Removing
Instructions: If the bellows are damaged, moisture and dirt can penetrate into the steering gear. There must be a film of lubricant that can be felt on the rack teeth. If there is no lubrication, the steering gear must be replaced. The steering mechanism is also replaced in case of corrosion, damage or wear of the gear rack.
Set wheels to straight. Remove wheel. Clean the steering gear in the area of the bellows. At the same time, dirt should not get inside the steering mechanism through a damaged corrugated cover. Mark position of nut -arrow 3- on tie rod. While holding the tie rod end -arrow 2- against turning, loosen the lock nut -arrow 3-. Remove spring clip -arrow 1- from bellows with clip pliers -VAG 1275- and slide towards track rod. Remove the clamp and pull the corrugated boot from the steering gear housing. Unscrew the steering rod from the tip. Pull the bellows together with the spring clip from the tie rod.
Instruction: If there are visible signs of corrosion, damage, wear or contamination of the toothed rack, the steering gear is replaced as an assembly. In the absence of a visible film of lubrication on the rack, the steering gear is also replaced as an assembly.
Installation
Caution: The gear rack does not need to be lubricated.
Set wheels to straight. Put on new clamps and a corrugated cover on the steering rod. Screw in the tie rod to the mark made before removal. While holding the tie rod end -2- against turning, tighten the lock nut -3-.
Install bellows -2- on tie rod -1- as shown. Use clamp pliers -VAG 1275- to fasten spring clamp to bellows. Push the corrugated cover to the stop on the steering gear housing.
Use the Phaeton steering pliers -VAS 6199- to crimp the new clamp as shown in the illustration.
Further installation is carried out in the reverse order. After installation, check the wheel alignment. Adjust wheel alignment. After replacing both bellows, carry out basic setting of steering angle sender -G85- using - tester VAS 5051B in mode "Guided Fault Finding". Then carry out the basic setting of the steering. Tightening torque: tie rod end to tie rod - 70 Nm.
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