ID.4 2021 ➤
Running gear, axles, steering - Edition 05.2021
NOTICE
Risk of damage to wheel bearing housing! Loosened bushes
on wheel bearing housing due to incorrect placement of ball
joint puller.
– Position ball joint puller in such a way that fulcrum of bot‐
tom support is on bush and not on wheel bearing housing.
– Fit ball joint puller -3287A--A- with bottom support against
bush -3-.
– Press swivel joint -2- off wheel bearing housing -1- using ball
joint puller -3287A--A-. Unscrew nut -4-.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:
NOTICE
Risk of leaks in the swivel joint when boot is damaged.
– Ensure that boot is not damaged or twisted.
– Screw on nut while counterholding with commercially availa‐
ble Torx T40.
Vehicles with front vehicle level sender
– Carry out basic setting using ⇒ Vehicle diagnostic tester.
All vehicles (continued)
Tightening torques
♦ ⇒ Rep. gr. 40; Assembly overview – suspension link, swivel
joint
♦ ⇒ Rep. gr. 43; Assembly overview – front vehicle level send‐
ers
♦ ⇒ Rep. gr. 40; Assembly overview – drive shaft
♦ ⇒ Wheels and Tyres Guide; Rep. gr. 44; Wheels, tyres;
Specified torque for wheel bolts
5.5
Removing and installing stone deflec‐
tor for suspension link
Removing
Removal and installation are described for the left side of vehi‐
cle as an example.
Spreader rivets with pins for pressing inwards
– Press pins -arrows- in all spreader rivets -2- inwards.
5. Lower suspension link, swivel joint
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ID.4 2021 ➤
Running gear, axles, steering - Edition 05.2021
– Lever off spreader rivets with commercially available plastic
wedge, and detach stone deflector for front suspension link
-1-.
– Remove pins -arrows- from suspension link from above.
Spreader rivets with pins for pulling out
– Pull out pins -arrows- of all spreader rivets -2-.
– Lever off spreader rivets using commercially available plastic
wedge, and detach stone deflector for suspension link -1-.
All vehicles (continued)
Installing
Install in reverse sequence of removal.
5.6
Renewing suspension link mounting,
rear
Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Guide sleeve -3053-
♦ Press tool -VW412-
♦ Thrust plate -VW447i-
♦ Tube -3345-
Removing
– Remove suspension link ⇒ Rep. gr. 40; Removing and in‐
stalling suspension link.
– Note allocation of suspension link mountings.
1 - Subframe
2 - Suspension link
3 - Rear suspension link mounting
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2024 VW ID.4 Owner's Manual
