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Repairing rear wheel bearing > < Aligning axle beam to vehicle

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Removing and installing shock absorber/spring
Removing and installing shock absorber/spring
Special tools and workshop equipment required
   
t  Torque wrench -V.A.G 1332-
Removing
–  Undo wheel housing liner at rear.
–  Lift away wheel housing liner at rear.
  W00-0428
–  With the vehicle standing on its wheels, remove bolt on both sides -arrow-. You may need to raise vehicle until bolt can be reached.
  WARNING
Even if you are “only” removing/renewing one spring, the upper shock absorber bolt on the other side still has to be removed.
Otherwise the coil springs cannot be completely detensioned when the vehicle is raised!
–  Raise vehicle to assembly height, this relieves the pressure on the coil spring.
If you only want to remove/replace the spring(s), the shock absorber does not need to be unbolted from the wishbone.
–  Unbolt shock absorber from wishbone.
Installing
The lower shock absorber bolt must be tightened with the vehicle empty and standing on its wheels!
Install in reverse order.
Specified torques:
  N42-0072
Specified torques
BoltSpecified torque
Shock absorber to body
t  Use new bolt
110 Nm
Shock absorber to suspension link
t  Use new nut
130 Nm

   

Repairing rear wheel bearing > < Aligning axle beam to vehicle