Section 13 (Suspension, Wheels, Steering (A4 Platform))
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- 00 General, Technical Data
- 40 Front suspension
- Evaluation of accident vehicles
- Electrical/electronic components and installation locations
- Electrical/electronic components and installation locations
- Left Front Level Control System Sensor G78 in vehicles with dynamic headlight range control - general information
- Left Front Level Control System Sensor G78 on front axle
- Left Front Level Control System Sensor G78 on front axle R32
- Left Rear Level Control System Sensor G76 on the rear axle for front wheel drive
- Left Rear Level Control System Sensor G76 on the rear axle for four wheel drive
- Front suspension, servicing
- Front axle, overview
- I - Assembly overview of subframe, stabilizer bar, control arm
- Modified mounting for stabilizer bar
- Ball joint, checking
- Ball joint, removing and installing
- Control arm, removing and installing
- Bonded rubber bushing for control arm, replacing
- Subframe, removing and installing
- Bonded rubber bushings for subframe, replacing
- Threads in longitudinal member, servicing
- II - Assembly overview, wheel bearing
- Front wheel bearing, pressing out and in with wheel bearing housing installed
- III - Front suspension strut, assembly overview
- Vehicle data sticker
- Suspension strut, removal and installation
- Front strut, servicing
- Front suspension (R32), servicing
- Front axle, overview
- I - Subframe, stabilizer bar, control arm, overview
- Ball joint, checking
- Ball joint, removing and installing
- Control arm, removing and installing
- Bonded rubber bushing for control arm, replacing
- Subframe, removing and installing
- Bonded rubber bushings for subframe, replacing
- Threads in longitudinal member, servicing
- II - Assembly overview, wheel bearing
- Front wheel bearing, pressing out and pressing in
- III - Front suspension strut, assembly overview
- Suspension strut, removing and installing
- Front strut, servicing
- Front drive shafts, servicing
- Drive shafts, overview
- Drive shafts, removing and installing
- I - Front axle shaft with constant velocity joint, servicing
- Notes
- Removing outer constant velocity joint
- Pressing off inner constant velocity joint
- Installed location of spring washer on inner joint
- Installed location of spring washer and thrust washer on outer joint
- Pressing on inner constant velocity joint
- Installing joint protective boot on left axle shaft
- Installing boot for constant velocity joint (right drive axle)
- Tightening hose clamp on outer joint
- Tightening clamp for CV joint boot (inner, small dia.)
- Outer constant velocity joint, checking
- Inner constant velocity joint, checking
- II - Front axle shaft with constant velocity joint VL 3700, servicing
- III - Axle shaft with triple roller joint AAR 2000, servicing
- Triple roller joint, disassembling and assembling
- IV - Axle shaft with triple roller joint AAR 2900, servicing
- Triple-rotor joint AAR 2900, disassembling and assembling
- V - Axle shaft with triple roller joint AAR 3300i, servicing
- Triple-rotor joint AAR 3300i, disassembling and assembling
- 42 Rear suspension
- Evaluation of accident vehicles
- Servicing rear axle
- Wheel bearing, servicing
- Rear axle, servicing (vehicles with all-wheel drive)
- Trailing arm and transverse links, assembly overview
- Trailing arm and transverse links, assembly overview
- Rear wheel bearing, pressing out and in with trailing arm installed
- Trailing arm mountings, removing and installing
- Upper ball joint/bonded rubber bushing, removing and installing
- Lower ball joint/bonded rubber bushing, removing and installing
- Trailing arm, removing and installing
- Transverse link, removing and installing
- Subframe with final drive, assembly overview
- Rear drive shaft, servicing
- Rear drive shafts, removing and installing
- Rear drive shaft with constant velocity joint, servicing
- Notes
- Removing outer constant velocity joint
- Pressing off inner constant velocity joint
- Installed location of spring washer on inner joint
- Installed location of spring washer and thrust washer on outer joint
- Pressing on inner constant velocity joint
- Tightening hose clamp on outer joint
- Tightening small clamp
- 44 Wheels, Tires, Wheel alignment
- Evaluation of accident vehicles
- Torques for wheel bolts, tightening
- Wheel centering seat, protecting against corrosion
- Wheels, tires
- Wheel alignment
- General
- Test Requirements:
- Measurement preparations
- Vehicle data sticker
- Wheel alignment, specifications
- Front axle camber, adjusting
- Camber on rear axle (vehicles front wheel drive), adjusting
- Camber on rear axle (vehicles with all-wheel drive), adjusting
- Toe on rear axle (vehicles front wheel drive), adjusting
- Toe on rear axle (vehicles with all-wheel drive), adjusting
- Toe on front axle, adjusting
- Left and right-hand wheel lock, checking
- 48 Steering
- Evaluation of accident vehicles
- Airbag
- Steering column
- Steering column, removing and installing
- Steering column, checking for damage
- Steering lock housing, removing and installing
- Cross member for steering column, assembly overview
- Steering column, identification
- Locking cable for ignition with key withdrawal lock, removing and installing
- Ignition key lock, checking
- Power steering, servicing
- Power steering gear, removing and installing
- Power steering gear left hand drive, assembly overview
- Power steering gear right hand drive, assembly overview
- Power steering gear with heat shield (vehicles with all-wheel drive), assembly overview
- Tie rod, removal and installation
- Modified tie rod ball joints
- Modified tie rods
- Security and boots on tie rod ends, checking play
- Center position on rack, determining
- Steering gear, adjusting
- Power steering pump, reservoir and hydraulic lines
- Power steering pump delivery pressure, checking
- P.A.S. power steering pump, vehicles with low mounted power steering pump, removing and installing
- P.A.S. power steering pump, vehicles with high mounted power steering pump, removing and installing
- Power steering pump with hydraulic lines/hoses, overview
- Notes
- Reservoir, disassembling and assembling
- Pressure line and intake hose on SDI with air conditioner, securing
- Pressure line and intake hose on vehicles with 1.4 ltr., 1.6 ltr. engines with an air conditioner, securing
- Pressure line and intake hose on vehicles with 1.4 ltr., 1.6 ltr., 1.9 ltr. SDI/TDI engines without an air conditioner, securing
- Pressure line and suction hose on vehicles with TDI engine and air conditioner, securing
- Pressure line and intake hose on vehicles with TDI engine and no air conditioner, securing
- Pressure line on 5-speed manual transmission 02J and 5-speed manual transmission 02T, securing
- Pressure line on 5-speed manual transmission 02K, securing
- Pressure line on 6-speed manual transmission 02M, securing
- Pressure line on automatic transmission 01M, securing
- Pressure line on automatic transmission 09A, securing
- Low-mounted power steering pump, assembly overview
- High-mounted power steering pump, assembly overview
- Definitions