Car Suspension Repair Volkswagen Passat B4 1988-1996

Features of the front suspension device
Front suspension independent type «rocking candle» with hydraulic suspension struts, helical coil springs, wishbones and anti-roll bar (pic. 5-1). Suspension springs are marked...

Removal and installation of telescopic struts and front suspension springs
To remove, lift the front of the car. place it on a stand and remove the front wheel. Unscrew the nut securing the upper strut support to the body, holding the strut rod with a...

Removal and installation of front suspension arms
To remove, raise the front of the car and place it on stands. Loosen the nut of the ball joint pin of the suspension arm to the steering knuckle and, using any tool as a lever,...

Replacing the silent blocks of the front suspension arms
Remove the suspension arm and use a press to press the silent blocks out of the holes in the suspension arm. Press in the new front silent block. Press in the new rear silent...

Front wheel alignment
Front wheel alignment (tab. 5-1) are checked on a car in running order with normal tire pressure, in the absence of excessive play in the steering. Pepper checking and adjusting...

Front wheel hubs
To replace the front wheel bearing, raise the front of the vehicle, put it on stands and remove the front wheel from the desired side. Loosen the hub nut (pic. 5-5). Remove the...

Features of the rear suspension device
Regular pendant. The rear suspension is semi-independent, with trailing arms, with double-acting hydraulic telescopic shock absorbers, helical coil springs and anti-roll bar....

Removing and installing shock absorber with rear suspension spring
Shock absorbers and suspension springs must be replaced simultaneously on both sides of the vehicle. To remove, place the rear of the vehicle on stands and remove the rear wheel....

Replacing the pneumatic shock absorbers of the rear suspension
Warning. Before carrying out work on disconnecting the high pressure line of the body positioner system, release the air pressure through the pressure distributor purge valve to...

Removal and installation of the block of management of the compressor of a regulator of provision of a body
Removing and installing the compressor control unit is not difficult. The control unit is fixed with self-adhesive tape on the compressor. Removal and installation of the...

Replacing the silent blocks of the rear suspension beam
Place the rear of the vehicle on stands and remove the rear suspension beam. Remove the mounting brackets from the desired side. Using a puller, press the silent blocks out of the...

Removal and installation of naves of back wheels
To remove the rear wheel hubs, raise the rear of the car, place it on stands and remove the wheel from the desired side. On vehicles with drum brakes on the rear wheels, remove...

Adjustment of a backlash in bearings of naves of back wheels
Raise the rear of the car and place it on stands. Remove hub cap. remove the cotter pin and toothed stopper. Tighten the hub nut to the stop to take the clearance in the hub...

Wheels and tires
Wheel rims are stamped steel. Rim size 6 J 14. Spare wheel rim size: cars with body «sedan» 3 1/2 J 14; cars with a body «station wagon» 3 1/2 J 15. Tires are radial, tubeless....

Rear suspension of cars «Passat GT 1.8 G60 Syncro»
A general view of the rear suspension is shown in fig. 26. Pic. 26. Car rear suspension «Passat GT 1.8 G60 Syncro»: 1 - telescopic shock absorber strut; 2 - rear wheel drive...

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Car suspension repair Volkswagen Passat B4