Volkswagen Jetta 2011 Repair Manual page 219

– Remove the bolts -arrows-.
– Remove the trailing arm with mounting bracket.
If longitudinal control arm is being replaced, mounting bracket
must be removed from longitudinal control arm.
Installation position of mounting bracket to trailing link must then
be adjusted. Refer to ⇒ , page 211
Determining Installation Position of Mounting Bracket Relative to
Trailing Arm
Dimension -a-: 34 ± 1 mm.
1 - Mounting bracket
2 - Trailing arm
– When dimension -a- has been adjusted, tighten bolt.
Installing
Threaded connection of trailing link/wheel bearing housing must
only be tightened when all other components (spring and strut
always) of the respective wheel suspension have been already
assembled. To tighten, suspension must be unloaded. Only now
do the trailing link and wheel bearing housing move into the po‐
sition required -arrows-.
Threaded Connector: Trailing Arm/Wheel Bearing Housing
Always Perform the Following Work in the Sequence Given!
– Install the trailing arm and mounting bracket with bolts -2- on
wheel bearing housing but do not yet tighten.
– Insert the coupling rod -3- into the trailing arm, do not tighten
nut yet.
– Raise the suspension using Engine and Gearbox Jack -
VAS6931- and Engine/Gearbox Jack Adapter - Wheel Hub
Support - T10149- until the mounting bracket contacts the
body.
Suspension, Wheels, Steering - Edition 08.2015
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13. Wheel Bearing Housing and Trailing Arm (Multi-Link Suspension)
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