volkswagen Workshop Repair Guides

Volkswagen Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Removing and installing anti-roll bar > < Repairing shock absorber
Assembly overview: anti-roll bar (four-wheel drive, subframe made from aluminium and wheel bearing housing made from cast steel)
   
Assembly overview: anti-roll bar (four-wheel drive, subframe made from aluminium and wheel bearing housing made from cast steel)
-Arrow- indicates direction of travel.
1 - Anti-roll bar
q   Note different running gear versions → Chapter, vehicle data sticker.
q   Removing and installing → Chapter.
2 - Mounting
q   Always renew mountings/bushes on both sides of vehicle
3 - Clamp
4 - Bolt
q   25 Nm + 90° further
q   Tighten evenly.
q   Always renew after removing.
q   Always tighten threaded connections in unladen position → Chapter
5 - Wheel bearing housing
6 - Nut
q   45 Nm
q   Self-locking
q   Always renew after removing.
q   When tightening, counterhold on multi-point socket head of bolt → Item or coupling rod → Item
7 - Bolt
8 - Coupling rod
q   Connects anti-roll bar to trailing arm and wheel bearing housing
9 - Subframe

   

Removing and installing anti-roll bar > < Repairing shock absorber