Car steering Volkswagen Passat B2

Design and technical characteristics
Depending on the configuration, the cars were equipped with mechanical steering with a shock absorber or steering with a hydraulic booster. Steering with a rack mechanism and a...

Tightening torques of main threaded connections, kgf.m
Steering gear housing fastening nut to the body: 3.5. Steering gear housing mounting bolt to body: 2.0. Steering column shaft clamp bolt nut: mechanical steering: 2.5; power...

Removal and installation of the steering gear of the mechanical steering
Removal Loosen the screws securing the lower trim of the instrument panel. On vehicles with an EP engine with manual carburetor choke control, remove the choke control handle....

Adjusting the clearance between the stop and the rack of the mechanical steering
Place the front wheels in the straight-ahead position. Loosen the lock nut of the adjusting bolt on the rack stop cover. Turn the adjusting bolt until it contacts the support...

Removal and installation the mechanical steering shaft
Removal Disconnect the wire from the negative terminal of the battery. Remove the decorative cover of the horn switch manually. Remove the horn switch keys with a screwdriver....

Removal and installation of the power steering gear
Removal Remove the lower instrument panel trim. Remove the lower steering shaft together with the elastic coupling. Use a clamp to close off the drain hose 1 of the hydraulic...

Replacing the seal and sealing gaskets of the valve body
Remove the steering gear. Remove the valve body. Use a mandrel to press the seal out of the valve body. Place the new oil seal with the sealing edge towards the intermediate cover...

Disassembly and assembly of the steering mechanism
Disassembly Remove the steering gear as described above. Remove the valve body and drive gear. Remove the rack stop cover. Remove the rack stop assembly. Remove the plug from the...

Checking the tightness of the power steering system
Turn the steering wheel from one extreme position to the other and hold it in the extreme position. Without changing the position of the steering wheel, visually check the...

Checking the power steering pump discharge pressure
Disconnect the high pressure hose from the steering gear spool housing and connect the pressure gauge hoses to the spool housing and the high pressure hose. Start the engine and...

Checking the pressure in the power steering system
Connect the pressure gauge as described above. Start the engine at idle speed, close the pressure gauge valve. Turn the steering wheel all the way to the right, then to the left,...

Adjusting the tension of the power steering pump drive belt
Loosen the nut or nuts securing the pump body 1 (see photo). Turn the adjusting screw 2 of the tensioner to achieve the desired belt tension: the belt deflection when pressing...

Filling the power steering system
Note: Do not reuse ATF oil that has been drained from the system. If you replace power steering system components or ATF oil, you must replace the system filter. Fill the power...

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