Removing And Installing Steering Gear: Installation

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Install in the reverse order. Ensure you comply with the following points while doing so:

Replace steering-gear fastening screws and the fit bolt of the steering shaft whenever removed. Screw threads must be clean and free of grease.
Ensure that no damage (scoring) is caused to the steering rack.
With steering rack in fully extended state, grease with VW steering-gear grease AOF 063 000 04. Also grease outside of steering pinion shaft at the teeth for the universal joint of the steering shaft.
Mount the track rods on the steering gear. See Figure . Then secure the appropriate bellows with new circlips.
With steering gear, steering wheel and airbag contact unit (spiral spring) in center position, push on universal joint (steering shaft) in the correct position. For ease of assembly, put steering-gear fastening screws just in place.
Comply with notes for sliding piece and airbag contact unit. Observe note on steering-gear center position in the section describing front track adjustment under NOTES FOR SLIDING PIECE AND AIRBAG CONTACT UNIT .
After fitting the pressure pipes, fill steering hydraulics with Pentosin CHF 11S and bleed steering system.

IMPORTANT:

When topping up or filling in Pentosin, make sure that it does not come into contact with the coolant hoses! Observe the specifications in order to avoid overfilling and thus overflowing.

If coolant hoses come into contact with Pentosin, thoroughly clean them with water IMMEDIATELY!

Replace visibly swollen coolant hoses!

Tighten all screwed connections with the prescribed tightening torque values.
Check and/or adjust track.