection must not be tightened by the nut -3-. –  Tighten bolt -1-. –  Tighten remaining bolts. –  Install coil spring → Chapter. –  Secure wheel → Wheels and tyres; Rep. gr.44. –  Wheel alignment must be checked and adjusted, see chart → Chapter. Front and rear wheel alignment must always be checked and adjusted if necessary using VW/Audi approved equipment. –  On vehicles with automatic headlight range control, carry out basic adjustment of headlights → Rep. gr.94. –  If, on vehicles with electronic damping control, the vehicle level sender has been removed and refitted or the linkage detached, the reference position must be re-adapted → Chapter → Vehicle diagnostic, testing and information system VAS 5051. –  If the reference position has been re-adapted on vehicles with lane departure warning, the lane departure warning control unit -J759- must be recalibrated → Chapter.