Removing Lower Trailing Arm

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WARNING: Wheel bearing housing raised incorrectly

Risk of crushing
Risk of damage to components
1. Wear personal protective gear.
2. Do not raise the wheel suspension higher than the normal vehicle position (vehicle resting on wheels).

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Lower trailing arm

Unscrew the fastening screw -2- for the spring strut -3- and at the same time, raise the axle support -1- as far as required using a suitable jack -4- so that the fastening screw can be pushed out easily.

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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- .

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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 nut until it is sitting flush on the ball pin.

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Pressing off ball pin
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 trailing arm -5- .
Make sure not to damage the rubber boot on the ball joint.
Mark the eccentric screws -1- for the adjusting camber and caster on the chassis subframe with a coloured pen -A, B- (facilitates fitting during re-installation).

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Marking on eccentric screws
Remove the eccentric screws. Make sure that the eccentric screws do not damage the bellows. For this purpose, raise the wheel bearing housing using a suitable jack.
Pull (press) the trailing arm out of the chassis subframe mounting points -A- .

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Removing trailing arm (shown as an example)
Remove the lock nut > Removing ball joint (shown as an example) from the ball joint. Tilt the -trailing arm- down all the way and pull the ball joint carefully out of the wheel bearing housing.

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Removing ball joint (shown as an example)