Leon Mk1
| 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 |
