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– Remove spring control arm -1-.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:
– Align bolt -11- according to marking made beforehand, and
tighten nut -10- hand-tight.
– Tighten threaded connections in unladen position ⇒ Rep.
gr. 42; Raising wheel bearing assembly to unladen position.
– Carry out wheel alignment ⇒ Rep. gr. 44; Wheel alignment.
Vehicles with rear left vehicle level sender
– Carry out basic setting using ⇒ Vehicle diagnostic tester.
All vehicles (continued)
Tightening torques
♦ ⇒ Rep. gr. 42; Assembly overview – spring control arm
♦ ⇒ Rep. gr. 42; Assembly overview – shock absorber
♦ ⇒ Wheels and Tyres Guide; Rep. gr. 44; Wheels, tyres;
Specified torque for wheel bolts
5.7
Removing and installing lower suspen‐
sion link
Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ engine and gearbox jack -VAS 6931-
♦ gearbox support -T10337-
Removal and installation are described for the left side of vehi‐
cle as an example.
Removing
– ⇒ Rep. gr. 44; Remove wheel.
– Unclip retainer -1- for electrical wire -2- from lower suspen‐
sion link -3-.
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– To do this, press together locking lugs of retainer -1- on
inside of lower suspension link -3-.
– Pull electrical wire -3- off retainer -4-.
– Position engine and gearbox jack -VAS 6931--B- with gear‐
box support -T10337--A- under wheel bearing housing -1-,
and push upwards slightly to provide support.
– Unscrew nut -4- for lower suspension link -1- from wheel
bearing housing -3-.
5. Suspension link, track rod
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– Unscrew nut -6- for lower suspension link -1- on subframe
-5-.
– Remove bracket.
– Pull bolts -2- and -7- out of lower suspension link -1-.
– Remove lower suspension link -1-.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:
– Make sure that guide lug of bracket -4- is properly seated in
subframe -1-.
– Threaded connections of lower suspension link may only be
tightened in unladen position ⇒ Rep. gr. 42; Raising wheel
bearing assembly to unladen position.
– Perform wheel alignment ⇒ Rep. gr. 44; Necessity of wheel
alignment.
Tightening torques
♦ ⇒ Rep. gr. 42; Assembly overview – suspension link
♦ ⇒ Wheels and Tyres Guide; Rep. gr. 44; Wheels, tyres;
Specified torque for wheel bolts
5.8
Removing and installing upper rear
suspension link
Special tools and workshop equipment required
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2024 VW ID.4 Owner's Manual
