While Doing this, No Dirt Must Enter the Steering Gear through
the Faulty Boot.
– Open the clamps.
– Remove the boot from the steering gear and the tie rod.
Note
♦
If corrosion, damage, wear-out or first signs of soiling on steer‐
ing rack can be seen, complete steering gear must be re‐
placed.
♦
If no grease film is visible on steering rack, steering gear must
also be replaced completely.
Installing
Before installing, the steering rack must be coated with the Steer‐
ing Gear Grease - AOF 063 000 04- supplied in the repair kit.
Caution
Never use any other grease.
For this purpose, turn steering to stop toward both sides in suc‐
cession.
– Grease the steering rack on the toothed side with the Steering
Gear Grease - AOF 063 000 04- .
– Turn steering wheel into straight ahead position.
– Guide new clamp and boot onto tie rod.
– Slide the boot -2- onto the tie rod -1- as illustrated.
– Secure spring clamp on boot using Hose Clip Pliers -
VAG1275A- .
– Slightly grease the sealing surface of the bellow to the steering
gear housing with Grease - G 052 168 A1- (from the repair kit,
from Fuchs Renolit JP1619).
– Push the boot all the way onto the steering gear housing.
– Tighten new clamp using Locking Pliers - VAS6199- to the
extent depicted in the illustration.
– Install the tie rod end. Refer to
⇒ “10.3 Tie Rod End, Removing and Installing”, page 354 .
– Install the front wheel and tighten. Refer to
⇒ “2 Wheel Installation Tightening Specifications”, page 237 .
After the installation the vehicle must be measured.
– Perform a vehicle alignment. Refer to
⇒ “8 Wheel Alignment”, page 256 .
Jetta 2011 ➤ , Jetta 2013 ➤
Suspension, Wheels, Steering - Edition 08.2015
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