Volkswagen Golf / Golf GTI / Jetta. Manual - part 494

  

  

- Lift vehicle until the load on the front axle is relieved. 

- Loosen 12-point nut. 

- Remove wheel. 

- Remove noise insulation. 

- Mark installation position of bolts from ball joint to control 
arm. 

- Remove bolts - Arrows - . 

- Press drive axle out. Install hub puller 3283 as shown in 
illustration. 

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When pressing drive axle out ensure sufficient 
clearance is available.  

 

- Pull wheel bearing housing with ball joint out from control 
arm. 

Front suspension, servicing

  

  

- Swing wheel with suspension strut outward and support 
e.g. with a piece of wood - 1 - , to do this pull drive axle out 
from wheel bearing. 

- Secure drive axle to structure with wire. 

The drive axle must not hang down! 

The inner joint will be damaged through overflexing.

- Loosen nut from ball joint. 

- Install ball joint puller 3282 A as shown in illustration and 
press out ball joint. 

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Place engine/transmission jack V.A.G1383/A , or 
similar, underneath to ensure safety (danger of 
accident through falling parts when pressing out the 
ball joint).  

 

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To protect ball joint threads and for safety reasons 

Front suspension, servicing

  

  

leave nut on a few turns.  

 

Installing

 

- Install ball joint in wheel bearing housing. 

- Install new self-locking nut, and counter-hold with T40 
Torx bit. 

1 - Torx bit T40  

2 - Ring wrench insert or slotted ring wrench insert 

⇒ Fig. 

V40-1323 

3 - V.A.G1331  

- Install drive axle. 

- Secure ball joint to control arm (bolts on old marks). 

Use new bolts!

1 - Box wrench insert (commercial type, 18 mm)  

2 - Open end wrench insert (commercial type, 18 mm)   

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Check boot for damage or twisting.  

 

Front suspension, servicing

 

  

- Install and fasten wheel 

 

44-2, Tightening torques for 

wheel bolts

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- Tighten 12-point nut or hex bolt. 

 

40-5, Installing

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Tightening torques

 

Ball joint to control arm  
Use new bolts! 

20 Nm plus an additional 

1

 / 

4

 turn (90   ) 

Ball joint to wheel bearing housing 

45 Nm

Control arm, removing and installing 

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required 

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Torque wrench V.A.G1332  

 

Removing

 

- Remove wheel. 

- Remove noise insulation. 

- For all wheel drive vehicles, the coupling link for vehicle 
Left front level control system sensor G78 on front axle 
must be disconnected from control arm bracket before 
removing left control arm 

 

40-2, Left front level control 

system sensor G78 on front axle

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Vehicles with automatic transmission 

Front suspension, servicing