Volkswagen ID.4: Suspension strut, shock absorber, spring

• Exploded view - shock absorber
• Assembly overview - spring
• Removing and installing shock absorber
• Renewing shock absorber
• Removing and installing spring
• Renewing spring

Exploded view - shock absorber

The exploded view here applies to the left side of the vehicle.

1. Shock absorber

• ⇒ Rep. gr. 42 ; Removing and installing shock absorber

2. Bolt

• 2x
• Renew after removing
• M 10 x 35
• 50 Nm +90º

3. Cover
4. Nut

• Renew after removing
• M10
• 25 Nm

5. Shock absorber mounting
6. Bump stop
7. Cable tie

• Renew after removing

8. Protective tube
9. Nut

• Renew after removing
• M 12 x 1.5
• 70 Nm +180º

10. Bolt

• Renew after removing
• M 12 x 1.5 x 90

Assembly overview - spring

The overview is shown for the left side of vehicle as an example.

1. Shock absorber

• ⇒ Rep. gr. 42 ; Removing and installing shock absorber

2. Bolt

• 2x
• Renew after removing
• M 10 x 35
• 50 Nm +90º

3. Cover
4. Nut

• Renew after removing
• M10
• 25 Nm

5. Shock absorber mounting
6. Bump stop
7. Cable tie

• Renew after removing

8. Protective tube
9. Nut

• Renew after removing
• M 12 x 1.5
• 70 Nm +180º

10. Bolt

• Renew after removing
• M 12 x 1.5 x 90

Removing and installing shock absorber

The overview is shown for the left side of vehicle as an example.

1. Spring

• Depending on equipment/ version
• Allocation ⇒ Electronic parts catalogue (ETKA)
• ⇒ Rep. gr. 42 ; Removing and installing spring

2. Spring seat
3. Support
4. Spring seat
5. Spring control arm

• ⇒ Rep. gr. 42 ; Assembly overview - spring control arm
• ⇒ Rep. gr. 42 ; Removing and installing spring control arm

6. Retaining clip
7. Guides

Removing and installing shock absorber

Special tools and workshop equipment required

• engine and gearbox jack - VAS 6931-

Removing

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

• Remove wheel ⇒ Rep. gr. 44 ; Removing and installing wheel .
• ⇒ Rep. gr. 42 ; Secure vehicle to support arms of lifting platform .
• Unbolt rear left vehicle level sender - G76- from spring control arm ⇒ Rep. gr. 43 ; Removing and installing rear vehicle level sender [G76]/[G77] .

Vehicles with adaptive chassis control

• Disconnect electrical connector -3- on rear left shock absorber damping adjustment valve - N338- .
• Pull electrical wire -arrow- off retainer on shock absorber -2-.

All vehicles (continued)

• Position engine and gearbox jack - VAS 6931- under spring control arm, and push upwards.
• Unscrew bolts -arrows- for shock absorber -1-.

• Unscrew nut -4-.
• Pull out bolt -2-.
• Press together shock absorber -1-.
• Guide shock absorber -1- out of spring control arm -3-.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:

Important

• The shock absorber must be bolted to the spring control arm only in unladen position ⇒ Rep. gr. 42 ; Raising wheel bearing assembly to unladen position .

• Carry out required function/functions using ⇒ Vehicle diagnostic tester ⇒ Rep. gr. 00 ; Access to diagnoses .

Tightening torques

• ⇒ Rep. gr. 42 ; Assembly overview - shock absorber
• ⇒ Rep. gr. 43 ; Assembly overview - rear vehicle level senders

Renewing shock absorber

Special tools and workshop equipment required

• Extension - T10001/14-
• Extension - T10001/3-
• Ratchet - T10001/11-
• Suspension strut support clamp - V.A.G 1752/20-
• Torque wrench - V.A.G 1331-
• shock absorber set - T10001-
• suspension strut support clamp - V.A.G 1752/20-

Remove shock absorber ⇒ Rep. gr. 42 ; Removing and installing shock absorber .

Dismantling shock absorber

• Clamp suspension strut support clamp - V.A.G 1752/20- in a vice.
• Clamp shock absorber into suspension strut support clamp - V.A.G 1752/20- .
• Lever cover -1- off shock absorber mounting -2-.

• Fit tools from shock absorber set - T10001- as shown in illustration, and loosen threaded connection for shock absorber mounting.

1. Commercially available ratchet
2. Ratchet - T10001/11-
3. Shock absorbers
4. Suspension strut support clamp - V.A.G 1752/20-
5. Extension - T10001/3-
6. Extension - T10001/14-

• Open cable tie -5-.
• Unscrew nut -3-.
• Pull shock absorber mounting -2- off shock absorber -1-.
• Remove protective tube -1- from shock absorber mounting -2-.
• Remove protective tube -1-.

Assembling shock absorber

• Fit tools from shock absorber set - T10001- as shown in illustration, and tighten threaded connection. When doing this, counterhold using ratchet.

1. Tool insert - T10001/14-
2. Commercially available ratchet
3. Torque wrench - V.A.G 1331-
4. Nut
5. Shock absorber mounting
6. Piston rod
7. Extension - T10001/3-
8. Ring spanner insert AF 21, commercially available

• Insert stop buffer -1- to stop into shock absorber mounting -2-.
• Make sure that seal -3- is firmly seated.

• Push protective tube -1- to stop onto shock absorber mounting -2-.
• Fit and secure cable tie -3-.

Important

• The fastener -arrow- of the cable tie -3- must be located within area -a-.
• Closure -arrow- of cable tie must point outwards when shock absorber is installed.

• Install cover -1- to shock absorber mounting -2-, and ensure that it is seated firmly.

Tightening torques

• ⇒ Rep. gr. 42 ; Assembly overview - shock absorber

Removing and installing spring

Special tools and workshop equipment required

• Spreader device - VAS 6274/8-
• Supplement set - VAS 6274/12-
• Supplement set - VAS 6274/15A-
• Thrust plates - VAS 6274/16-
• spring compressing system - VAS 6274-

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

Removing

• Remove wheel ⇒ Rep. gr. 44 ; Removing and installing wheel .
• ⇒ Rep. gr. 42 ; Secure vehicle to support arms of lifting platform .
• Remove stone deflector for spring control arm ⇒ Rep.

  gr. 42 ; Removing and installing stone deflector for spring control arm .

• Remove rear centre underbody cladding ⇒ General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr. 66 ; Underbody cladding; Removing and installing rear centre underbody cladding .
• Remove rear underbody cladding ⇒ General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr. 66 ; Underbody cladding; Removing and installing rear underbody cladding .

Vehicles with rear left vehicle level sender - G76-

• Unbolt rear left vehicle level sender - G76- from spring control arm ⇒ Rep. gr. 43 ; Removing and installing rear vehicle level sender [G76]/[G77] .

All vehicles (continued)

Preparing spreader device for rear suspension link:

• Screw threaded spindle -1- from spreader device - VAS 6274/8- into plastic-padded plate -2- from spreader device - VAS 6274/8- .
• Screw support plate - VAS 6274/15-8- -A- onto threaded spindle -1-.
• Screw in gripping rod included with spreader device - VAS 6274/8- -C-.

Important

• Please pay attention to the relevant side of the vehicle.

All vehicles (continued)

• Position support plate -A- on longitudinal member -1-.
• Fit support plate -B- onto suspension link at upper front -2-.
• Align tools between upper front suspension link -2- and longitudinal member -1- via gripping rod -1-.
• Turn threaded spindle until both support plates make contact.

• Push slide lock -2- in direction of -arrow-.
• Secure locating element -4- to thrust plate with slide lock - VAS 6274/16-2- -1- using bolts -3-.

Important

• Tighten bolts -3- to 10 Nm.

• Insert thrust plate with slide lock - VAS 6274/16-2- -F- into spring -1- at bottom.

Important

• Plastic support must face downwards.
• Turn thrust plate with slide lock -F- upwards at spring -1-.

• Insert 69 mm piston - VAS 6274/12-6- -D- into thrust plate with slide lock -F-.

Important

• Markings on piston -D- and thrust plate with slide lock -Fmust be offset relative to one another by 90º.
• Push piston -D- through thrust plate with slide lock -F-.

• Turn piston -D- by 90º.
• Pull piston -D- downwards into guides on thrust plate with slide lock -F-.

Important

• Markings -arrows- must align properly.
• Push slide lock -2- to stop in direction of -arrow A-. This will fix piston -D- in position.
• Turn thrust plate with slide lock -F- as far as possible upwards on spring coils -1-.
• Make sure when doing this that plastic support rests against spring coils -1-.

NOTICE

Risk of damage to spindle due to lacking or wrong grease.

• Apply a thin coat of molybdenum disulfide to the front area of the spindle.
• Apply a thin coat of molybdenum disulfide -1- to the front area of the spindle -2-. For allocation, refer to ⇒ Operating manual of spring compressing system - VAS 6274- .

• Guide spindle - VAS 6274/15-1A- -E- into spring -1-, and screw into piston -D-.

• Insert thrust plate with swivel mounting - VAS 6274/16-1- -M- into spring -1-.

Important

• Plastic support must face upwards.

• Turn thrust plate with swivel mounting -M- upwards at spring -1-.
• Guide hexagon of spindle -E- through hole in thrust plate with swivel mounting -M-.
• Guide spindle -E- with socket with ball head (AF8) - VAS 6274/15-3- .
• Unscrew spindle -E- as far as possible.

Important

• Shank - without spindle threads - -E- must be located below thrust plate with swivel mounting -M-.

• Position spindle attachment - VAS 6274/15-2A- -G- on spindle -E-.
• Turn thrust plate with swivel mounting -M- as far as possible downwards at spring -1-.
• Turn thrust plate with swivel mounting -M- upwards at spring coil -1-.
• Align spindle attachment -G- in thrust plate with swivel mounting -M-.

Important

• Make sure that spindle attachment -G- makes proper contact with guide of thrust plate with swivel mounting -M-.

• Align thrust plate with slide lock -F- and thrust plate with swivel mounting -M-.

Important

• Arrow on thrust plate with swivel mounting -M- must face in direction of travel.

Important

• Make sure that spring is properly seated in thrust plates.
• Secure locating element -3- with bracket -7- to thrust plate with swivel mounting -M- -5-.

Important

• Tighten bolts -6- to 10 Nm.
• Connect thrust plate with swivel mounting -M- and thrust plate with slide lock -F- via brackets -5- and bolts -4-.

Important

• Tighten bolts -4- to 10 Nm.

• Position socket with ball head (AF8) - VAS 6274/15-3- -K- at spindle -E-.

Important

• Make sure that spindle attachment -G- is correctly seated in swivel mounting of thrust plate -M-.
• Make sure that spring -1- is properly seated in thrust plate with swivel mounting -M-.
• Tighten spindle -E- by hand.
• Insert counter-hold tool - VAS 6274/7- -N- into thrust plate with swivel mounting -M-.
• Tension spring -1- using socket wrench -K- while counterholding with counter-hold tool -N-.

• Compress spring -1- until support -2- can be removed.

• Carefully lever spring -1- with spring seat -2- off spring control arm -3-.
• Remove spring -1- with tools.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:

• Insert lug of spring seat -2- into hole in spring control arm -3-.

Renewing spring

Special tools and workshop equipment required

• Spreader device - VAS 6274/8-
• Supplement set - VAS 6274/12-
• Supplement set - VAS 6274/15A-
• Thrust plates - VAS 6274/16-
• foot pump - VAS 6179-
• hydraulic tensioning device - VAS 6274/9-

Removing

• Remove spring ⇒ Rep. gr. 42 ; Removing and installing spring .
• Connect foot pump - VAS 6179- to hydraulic tensioning device - VAS 6274/9- .
• Check nuts -arrows- on hydraulic tensioning device - VAS 6274/9- -L- for secure fit.
• Attach centring disc of spring mounting - VAS 6274/15-6A- -I- to tensioning device -L-.

Important

• Make sure that recess of centring disc -I- faces towards vehicle side L or R, respectively, and that locating element is fitted at top.
• Secure centring disc -9- with bolt -1-.
• Place adapter plate with magnets - VAS 6274/15-5- -H- onto flexible mounting, making sure that magnetic holder is correctly seated.

• Insert spring -1- with tools into tensioning device -L-.

Important

• Make sure that guides on mounting -1- are located in holes of centring disc -I-.
• Hold spring in this position.
• Connect foot pump -L- to tensioning device.
• Withdraw piston of tensioning device -L- until spring -1- is securely fitted.

Important

• Do not tension spring -1-.
• Spring -1- must be seated correctly at guide of adapter plate -H-.
• Determine and make note of dimension -a-.
• Mark installation position of thrust plate with slide lock - VAS 6274/16-2- -F- and thrust plate with swivel mounting - VAS 6274/16-1- -M- on spring -1-.

• Fit centring sleeve - VAS 6274/15-7- -J- in position.
• Position socket with ball head (AF8) - VAS 6274/15-3- -K- on spindle 130 mm (AF19) - VAS 6274/15-1A- -E-.
• Relieve tension from spring -1- via socket -K- at tensioning device -L-.
• Move back piston of tensioning device -L- using foot pump.
• Make sure that spring -1- is properly seated in tensioning device -L-.
• Relieve tension from spring -1- via socket -K- in tensioning device -L-.
• Move piston of tensioning device -L- further back via foot pump.
• Detach tools.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:

• Insert spring -1- into tensioning device -L-.

Important

• Markings must be transferred to new coil spring.
• Make sure that guides on mounting -1- are located in holes of centring disc -I-.
• Hold spring in this position.
• Connect foot pump -L- to tensioning device.
• Withdraw piston of tensioning device -L- as far as spring -1-.

Important

•  Spring -1- must NOT be tensioned.
• Make sure that spring -1- is properly seated on guide of adapter plate -M-.
• Retract piston of tensioning device -L- until spring -1- is securely fitted.

• Insert thrust plate -F- in installation position.
• Move 69 mm piston - VAS 6274/12-6- -D- through thrust plate -F-.
• Insert piston -D- into thrust plate -F-.

Important

• Markings -arrow- on piston -D- and thrust plate -F- must be offset 90ºrelative to one another.
• Turn piston -D- by 90º.

• Pull piston -D- downwards into guides on thrust plate -F-.

Important

• Markings -arrows- must align properly.
• Insert thrust plate -M- observing markings for orientation.
• Screw spindle -E- into piston -D- using socket with ball head (AF8) - VAS 6274/15-3- .
• Attach locating element.

Important

• Tighten bolts to 10 Nm.

• Push slide lock -2- to stop in direction of -arrow A-. This will fix piston -D- in position.

• Push spindle attachment - VAS 6274/15-2A- -G- onto spindle -E-.
• Screw spindle -E- further into piston -D-.
• Screw in spindle -E- until spindle attachment -G- rests against thrust plate -M-.
• Make sure that spindle attachment -G- is correctly seated in hole of thrust plate -M-.

• Fit centring sleeve - VAS 6274/15-7- -J- in position.
• Bring socket -K- in position on spindle -E-.

Important

• Spring -1- must be properly seated in tensioning device -L-.
• Turn socket -K- 2 turns.
• Turn socket -K- far enough to make sure that spring -1- cannot slip out of tensioning device -L-.

Important

• Spring -1- and tools must be seated correctly.

• Operate foot pump, and slightly tighten spring -1- via piston of tensioning device -L-.
• Tension spring -1- via spindle -E-. Keep retracting piston of tensioning device -L- over and over again.

• Tension spring -1- until dimension a determined beforehand is obtained.
• Move back piston of tensioning device -L- via foot pump.
• Hold spring -1- in place.
• Remove spring -1- with tools from tensioning device -L-.
• Install spring ⇒ Rep. gr. 42 ; Removing and installing spring .