Volkswagen ID.3: Front suspension, drive shafts. Anti-roll bar

• Assembly overview – anti-roll bar
• Removing and installing anti-roll bar
• Removing and installing coupling rod

Assembly overview – anti-roll bar

Assembly overview – anti-roll bar

1 - Nut

❏ M14 × 1.5

❏ 160 Nm

2 - Suspension strut

❏ → Rep. gr.40; Assembly overview – suspension strut

❏ → Rep. gr.40; Removing and installing suspension strut

3 - Coupling rod

❏ → Rep. gr.40; Removing and installing coupling rod

4 - Bolt

❏ Qty. 4

❏ Renew after removing

❏ M10 × 75

❏ 50 Nm + 180°

5 - Subframe

❏ → Rep. gr.40; Assembly overview – subframe

❏ → Rep. gr.40; Removing and installing subframe with steering rack

❏ → Rep. gr.40; Fixing subframe in position

6 - Anti-roll bar

❏ → Rep. gr.40; Removing and installing anti-roll bar

7 - Bonded rubber bush

❏ Part of anti-roll bar

Removing and installing anti-roll bar

Removing and installing anti-roll bar

Special tools and workshop equipment required

♦ ball joint puller -3287A-

Removing

– Detach wheels on front axle → Rep. gr.44; Removing and installing wheel.

– Remove front underbody cladding → General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr.66; Underbody cladding; Removing and installing front underbody cladding.

– Remove front left and front right wheel housing liner → General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr.66; Wheel housing liner; Removing and installing front wheel housing liner.

– Remove radiator cowl with radiator fan → Electric drive, rear-wheel drive EIP220 and all-wheel drive EIA200, EIP220; Rep. gr.19; Radiator/radiator fan; Removing and installing radiator cowl with radiator fan.

– Disconnect electrical connector -1- on refrigerant pressure and temperature sender 3 -G827- -2-.

Removal and installation are described for the left side of vehicle as an example.

– Loosen nut -2- on track rod ball joint -4-, but do not unscrew it completely. Counter-hold on pin using a suitable tool.

Important

● To protect threads, nut -2- must remain screwed onto pin a few turns.

NOTICE

Risk of damage to wheel bearing housing! Loosened bushes on wheel bearing housing due to incorrect placement of ball joint puller.

– Ball joint puller must be supported on bush and not on wheel bearing housing.

– Use ball joint puller -3287A- -A- to press track rod ball joint -4- off wheel bearing housing -1-.

– Unscrew nut -2-.

– Unscrew nut -5- for coupling rods -2- from anti-roll bar -1- on both vehicle sides. Counter-hold at coupling rod -1- with multi-point socket head.

– Unscrew bolts -6- from bearings -4-.

– Remove anti-roll bar -1- from subframe -3-, and guide it out.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:

Tightening torques

♦ → Rep. gr.40; Assembly overview – anti-roll bar

Removing and installing coupling rod

Removing and installing coupling rod

Special tools and workshop equipment required

♦ Tool insert -T10663-

♦ digital torque wrench -V.A.G 1756B-

Removal and installation are described for the left vehicle side as an example.

Removing

– Remove wheel → Rep. gr.44; Removing and installing wheel.

– Unscrew nut -3-. Counter-hold at multi-point socket head, coupling rod -1-.

– Pull coupling rod -1- out of suspension strut -2-.

– Unscrew nut -3-. Counter-hold at multi-point socket head, coupling rod -1-.

– Pull coupling rod -1- out of anti-roll bar -2-.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:

– Tighten nut -3- using insert tool -T10663- and digital torque wrench -V.A.G 1756B-.

– Enter setting into torque wrench.

Important

● Setting is either measurement indicated on the insert tool or specification from → Electronic parts catalogue (ETKA).

– Counter-hold at multi-point socket head, coupling rod -1-.

Tightening torques

♦ → Rep. gr.40; Assembly overview – anti-roll bar

Front suspension, drive shafts. Wheel bearingRear suspension, drive shaft. Rear axle