Leon Mk2
Assembly overview - rear axle beam, front-wheel drive |
Special tools and workshop equipment required |
t | Press plate -VW 401- |
t | Press tool -VW 407- |
t | Press tool -VW 409- |
t | Thrust piece -VW 441- |
t | Thrust piece -VW 442- |
t | Thrust plate -VW 447 i- |
t | Thrust piece -VW 454- |
t | Fitting tool -3046- |
t | Guide sleeve -3053- |
t | Tube -3110- |
t | Socket insert 41 mm -3228- |
t | Assembly tool -3291- |
t | Torque wrench -V.A.G 1331- |
t | Torque wrench -V.A.G 1332- |
t | Torque wrench -V.A.G 1576- |
Note
t | Welding and straightening on wheel locating/supports is not permissible. |
t | Always renew self-locking nuts. |
1 - | Wheel bolt |
q | Modified wheel bolt → Chapter |
2 - | Wheel bolt |
q | Modified wheel bolt → Chapter |
3 - | Suspension link |
4 - | Wheel bearings |
q | Repairing → Chapter. |
5 - | Hexagon bolt |
q | 170 Nm |
q | Renew each time after removing. |
6 - | Hexagon bolt |
q | 100 Nm |
7 - | Strut |
8 - | Bonded rubber bush |
q | Pressing out → Fig.. |
q | Mark installation position → Fig.. |
q | Pressing in → Fig.. |
9 - | Nut |
q | 170 Nm |
10 - | Threads in longitudinal member |
If thread is damaged → Chapter. |
11 - | Hexagon bolt |
q | 30 Nm |
12 - | Clamp |
13 - | Anti-roll bar |
14 - | Rubber bush, slotted |
15 - | Rubber bush |
16 - | Clamp |
17 - | Hexagon bolt |
q | 30 Nm |
18 - | Hexagon bolt |
q | Renew each time after removing. |
19 - | Rubber bush |
q | Pulling out → Fig.. |
q | Pulling in → Fig.. |
20 - | Coil spring |
q | Removing: first remove upper bolt from shock absorber → Chapter. |
q | Examine for paint damage and rectify paint damage if necessary |
q | Allocation → Electronic Parts Catalogue “ETKA”. |
21 - | Upper damping ring |
q | Turn so that the end of the spring is in the recess. |
22 - | Bump stop |
q | 40 Nm |
q | Fitting and removing → Fig.. |
23 - | Nut |
q | 170 Nm |
24 - | Thread in cross-member |
If the welded nut threads in the cross member are damaged, the thread can be serviced with Heli-coil thread insert. |
This repair is only possible if the bearing bracket is secured with bolts → Item M 10 x 30. |
25 - | Bearing bracket |
26 - | Hexagon bolt |
q | Allocation → Electronic Parts Catalogue “ETKA”. |
q | M 10 x 25; 65 Nm |
q | M 10 x 30; 50 Nm and turn 90° further |
q | Renew each time after removing. |
27 - | Hexagon bolt |
q | Renew each time after removing. |
28 - | Axle beam |
q | Aligning axle beam to vehicle → Chapter. |
29 - | Hexagon bolt |
q | 260 Nm |
q | Renew each time after removing. |
30 - | Rubber bush |
q | Pulling out → Fig.. |
q | Pulling in → Fig.. |
q | Camber and toe can be corrected with a rubber bush with eccentric bushing → Fig.. |
31 - | Hexagon bolt |
q | 110 Nm |
q | Renew each time after removing. |
32 - | Gas-filled shock absorber |
q | Removing and installing → Chapter. |
q | Allocation → Electronic Parts Catalogue “ETKA”. |
33 - | Cap |
34 - | Nut |
q | 130 Nm |
q | Renew each time after removing. |
35 - | Hexagon bolt |