Removal
Set the wheels in the Straight ahead position. Clean the steering gear in the area of the corrugated boot. Hold the steering rod end "arrow 2" from turning and loosen the lock nut "arrow 3". Remove the front wheel. Loosen the steering rod end nut a few turns, but do not remove it. To protect the threads, leave the nut screwed onto the top few turns of the pin thread.
Using the ball joint puller -3287 A-, press the steering rod end out of the steering knuckle. Now you can unscrew the nut. Remove the spring clamp "1" with clamp installation pliers -VAG 1275- from the bellows and move it toward the steering rod. Remove the clamp and pull the bellows off the steering gear housing.
Using a 38mm attachment (open-end wrench) -VAG 1923- unscrew the steering rod from the rack.
Instructions: If there are visible signs of corrosion, damage, wear or contamination of the toothed rack, the steering gear is replaced as an assembly. If there is no visible film of grease on the toothed rack, the steering gear is also replaced as an assembly.
Installation
Caution: The rack does not need to be lubricated.
Set the wheels in the Straight ahead position. Screw the steering rod into the steering rod end until dimension "a" is reached. Dimension "a" = 367±1 mm. Put new clamps and a corrugated boot on the steering rod. Screw the steering rod into the rack rod and tighten.
Place the corrugated boot "2" on the steering rod "1" as shown in the figure. Place the corrugated boot on the steering gear housing and push it until it stops.
Using the Phaeton steering pliers -VAS 6199-, crimp the new clamp as shown in the figure. Further installation is carried out in the reverse order.
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After installation, check the wheel alignment angles. Adjust the wheel alignment angles. After replacing both steering rods, perform a basic setting of the steering angle sensor "GB5" using the VAS 5051B tester in the "guided fault finding" mode. Then perform a basic setting of the steering system.
Tightening torques
| Steering rod to toothed rack | 100 Nm |
| Tie rod end to tie rod | 70 Nm |
| Tie rod end to steering knuckle. Use only new nuts | 50 Nm |
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