Air Suspension Strut,Boot
Boot
Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required
• Hose clamp pliers (V.A.G 1275)
Removing
• Replacement of boot is performed with suspension strut installed.
- Place the vehicle on a hoist. Refer to => [ Positioning Vehicle on Hoist and Wheels ] Positioning Vehicle on Hoist and Wheels.
- Remove the wheel.
- Carefully unclip and disconnect harness connector - 2 -. Unhook wiring harness of harness connector - 2 - at suspension strut.
- Remove the coupling rod of level control system sensor - 6 - from track control arm.
- Remove the hex bolt - 1 - and guide suspension strut fork out of track control arm.
- Mark position of line retainer - 1 - at suspension strut.
• A line retainer - 1 - is installed at left suspension strut.
• Two line retainers - 1 - are installed at right suspension strut.
- Remove clamp - 2 -.
• If boot - 3 - was already replaced before, clamp at bottom of boot must also be removed.
- Carefully cut boot - 3 - from top to bottom (do not damage suspension strut) and remove.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:
- Carefully install new boot.
- Screw on suspension strut at track control arm.
- Bring steering wheel into center position.
- Lift wheel bearing in control position. Refer to => [ Wheel Bearing, with Air Suspension, Lifting to Curb Weight Position ] Wheel Bearing, with Air Suspension, Lifting to Curb Weight Position.
- Slide boot - 3 - onto suspension strut housing.
- Attach line retainer - 1 - onto clamp - 2 -.
- Install clamp - 2 - only loosely.
- Align line retainer - 1 - with your marking on suspension strut.
- Install clamp from repair set on lower boot only loosely.
- Measure dimension - a - between boot and lower edge of suspension strut housing. The distance - a - must be 70 mm.
- Align clamps - 2 - and - 3 - so that they align with residual pressure valve - 1 -.
- Before tensioning clamps, make sure boot is not twisted, adjust if necessary.
- Tension clamps using (V.A.G 1275).