Volkswagen Golf / Golf GTI / Jetta. Manual — part 494

- Lift vehicle until the load on the front axle is relieved.

- Loosen 12-point nut.

- Remove wheel.

- Remove noise insulation.

- Mark installation position of bolts from ball joint to control
arm.

- Remove bolts - Arrows - .

- Press drive axle out. Install hub puller 3283 as shown in
illustration.

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When pressing drive axle out ensure sufficient
clearance is available.

- Pull wheel bearing housing with ball joint out from control
arm.

Front suspension, servicing

- Swing wheel with suspension strut outward and support
e.g. with a piece of wood - 1 - , to do this pull drive axle out
from wheel bearing.

- Secure drive axle to structure with wire.

The drive axle must not hang down!

The inner joint will be damaged through overflexing.

- Loosen nut from ball joint.

- Install ball joint puller 3282 A as shown in illustration and
press out ball joint.

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Place engine/transmission jack V.A.G1383/A , or
similar, underneath to ensure safety (danger of
accident through falling parts when pressing out the
ball joint).

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To protect ball joint threads and for safety reasons

Front suspension, servicing

leave nut on a few turns.

Installing

- Install ball joint in wheel bearing housing.

- Install new self-locking nut, and counter-hold with T40
Torx bit.

1 - Torx bit T40

2 - Ring wrench insert or slotted ring wrench insert

⇒ Fig.

V40-1323

3 - V.A.G1331

- Install drive axle.

- Secure ball joint to control arm (bolts on old marks).

Use new bolts!

1 - Box wrench insert (commercial type, 18 mm)

2 - Open end wrench insert (commercial type, 18 mm)

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Check boot for damage or twisting.

Front suspension, servicing

- Install and fasten wheel

44-2, Tightening torques for

wheel bolts

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- Tighten 12-point nut or hex bolt.

40-5, Installing

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Tightening torques

Ball joint to control arm
Use new bolts!

20 Nm plus an additional

1

/

4

turn (90 )

Ball joint to wheel bearing housing

45 Nm

Control arm, removing and installing

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

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Torque wrench V.A.G1332

Removing

- Remove wheel.

- Remove noise insulation.

- For all wheel drive vehicles, the coupling link for vehicle
Left front level control system sensor G78 on front axle
must be disconnected from control arm bracket before
removing left control arm

40-2, Left front level control

system sensor G78 on front axle

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Vehicles with automatic transmission

Front suspension, servicing