Removing Lower Trailing Arm
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WARNING:
Wheel bearing housing raised incorrectly
- Risk of crushing
- Risk of damage to components
→ Wear personal protective gear.
→ Do not raise the wheel suspension higher than the normal vehicle position (vehicle resting on wheels).
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Lower trailing arm
- Unscrew and remove fastening screw -2-
for the spring strut -3-
and at the same time, support the trailing arm -1-
as required using a suitable jack -4-
so that the fastening screw can be pushed out easily.
Removing spring strut mounting
- Fix the upper trailing arm -2-
in place using > VW552 - Spring tensioner
, -1-
.
The spring compressor is engaged in the top opening of the wheel housing and in the upper trailing arm and is tensioned slightly to avoid damaging the upper ball joint -3- .
Securing upper trailing arm
- Remove the jack.
- Loosen the lock nut -1- on the bottom ball joint -2- . To prevent damage to the ball pin -3- when pressing it off, only loosen the lock nut -1- until it is sitting flush on the ball pin -3- .
- Fit the > T10444 - ball joint puller
, -4-
over the ball joint -2-
and ball pin -3-
and carefully press the ball joint out of the wheel bearing housing -5-
.
Make sure not to damage the rubber boot on the ball joint.
Pressing off ball pin
- Mark the eccentric screws -1-
for adjusting the camber and caster on the chassis subframe with a colored pen -A, B-
(facilitates fitting during re-installation).
Marking on eccentric screws
- Remove eccentric screws.
- 7.1 Screw off lock nuts.
- 7.2 Carefully lift the wheel bearing housing using a suitable lift so that the dust bellows on the steering is not damaged by the eccentric screws -1- .
- 7.3 Pull out eccentric screws -1- .
- Guide (press) the trailing arm out of the chassis subframe mounting points -A-
.
Removing trailing arm
- Remove the lock nut from the ball joint. Tilt the -trailing arm-
down all the way and pull the ball joint carefully out of the wheel bearing housing.
Removing ball joint