SEAT Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Removing   Note t  Do not reuse hydraulic oil. t  Replace seals. t  There remains a quantity of hydraulic oil following the extraction inside the electro-hydraulic pump unit as well as in the steering box. –  Remove front left-hand wheel. –  Remove noise insulation tray. → Rep. Gr.50 . –  Remove the front left-hand wheel housing moulding: → Rep. Gr.66

–  Unscrew the plug -1- for the hydraulic oil tank from the electro-hydraulic pump unit -2-. –  Extract the oil using the oil extractor -SAT 1100- though the filler. –  Place a tray underneath to collect the oil coming out.

–  Release the return tube -4- from the brackets -5-. –  Open the distancer -7-. –  Take out the return line -4- and the pressure pipe -6- from the distancer -7-. –  Open the spring type clip -2- using a pliers and carefully remove the return line from the mouth of the electro-hydraulic pump unit -1-. –  Unscrew the hollow bolt -3- from the electro-hydraulic pump unit and take out the pressure tube. –  Seal off the threaded holes and mouth on the electro-hydraulic pump unit.

–  Secure the steering wheel; to do this, put the wheels straight and secure it -arrow- with adhesive tape.

–  Remove the plastic bolts -1-. –  Remove cover -A-.

–  Unscrew the hexagonal bolt from the cross member -1-. –  Release the cross member from the steering box -arrow-.

–  Release the left and right hand side steering bar heads from the wheel bearing housing using the extractor -T20147 -.   Note Leave the hexagon nut on the ball joint threads to protect them.

–  Remove the nut -arrow A-, left and right, and release the link bars, left and right, from the stabiliser bar. Vehicles with the exhaust pipe underneath the subframe –  Remove the front exhaust tube with the catalytic converter: → Rep. Gr.26. Continued for all vehicles

–  Remove the hexagonal bolts -1- and -2- from the pendulum support.

–  Position the hydraulic jack -SAT 1040- with the base - T20145- and with the support tool -T20161- underneath the subframe. –  Clean the attachment pins of the centre guide -T20150 -.

–  Unscrew the bolt -1- for the subframe and tighten the attachment pin of the centre guide -T20150 -. Specified torque: 20 Nm –  Unscrew the bolt -2- for the subframe and tighten the attachment pin of the centre guide -T20150 -. Specified torque: 20 Nm –  Remove the hexagonal bolts -5-. –  Unscrew the bolt -3- for the subframe and tighten the attachment pin of the centre guide -T20150 -. Specified torque: 20 Nm –  Unscrew the bolt -4- for the subframe and tighten the attachment pin of the centre guide -T20150 -. Specified torque: 20 Nm The attachment of the subframe is finished when the 4 bolts have been replaced by the attachment pins. –  Lower the subframe by approx. 4 cm. –  Place a tray underneath to collect the oil coming out.

–  Unscrew the high pressure line -1- and then the return line -2- from the steering shaft and close immediately using plastic bags and adhesive tape. –  Close off the holes in the electro-hydraulic pump unit (for example, using plastic plugs). –  Take out the pressure pipe and the return line.