Stabilizer Bar

Special tools and workshop equipment required 

• Locating Pins T10096
• Torque Wrench 40-200 Nm V.A.G 1332
• Engine/Transmission Jack V.A.G 1383 A
• Ball Joint Puller 3287 A
• Vehicle Diagnostic, Testing and Information SystemVAS 5051B

Removing 

-- Remove front wheels.

-- Remove foot well trim, remove nuts -arrows- to do so.

-- Remove the bolt -1- and remove the universal joint -2- from the steering gear.

-- Remove the lower noise insulation. Refer to Removal and Installation .

-- Remove the noise insulation, where applicable. Refer to Removal and Installation .

-- Remove the diagonal braces, if applicable. Refer to DIAGONAL BRACES .

-- Remove bracket for exhaust system from the subframe.

-- Remove coupling rods from stabilizer.

-- Remove the nuts -arrows-.

-- Loosen nut of track rod ball joint, but do not unscrew yet.

-- Press off track rod ball joint from wheel bearing housing using 3287 A.

-- Secure subframe with brackets. Refer to SUBFRAME AND BRACKET, SECURING .

-- Remove stabilizer bar from subframe -11 and 16-.

-- Remove pendulum support from transmission, to do this remove bolts -14-.

-- Place V.A.G 1383 A below subframe.

-- Place a block of wood -1-, for example, between V.A.G 1383 A and the subframe.

-- Loosen bolts -4 and 5- and lower subframe with brackets slightly. Observe electrical wires when doing this.

-- Remove the stabilizer bar -1- toward the front, over the console -2- and down from the subframe.

Installing 

Installation is the reverse of removal, with special attention to the following:

Tightening specifications, refer to SUBFRAME, DIAGONAL BRACE, BALL JOINT, STABILIZER BAR, TRANSVERSE LINK, BRACKET AND VEHICLE LEVEL SENSOR OVERVIEW .

Tightening specifications, refer to WHEEL BEARING HOUSING AND WHEEL BEARING UNIT OVERVIEW .

-- After installing, perform the basic setting on the steering angle sensor -G85- using the VAS 5051B.

-- Axle alignment is required, see Table. Refer to "An axle alignment is necessary when:" WHEEL ALIGNMENT .