Special tools and workshop equipment required
Removing
Vehicles with "Keyless Access" Keyless Locking and Starting System
Continuation for All Vehicles
Caution
If the universal joint is separated from the steering gear, the following work cannot be performed:
These points must be observed since performing these actions could cause irreparable damage.
To protect the thread, screw the nut on the pin a few turns.
Installing
Install in reverse order of removal.
If the steering wheel is still crooked after using the Locating Pins -T10096- then an axle alignment is necessary. In this case the record it in the vehicles axle alignment log.
Tightening Specifications
Component | Tightening Specification |
Mounting bracket to body
|
70 Nm + 180º |
Stabilizer bar to
subframe
|
20 Nm + 90º |
Stabilizer bar to
coupling rod
|
65 Nm |
Tie rod end to wheel
bearing housing
|
50 Nm |
Ball joint to aluminum
control arm:
|
60 Nm |
Ball joint to sheet steel
control arm
|
100 Nm |
Universal joint to
steering gear
|
30 Nm |
Exhaust system bracket to subframe. |
Tightening Specifications, Subframe to Body
Bolt | Tightening Specification |
M12 x 1.5 x 90
|
70 Nm + 180º |
M12 x 1.5 x 100
|
70 Nm + 180º |
M12 x 1.5 x 110
|
70 Nm + 90º |
Tightening Specifications, Pendulum Support to the Transmission
Bolt | Tightening Specification |
M10 x 35
|
50 Nm + 90º |
M10 x 75
|
50 Nm + 90º |
M12 x 1.5 x 85
|
60 Nm + 90º |
Volkswagen Tiguan Service and Repair Manual > Wheels, Tires, Wheel Alignment: Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) with Autolocation
General Information
Note
The Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) specified within this section
refers to the optional TPMS, which employs individual pressure sensors to
determine individual tire pressures.
The base TPMS does not employ individual pressure sensors to determine
individual ...