Volkswagen Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Removing

The track rods can only be removed/installed with the steering box removed.

• ‒ → Seal pipe connections on power assisted steering box if not already done.

•     1 -    Plastic sealing plugs
•     2 -    Plastic sealing plugs

• ‒ Clean outside of power assisted steering box in vicinity of the bellows.

• ‒ Open hose clips and push bellows back.

Use vice clamps, check vice clamps for impurities e.g. metal filings or similar and thoroughly remove.

• ‒ → Clamp steering box with rack in a vice and unscrew the track rod.

If a spanner face is present on the rack then use an open jaw spanner to counter hold. The rack should not then be tensioned in a vice.

Installing

Install in reverse order.