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Subframe
3.1
Removing and installing subframe with
steering rack
Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ ball joint puller -3287A-
♦ scissor-type assembly platform -VAS 6131B-
♦ socket/bit set, 39-piece -VAS 6928-
Removing
The front left vehicle level sender -G78- and front right vehicle
level sender -G289- will henceforth be referred to as “front vehi‐
cle level sender”.
The steering rack and power steering control unit -J500- will
henceforth be referred to as “steering rack”.
– ⇒ Rep. gr. 93; De-energise high-voltage system.
– Remove front wheels ⇒ Rep. gr. 44; Removing wheel.
– Remove front underbody cladding ⇒ General body repairs,
exterior; Rep. gr. 66; Underbody cladding; Removing and
installing front underbody cladding.
– ⇒ Rep. gr. 40; Support components in vehicle front end in
installation position.
– Remove front left and front right wheel housing liners ⇒ Gen‐
eral body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr. 66; Wheel housing liner;
Removing and installing front wheel housing liner.
– Unclip retainer -2- for brake lines -3- at rear right from sub‐
frame -1-.
– Unscrew bolts -6- for brackets -1-, -2- and -3- from subframe
-7-.
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– Pull out inner pin, and lever off retaining clip -5-.
– Move aside coolant pipe -4- on subframe -7-.
Vehicles with rear-wheel drive
– Remove voltage converter ⇒ Electric rear-wheel drive
EIP220 and all-wheel drive EIA200, EIP220; Rep. gr. 93;
Voltage converter; Removing and installing voltage convert‐
er [A19].
For reasons of clarity, the following work procedures are shown
with the subframe -4- removed.
– Release locking device -3- for cable guide -1- at top of sub‐
frame -4-. Push aside electrical wire -2- to do this.
– Pull off cable guide -1- upwards.
– Unclip retaining clip -6- for electrical wire -2- from rear cross
member -5-.
– Pull off retaining clip -8-.
– Release locking element -7-, and pull off cable guide up‐
wards.
Vehicles with all-wheel drive
– Unscrew bolt -1- at rear cross piece -2-.
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– Lever off cable guide -2- upwards in direction of -arrow- at
rear left cross piece -1-.
– Pull out inner pin -4-, and lever off retaining clip -3-.
– Remove coolant pipe -2- at rear cross piece -1-.
All vehicles (continued)
– Unscrew bolt -3-.
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– Pull universal joint -1- in direction of -arrow- off steering rack
-4-.
Left-hand drive vehicles
– Disconnect electrical connectors -1- and -4- from steering
rack -3-.
– Unclip electrical wire from steering rack.
Right-hand drive vehicles
– Disconnect electrical connectors -1- and -4- from steering
rack -3-.
– Unclip electrical wire from steering rack.
Vehicles with front vehicle level sender
– Unbolt front left and right vehicle level sender from lower
suspension link ⇒ Rep. gr. 43; Removing and installing front
left vehicle level sender -G78-/front right vehicle level sender
-G289-.
All vehicles (continued)
– Detach coupling rod -1- from anti-roll bar -2- on both sides of
vehicle.
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– Unscrew nut -3- from coupling rod -1-. Counterhold on multi-
point socket head on coupling rod -1- when doing this.
– Pull coupling rod -1- out of anti-roll bar -2-.
– Remove track rod ball joint -4- from wheel bearing housing
-1- on both sides of vehicle.
– Loosen nut -2- on track rod ball joint -4-, but do not unscrew
it completely. Counterhold on pin using a suitable tool while
doing so.
– Unscrew nut -2- only up to end of thread. To protect thread,
leave nut -2- screwed onto pin a few turns.
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.
– Use ball joint puller -3287A--A- to press track rod ball joint
-4- off wheel bearing housing -1-. Unscrew nut -2-.
– Detach lower suspension link -2- from swivel joint -1- on
both sides of vehicle.
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– Unscrew nuts -3-.
– Pull suspension link -2- in direction of -arrow A- off swivel
joint.
– Pull wheel bearing housing -1- outwards in direction of
-arrow B-.
– Swing aside wheel bearing housing -1- outwards to relieve
tension from suspension link -2-.
– Unscrew bolts -arrows- for impact bar -2- from subframe -1-.
– Use socket/bit set, 39-piece -VAS 6928- to unscrew bolt -4-
for strut -3-.
– Unscrew bolts -arrows- for impact bar -2- from subframe -1-.
– Unscrew bolt -4- for strut -3-.
– Unscrew bolts -3-.
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– ⇒ Rep. gr. 40; Fix subframe in position.
– Unscrew bolts -5-.
– Use scissor-type assembly platform -VAS 6131B- to lower
subframe.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:
Vehicles with front vehicle level sender
– Carry out basic setting using ⇒ Vehicle diagnostic tester.
All vehicles (continued)
Tightening torques
♦ ⇒ Rep. gr. 40; Assembly overview – subframe
♦ ⇒ Rep. gr. 40; Assembly overview – wheel bearing assembly
♦ ⇒ Rep. gr. 48; Assembly overview – steering rack
♦ ⇒ Rep. gr. 48; Assembly overview – steering column
♦ ⇒ Rep. gr. 40; Assembly overview – anti-roll bar
♦ ⇒ Rep. gr. 40; Assembly overview – suspension link, swivel
joint
♦ ⇒ Rep. gr. 48; Assembly overview – track rods
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♦ ⇒ Electric rear-wheel drive EIP220 and all-wheel drive
EIA200, EIP220; Rep. gr. 93; Voltage converter; Assembly
overview – voltage converter
♦ ⇒ General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr. 66; Underbody
cladding; Assembly overview – underbody cladding
♦ ⇒ Wheels and Tyres Guide; Rep. gr. 44; Wheels, tyres;
Specified torque for wheel bolts
♦ ⇒ Rep. gr. 63; Front bumper; Assembly overview – impact
bar
3.2
Repairing thread in longitudinal mem‐
ber
Repairing the thread in welded nuts in the longitudinal member
is possible under certain conditions; Body repair ⇒ Body Re‐
pairs; Rep. gr. 50.
3.3
Fixing subframe in position
Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ stud -T10486/1-
♦ threaded pin -T10486/1-
NOTICE
If the subframe is removed, the axle settings may change.
This can influence the driving behaviour of the vehicle.
– Secure the subframe in its exact position relative to the
body using 4 threaded pins.
– ⇒ Rep. gr. 40; Take up weight of subframe via scissor-type
assembly platform.
– Unscrew bolts -4-.
– Unscrew bolts -5-.
– Remove support plate -3-.
– Screw threaded pin -T10486/1--A- into outer hole on left side
of subframe -1-.
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2024 VW ID.4 Owner's Manual
