Installing The Tie Rod End

Courtesy of AUDI OF AMERICA, LLC

Installation is the reverse of removal, with special attention to the following:

-- Install the tie rod end -1- on the tie rod -2-.

• The dimension -a- must be the same on the right and left tie rod end.
• The maximum permissible difference between the right and left < 2 mm.

Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

-- Perform vehicle alignment. Refer to VEHICLE ALIGNMENT .