Passat GLS L4-1.8L Turbo (AUG) (2001)
Strut Mount: Service and Repair
Removing
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Remove wheels.
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Remove clip -1- with a pair of pliers.
Note: This clip need not be inserted again!
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Remove nut -2-, take out hex bolt and pull both links out upward.
The slits in the wheel bearing housing must not be widened using a chisel or similar tool!
If the hex bolt cannot be removed from the wheel bearing housing, then the hex bolt and the links -2- must be pressed out of the wheel bearing
housing.
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Protect steering gear boot from being damaged.
For clarity the illustration shows a steering gear that has been removed.
The protective sleeve -1- can be ordered with No. 893 512137.
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A 20 thru 25 mm strip, dimension A, must be cut out of the protective sleeve -1-.
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Carefully deburr the cut surfaces.
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Slide protective sleeve over the steering gear boot.
The open side of the sleeve must point downward.
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Disconnect ABS vehicle speed sensor wiring out of retainer on brake caliper.