Reworking Cap Nut In Side Member (Front Wheel Drive Vehicles) - Volkswagen PASSAT Repair Manual

Rear Wheel Suspension, Shafts and Axle
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Reworking cap nut in side member
(front wheel drive vehicles)
If the threads of the cap nut in the side member
are damaged, it must either be retapped or the
cap nut must be drilled out. When drilling out
proceed as follows:
- Remove rear axle.
- Drill through damaged cap nut in the side
member using a 10.2 mm diameter drill from
underneath.
Note:
Do not tilt the drill when drilling.
WARNING!
Wear protective goggles.
- Cut new thread in the cap nut, M 12 x 1.5.
- Use new bolts, Part No. N 010.127.4 (M 12 x 1.5
x 30), and washer, Part No. N 011.531.7, to
secure the rear axle.
Tightening torque: 70 Nm (52 ft lb)
Note:
The procedure described here must only be
performed on one cap nut on each side of the
vehicle.
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