Lower Control Arm, Removing And Installing: Removing

-- Before beginning work measure the distance from the center of wheel to lower edge of wheelhouse. Refer to WHEEL BEARING IN CURB WEIGHT, LIFTING VEHICLES WITH COIL SPRING .

-- Remove the wheel. Refer to WHEELS AND TIRES .

-- Remove the noise insulation. Refer to OVERVIEW - NOISE INSULATION .

-- Loosen the wheel housing liner from the underbody trim and pivot to the side.

-- Equipped on some models: cut the cable tie -arrows- and remove the air duct -2- from the control arm -1-.

Fig 1: Air Duct - Installation Position

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-- If installed, remove the nut -4- and free up the coupling rod from the Vehicle Inclination Sensor -G384- -3-.

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-- Remove the nuts -arrows-.

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-- 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.

• Make sure the ball joint rubber boot is not damaged during assembly work. If necessary protect the ball joint rubber boot against damage.

Left Control Arm for Vehicles with Dual-Clutch Transmission 0D9 / 0CW / 0DL / 0GC 

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The distance -a- to the transmission is not enough, remove the bolt -1-. For this reason proceed as follows:

-- Lower the subframe a maximum of 100 mm. Refer to SUBFRAME, LOWERING .

Continuation for All Vehicles 

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-- Remove the bolts -arrows-.

-- Tilt the control arm toward the rear and then remove it from the subframe in the direction of -arrow-.

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