Power Steering, Removing And Installing: Removing

Vehicles with an Air Spring Shock Absorber 

-- Activate the vehicle lift mode and place the vehicle on the lifting platform. Refer to VEHICLE LIFT MODE .

Continuation for All Vehicles 

-- Remove the noise insulation. Refer to OVERVIEW - NOISE INSULATION .

-- Loosen the wheel bolts.

-- Raise the vehicle.

-- Remove the wheels.

-- Clamp off the suction hose at the power steering fluid reservoir -2-.

Fig 1: Clamp Off The Suction Hose At The Power Steering Fluid Reservoir -2-.

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1. Hose Clamps - Up To 25mm: 3094 

-- Remove the noise insulation. Refer to OVERVIEW - NOISE INSULATION .

-- Clamp off the return line.

Fig 2: Clamp Off The Return Line

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1. Hose Clamps - Up To 25mm: 3094 

-- Loosen nut of track rod ball joint, but do not unscrew yet.

Fig 3: Loosen Nut Of Track Rod Ball Joint

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-- Remove the tie rod end from the wheel bearing housing and remove the nut.

1. Puller - Ball Joint: T10187 

-- Remove the left tie rod from the steering gear.

Fig 4: Identifying V.A.G 1923 -1- And V.A.G 1332 -2-

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1. Torque Wrench Insert - Open Jaw: VAG1923 
2. Torque Wrench 1332 40-200Nm: VAG1332 

-- If equipped, remove screws -arrows-.

Fig 5: Identifying Heat Shield -1- And Universal Joint -2-, Removal

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-- Remove heat shield -1- on steering gear -2-.

-- Turn the steering gear to the right to the stop.

-- Remove the bolt -arrow- of the universal joint -1-.

Fig 6: Identifying Bolt -Arrow- Of Universal Joint -1-

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-- Remove the universal joint -1- from the power steering gear -2-.

-- Release and disconnect the harness connector -1- from the Servotronic Solenoid Valve -N119-.

Fig 7: Disconnect The Harness Connector -1- From The Servotronic Solenoid Valve -N119-.

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-- Remove the brackets for the hydraulic lines -1-.

Fig 8: Identifying Pressure Line And Return Line -2- To Steering Gear

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-- Remove pressure line and return line -2- from steering gear.

-- Unscrew the threaded connection -arrows- from the heat shield -1-.

Fig 9: Identifying Threaded Connection -Arrows- From Heat Shield -1-

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-- Remove heat shield.

-- Unscrew the threaded connection -arrows- from the steering gear.

Fig 10: Identifying Threaded Connections -Arrows-

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-- Slide steering gear to right side of vehicle direction of -arrow 1-.

-- Move the steering gear downward on the left side.

-- Then remove the steering gear downward toward the left side of vehicle direction of -arrow 2-.

Fig 11: Identifying Removal Of Steering Gear

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