Track Control Arm, Removing and Installing

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

Fig 1: Identifying Special Tools - Track Control Arm, Removing And Installing

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Removing

Place vehicle on a hoist → Positioning Vehicle on Hoist and Wheels .
Remove wheel covers, remove cover cap on light-alloy wheels (removal hook in vehicle tool kit).
Remove wheel.
Secure brake disc with a wheel bolt.

Fig 2: Identifying Exhaust Pipe Fasteners

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On vehicles with an auxiliary heater, remove bolts - arrows - connecting exhaust pipe to noise insulation.

Fig 3: Front Sound Insulation Fasteners

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NOTE:

To prevent the ball joints from bending too much, the wheel bearing housing must be supported during the following steps.

Fig 4: Inserting Wheel Hub Support T10149 Into Engine/Transmission Jack V.A.G 1383 A And Pressing Wheel Bearing Housing Upward

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Install wheel hub support T10149 with wheel bolt.
Insert wheel hub support T10149 in the engine/transmission jack V.A.G 1383 A and support wheel bearing housing. The dimension - a - is not considered.
Remove nut from linkage stub of track control arm far enough so that it is flush with thread of linkage stub.
Counterhold joint pin using 6 mm hex socket wrench. Shorten hex socket wrench to do this, if necessary.

Fig 5: Pressing Track Control Arm Joint Pins Off Tapered Seat Using Ball Joint Puller T40042

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Press track control arm joint pins off tapered seat using ball joint puller T40042 and remove nut.

NOTE:

Be careful not to damage CV boot in the process!
Ensure both puller lever arms are parallel to each other when using greatest force.
Prevent ball joint puller from falling down.

Fig 6: Level Control System Sensor, Left/Right Coupling & Control Arm

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Fig 7: Pressing Control Arm Own Using Wood Block & Removing Air Spring Damper

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Press control arm - 1 - down using a wood block - arrow A - far enough so the air spring damper - 2 - can be removed forward - arrow B -. A second technician is needed for this.
Move steering to the left for the left track control arm and to the right for the right track control arm.
Remove track control arm bolt on subframe.
Press wheel bearing housing outward and remove track control arm from the subframe.

Pull track control arm forward diagonally out of the wheel bearing housing.
If track control arm is installed again, remove locking compound from the ball joint threads first.

Installing

Installation is in reverse order of removal. Observe the following when doing so:

First tighten bolts/nuts on components with bonded rubber bushings by hand. Raise wheel bearing housing to tighten bolts/nuts → Wheel Bearing Housing, Raising to Control Position .

Fig 8: Level Control System Sensor, Left/Right Coupling & Control Arm

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Install vehicle level control system sensor coupling rod - 1 - on control arm → Front Level Control System Sensor, Removing and Installing .
Install left and right couplings - 2 - and.
Remove bolt - 3 - from air spring damper on control arm.
Tighten stabilizer bar mounting bolts.