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Volkswagen Golf Mk7 Service & Repair Manual: Removing and installing coupling rod

Using torque wrench -V.A.G 1332-, this page covers removing the Volkswagen Golf Mk7 front coupling rod — raise the vehicle, unscrew the nut, and pull the rod off the suspension strut.

Special tools and workshop equipment required
   
Torque wrench -V.A.G 1332-
Removing
–  Raise vehicle.
 

Removing and installing coupling rod

–  Unscrew nut -arrow- and pull coupling rod -1- off suspension strut.
 

Removing and installing coupling rod

–  Unscrew nut -1- from coupling rod -3-.
–  Pull coupling rod -3- out of anti-roll bar -2-.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:
Tighten nuts of coupling rod on suspension strut/anti-roll bar, if necessary, counterhold at multi-point socket head.
Specified torques
→ Chapter „Assembly overview - subframe“
 

Removing and installing coupling rod

Repairing thread in longitudinal member

Repairing the thread in welded nuts in the longitudinal member is possible under certain conditions; Body repair → Rep. gr.50.
   

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    Removing and installing coupling rod — Volkswagen Golf Mk7

    How do I remove the Golf Mk7 front anti-roll bar coupling rod?
    Unbolt the ball joints at the bar and the strut. Hold the ball pin with an Allen key while loosening the nut. Renew self-locking nuts.
    Removing and installing anti-roll bar
    Special tools and workshop equipment required     Torque wrench -V.A.G 1332-   ...

    Fixing position of subframe
      Note Certain repairs on vehicles require the removal of the subframe or the entire front axle. The original position of t ...