Volkswagen Golf / Golf GTI / Jetta. Manual - part 496

Pressing out front control arm bushing

Note:

Use lubricant to press in the bonded rubber mount
e.g. lubricant G 294 421 A1 .

Pressing in front control arm bushing

Installation position of rear control arm mount

Front suspension, servicing

One of the embossed arrows points toward the projection -
arrow - on control arm.

The cam - arrow - must always point to outside of vehicle.

Pressing out/in control arm rear bushing

Subframe, removing and installing

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

Torque wrench V.A.G1332

Front suspension, servicing

Engine/transmission jack V.A.G 1383 A with universal
transmission mount V.A.G1359/2

Removing

- Remove wheel.

- Remove noise insulation.

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

- Remove bolts - Arrows - .

- Disconnect drive axle from transmission axle flange.

- Secure drive axle to structure with wire.

The drive axle must not hang down!

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

- Swing wheel with suspension strut outward and support
e.g. with a piece of wood - 1 - .

Front suspension, servicing

- Remove bolts - 1 - and - 2 - and remove pendulum
support.

- Remove bolt - 5 - for steering gear.

- Remove stabilizer bar link nut - 7 -

- TDI engines, remove bolts - 6 - for exhaust system.

- Place engine/transmission jack V.A.G1383A with
V.A.G1359/2 under subframe.

- Remove bolts - 3 - and - 4 - for subframe.

- Lower subframe using engine/transmission jack
V.A.G1383A .

Installing

Before inserting bolts for subframe, position steering gear
on subframe and insert bolts for steering gear

The threaded sleeve - 1 - must seat in subframe hole.

Front suspension, servicing