VW ID.4 Running Gear, Axles, Steering ➜

Table of Contents

• Front suspension
  • 1 Safety information and repair notes
    • 1.1 Safety information
    • 1.2 Repair notes
  • 2 Front axle
    • 2.1 Overview of fitting locations – front axle
  • 3 Subframe
    • 3.1 Removing and installing subframe with steering rack
    • 3.2 Repairing thread in longitudinal member
    • 3.3 Fixing subframe in position
    • 3.4 Taking up weight of subframe using scissor-type assembly platform
    • 3.5 Preparing scissor-type assembly platform
    • 3.6 Supporting components in vehicle front end in installation position
    • 3.7 Removing and installing subframe with electric motor
    • 3.8 Assembly overview – subframe
    • 3.9 Renewing front motor mounting
    • 3.10 Lowering subframe
  • 4 Suspension strut, upper suspension link
    • 4.1 Assembly overview – suspension strut
    • 4.2 Removing and installing suspension strut
    • 4.3 Removing and installing spring
  • 5 Lower suspension link, swivel joint
    • 5.1 Assembly overview – suspension link, swivel joint
    • 5.2 Removing and installing suspension link
    • 5.3 Checking swivel joint
    • 5.4 Removing and installing swivel joint
    • 5.5 Removing and installing stone deflector for suspension link
    • 5.6 Renewing suspension link mounting, rear
    • 5.7 Renewing front suspension link mounting
  • 6 Wheel bearing
    • 6.1 Assembly overview – wheel bearing assembly
    • 6.2 Removing and installing wheel bearing housing
    • 6.3 Removing and installing wheel bearing unit
    • 6.4 Loosening and tightening threaded connections of wheel bearings
  • 7 Drive shaft
    • 7.1 Assembly overview – drive shaft
    • 7.2 Removing and installing drive shaft
    • 7.3 Tensioning clamp for boot
    • 7.4 Loosening and tightening threaded connections of drive shaft
    • 7.5 Dismantling and assembling drive shaft
  • 8 Anti-roll bar
    • 8.1 Assembly overview – anti-roll bar
    • 8.2 Removing and installing anti-roll bar
    • 8.3 Removing and installing coupling rod
• Rear suspension
  • 2 Rear axle
    • 2.1 Overview of fitting locations – rear axle
    • 2.2 Removing and installing rear axle
    • 2.3 Lowering rear axle
    • 2.4 Securing vehicle to support arms of lifting platform
  • 3 Subframe
    • 3.1 Fixing subframe in position
    • 3.2 Assembly overview – subframe mountings
    • 3.3 Assembly overview – subframe
    • 3.4 Preparing scissor-type assembly platform
    • 3.5 Taking up weight of subframe using scissor-type assembly platform
    • 3.6 Renewing gearbox mounting
    • 3.7 Renewing motor mountings
    • 3.8 Renewing front subframe mountings
    • 3.9 Renewing rear subframe mountings
  • 4 Anti-roll bar
    • 4.1 Assembly overview – anti-roll bar
    • 4.2 Removing and installing anti-roll bar
    • 4.3 Removing and installing coupling rod
  • 5 Suspension link, track rod
    • 5.1 Assembly overview – suspension link
    • 5.2 Removing and installing track rod
    • 5.3 Assembly overview – track rod
    • 5.4 Removing and installing stone deflector for spring control arm
    • 5.5 Assembly overview – spring control arm
    • 5.6 Removing and installing spring control arm
    • 5.7 Removing and installing lower suspension link
    • 5.8 Removing and installing upper rear suspension link
    • 5.9 Removing and installing upper front suspension link
  • 6 Suspension strut, shock absorber, spring
    • 6.1 Removing and installing shock absorber
    • 6.2 Renewing shock absorber
    • 6.3 Assembly overview – spring
    • 6.4 Assembly overview – shock absorber
    • 6.5 Removing and installing spring
  • 7 Wheel bearing assembly, trailing arm
    • 7.1 Assembly overview – wheel bearing assembly
    • 7.2 Removing and installing wheel bearing housing
    • 7.3 Removing and installing wheel bearing unit
    • 7.4 Raising wheel bearing assembly to unladen position
  • 8 Drive shaft
    • 8.1 Assembly overview – drive shaft
    • 8.2 Removing and installing drive shaft
    • 8.3 Loosening and tightening threaded connections of drive shaft
    • 8.4 Checking outer constant velocity joint
    • 8.5 Dismantling and assembling drive shaft
    • 8.6 Tensioning clamp for boot
• Self-levelling suspension
  • 2 Electronically controlled damping
    • 2.1 Overview of fitting locations – electronically controlled damping
    • 2.2 Assembly overview – electronically controlled damping control unit [J250]
    • 2.3 Removing and installing electronically controlled damping control unit [J250]
    • 2.4 Removing and installing front body acceleration senders [G341]/[G342]
    • 2.5 Removing and installing rear body acceleration sender [G343]
    • 2.6 Assembly overview - electronically controlled damping
  • 3 Vehicle level sender
    • 3.1 Assembly overview – front vehicle level senders
    • 3.2 Assembly overview – rear vehicle level senders
    • 3.3 Removing and installing front vehicle level senders [G78]/[G289]
    • 3.4 Removing and installing rear vehicle level senders [G76]/[G77]
• Wheels, tyres, vehicle geometry
  • 2 Wheel alignment
    • 2.1 Notes for wheel alignment
    • 2.2 Prerequisites for wheel alignment
    • 2.3 Specifications for wheel alignment
    • 2.4 Setting vehicle to initial position for wheel alignment
    • 2.5 Necessity of wheel alignment
    • 2.6 Adjusting camber at front wheels
    • 2.7 Adjusting camber on rear axle
    • 2.8 Adjusting toe at rear axle
    • 2.9 Adjusting front axle toe
    • 2.10 Checking maximum steering wheel angle
    • 2.11 Test preparations
  • 3 Wheels, tyres
    • 3.1 Removing wheel
    • 3.2 Install wheel
• Steering
  • 2 Steering wheel
    • 2.1 Assembly overview – steering wheel
    • 2.2 Removing and installing steering wheel
  • 3 Steering column
    • 3.1 Assembly overview – steering column
    • 3.2 Checking steering column for damage
    • 3.3 Handling and transporting steering column
    • 3.4 Removing and installing steering column
    • 3.5 Removing and installing intermediate steering shaft
    • 3.6 Removing and installing control unit for electronic steering column lock [J764]
  • 4 Steering rack
    • 4.1 Assembly overview – steering rack
    • 4.2 Removing and installing steering rack
    • 4.3 Removing and installing boot
    • 4.4 Removing and installing track rod
    • 4.5 Removing and installing track rod ball joint
    • 4.6 Assembly overview – track rods
    • 4.7 Repairing steering rack