Volkswagen Golf / Golf GTI / Golf Variant. Manual - part 818

– Tighten the screws -arrows-.

Note

The rear bolt must be attached with a new nut. Counterhold the

nut when tightening.

Further installation is the reverse order of removal. Note the fol‐

lowing:

– Tighten nuts -arrows-.

Note

♦

Tighten the nuts -arrows- in curb weight position. Refer to

⇒ “3.8.1 Wheel Bearing in Curb Weight, Lifting Vehicles with

Coil Spring, Front Axle”, page 6

 .

♦

The level control system sensor lever must point toward vehi‐

cle exterior.

♦

The thread on the vehicle level sensor must be installed into

the exterior hole in the control arm. The tab on the vehicle level

sensor bracket must lock into the inner hole in order to assure

a correct installation position.

– For vehicles with a level control system sensor, perform the

basic setting for the wheel damping electronics using the

⇒ Vehicle diagnostic tester.

Tightening Specifications
♦ Refer to

⇒ “4.1 Overview - Lower Control Arm and Ball Joint”,

page 54

♦ Refer to

⇒ “2.1 Overview - Front Level Control System Sensor”,

page 277

♦ Refer to

⇒ “1.1 Wheel Bolt Tightening Specifications”, page 286

♦ Noise insulation bolts. Refer to ⇒  Body Exterior; Rep. Gr.  66 ;

Noise Insulation; Overview - Noise Insulation .

4.2.2

Lower Control Arm, Removing and In‐

stalling, Vehicles with DSG Transmis‐

sion 0D9

Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Torque Wrench 1332 40-200Nm - VAG1332-
♦ Engine Support - T10533-
Removing
– Loosen the wheel bolts.
– Raise the vehicle.
– Remove the wheel.

– Remove the noise insulation. Refer to ⇒  Body Exterior; Rep.

Gr.  66 ; Noise Insulation; Overview - Noise Insulation .

– Loosen the wheel housing liner in the rear area and fold for‐

ward.

Vehicles with Level Control System Sensor
– Remove the nut -1-.
– Remove the bracket -2- for the Left Front Level Control System

Sensor - G78- or  Right Front Level Control Sensor - G289-

from the control arm -3-.

Continuation for all Vehicles

– Remove the nuts -arrows-.
– Remove the control arm from the ball joint and then turn the

wheel bearing housing toward the outside to take the load off

the control arm.

– Remove the pendulum support. Refer to ⇒  Rep. Gr.  10 ; Sta‐

bilizer Bar; Pendulum Support, Removing and Installing .

– Loosen the exhaust system double clamp. Refer to ⇒  Rep.

Gr.  26 ; Exhaust Pipes/Mufflers; Overview - Muffler .

– Remove the exhaust system bracket from the subframe

-arrows-.

– Completely assemble the -T10533- to reach the shortest

length.

– Install the -T10533- -2- with the highest angle -arrow- on the

transmission. To do so use the shortest bolt of the pendulum

support thread -1-.

– Push the engine/transmission assembly forward until the -

T10533/5- -3- can be inserted in the pendulum support bear‐

ing.

– Turn the -T10533- until the distance -a- between the bolt for

the control arm -1- and the transmission is reached.
a = 85 mm

– Remove the bolts -arrows-.

– Swivel the control arm -1- toward the rear and then remove it

from the subframe in direction of -arrow-.

Installing
Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

– Insert the rear control arm -1- into the subframe in direction of

-arrow- and swivel it forward.

– Tighten the screws -arrows-.

Note

Tighten the bolts -arrows- and nuts in curb weight position. Refer

to

⇒ “3.8.1 Wheel Bearing in Curb Weight, Lifting Vehicles with Coil

Spring, Front Axle”, page 6

 .

– Tighten nuts -arrows-.

Note

Tighten the nuts -arrows- in curb weight position. Refer to

⇒ “3.8.1 Wheel Bearing in Curb Weight, Lifting Vehicles with Coil

Spring, Front Axle”, page 6

 .

– Remove the -T10533- .
– Remove the exhaust system double clamp. Refer to ⇒  Rep.

Gr.  26 ; Exhaust Pipes/Mufflers; Exhaust Pipes/Mufflers, Sep‐

arating .

– Install the pendulum support. Refer to ⇒  Rep. Gr.  10 ; Sub‐

frame Mount; Pendulum Support, Removing and Installing .