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- Carefully slide bushing with roller bearing onto the
valve body.
- Drive bushing into the housing far enough so that
the groove for the circlip is visible.
- Install circlip. - Remove adhesive tape. - Remove installation mandrel 3315/17. - Install Torx screw into valve body and tighten to 35 Nm (26 ft lb). - Thread in locking screw, tighten to 30 Nm (22 ft lb)
and crimp at corner points.
- Grease pressure piece with AOF 063 000 04. - Install pressure piece, spring and washer in
housing.
- Install cover with adjusting screw. Adjust steering
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Tie rods, removing and installing (power
steering gear - TRW and ZF)
Note:
Observe how tie rods are threaded into power
steering gear:
- Tie rods not secured with locking fluid
- Tie rods secured with locking fluid When exchanging secured version tie rods use
locking fluid D6 when installing.
Removing
The tie rods can only be removed/installed with
the steering gear removed. - Seal line connections on power steering gear. 1 - Plastic sealing plugs 2 - Plastic sealing plugs - Clean outside of power steering gear in vicinity of
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- Open hose clips and push boot back. Note:
Use vice clamps, check vice clamps for impurities
e.g. metal filings or similar and thoroughly remove.
Installing
Installing tie rod without locking fluid D6.
Install in reverse order. Tightening torque: 70 Nm (52
ft lb)
Installing tie rods with locking fluid D6
If parts are reused, it is essential to clean any residue
of locking fluid off the threaded studs of the inner joint
or the thread tapped hole as described below.
Otherwise there is a danger of the thread being
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Installing Note:
Apply one drop only in 2nd thread of rack. If too much
D6 is used the release torque when next
disassembling will be too high. No D6 must get onto
steering rack. - Adjust new tie rod to length Page 48-84 . - Coat tapped hole thread with D6 locking fluid
(arrow).
- Tighten tie rod to the specified torque, 70 Nm (52 ft lb). Always use a torque wrench. Page 80 of 99Steering12/7/2004http://ebahn.bentleypublishers.com/vw/servlet/Display?action=Goto&type=repair&id=VW.B4.SU01.48.1
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Boot, installing Note: - Check boot for wear (cuts, cracks) and ensure
sealing surfaces are clean.
- Install boot, but first turn the tie rod so that the tie
rod ball joint shank is in the installation position.
- Install pressure balance line. Do not damage sticker -A- when pushing the boot
on (only on TRW power steering gears). Make sure that the boot and the pressure balance
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1 - Hose clamp 2 - Pressure compensating tube 3 - Boot 4 - Approx. 90 - Tension hose clamps with pliers VAG 1275 or
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Left-hand tie rod length, checking and
adjusting
- Check dimension "a" on left-hand tie rod and if
necessary adjust. Dimension "a" = 395 + 1 mm (all except from VR6
and 16V) Dimension "a" = 413 1 mm (VR6 and 16V)
Note: Only adjust toe on right-hand tie rod. Before installing new left-hand tie rod check
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